I finally found out how to post photos on the blog and here are a few Photos showing Enid’s exercises & progress made to date….so enjoy. LOOK AT THE LAST PHOTO (that is progress made by Enid after only 12 days in NAN SHAN Hospital).
Arm Exercise Standing machine Leg Exercise
Stretching exercise Enid Standing/walking for first time in 6 years
March 28th, 2007
Since the last posting Enid has made some remarkable progress which I cannot still believe after only one Spinal Stemcell Injection.
On the 26 March 2007 Enid managed to stand on her own for the first time in 6 years for a few minutes with the aid of the walker frame, the Physiotherapist & myself. On Tuesday 27 March 2007 Enid did not only stand upright on her own with the walker frame, but she managed to walk 5-6 steps with assistance. After a short rest she managed another 5-6 steps again which is a fantastic achievement especially when you have not walked/stood upright for 6 years.
But the most amazing progress was today (28 March 2007) when she walked ON HER OWN between a set of parallel bars that she uses for support. She walked the full distance forward & turned around to walk back to the wheelchair. She is being taught to walk again just like a baby trying to walk for the first time ie. she is still very unsteady on her feet but with practice we all believe that she will be able to walk without holding onto the parallel bars. Enid received her second Spinal Stemcell Injection at 16:30 today 28 March 2007 & we hope she will show further progress in the forthcoming weeks ahead.
March 28th, 2007
I have finally worked out how to post information on this website. Today is Saturday 24 March 2007 and local time here in Shen Zhen is 12:48. Enid & I have just had lunch which consisted of what we call a “Chinese Burger”. I go to the supermarket everyday to buy lunch & supper for Enid & myself. It is very cheap….you will not go hungry here as there are so many places where you can buy food (Eastern & Western Foods).
We arrived at the NAN SHAN Hospital on Friday 16 March 2007 at approximately 09:30am. Everything was handled professionally from the time we were met at HK airport at 7:30am by the driver to our check-in into the hospital.
Enid had her first Rehabilitation session in the afternoon on the same day we arrived and from Friday onwards Enid had twice daily Rehab. sessions & Occupational Therapy (O/T) sessions which lasts up to 3 hours in total…sometimes a little bit longer. Enid showed a little progress by just doing Rehab. & O/T sessions, but after her first Spinal Stemcell Injection which was done on Wednesday 21 March 2007 Enid has shown a lot more progress especially with her co-ordination and she can stand for a few minutes using a walking frame. Her speech has also improved a little and the strength in her arms and legs have definitely improved. Since the Stemcell injection, Enid receives daily an IV, which I was told consists of medicine to help the stemcells to grow(Stemcell growth hormones). The Stemcells are like an energy boost for Enid because she does all the exercises required of her but at night she gets very tired & goes to bed early.
The O/T she receives every morning helps her with her speech & stops her choking whilst eating or drinking. Since the O/T, she has not choked once & her speech has improved.
Enid will be receiving her next Spinal Stemcell Injection on Wednesday 28 March 2007. We hope to see more improvements after the second injection.
March 24th, 2007
