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4th, 5th, and 6th day in China

October 6th, 2009

Ok I have some catching up to do…..the internet server has been down and we have been so busy…

October 4 was Sunday here we had a free day so we went sightseeing in downtown Qingdao…we went to visit May 4th Square which is the largest sculpture here in Qingdao (you will see it in the pics..big, red, and round)…it’s located right near the Yellow Sea were the 2008 sailing Olympic event was held…need less to say the area is beautiful and well manicured…It’s so funny going out sightseeing because me, mom and Trinity are so excited about seeing new things and taking pics while the Chinese are so excited to see us and asking to take pics of Trinity…they constantly point at us, stare,making complete circles around us, trying to get their little kids to take a pic next to Trinity…it’s quite frustrating sometime but they are all very nice and just interested in us because we are different…We went to Jimo market it’s a place were you can basically make an offer or talk the seller down on merchandise…it’s quite crowded and a little chaotic….there are so many different floor levels and exits that aren’t numbered so we got lost…yes we got lost INSIDE A STORE!!!! It was our first day out so we didn’t think to get our driver mobile number…we roamed aimlessly for about an hour…in almost a panic..we were so relieved when we found some one that spoke a little English who directed us in the right path!  We were all exhausted by then and headed back to the hospital…. our home away from home.

October 5…Trinity had her therapy session and her FIRST STEM CELL TREATMENT intravenously… it was very easy…it only took about 45 mins to complete…no pain or tears from Trinity!  We are just praying that those stem cells start doing their magic!

October 6..We had a free day today so we went out to Polar Ocean World it’s kind of like an aquarium…Trinity enjoyed this very much! Me and mom are trying to get use to the hole in the floor/toilet…whenever we go out there isn’t a western toilet like at the hospital…we don’t understand how they don’t get themselves wet (lol) I guess we have to work on our squatting technique!  Our sleep patterns are still off I thought we would have got use to the time difference by now we are sleepy when it’s still daylight and up at 2:30am  Well our next treatment will be on Friday so I will be in touch…Check out the pics

http://www.flickr.com/photos/43195933@N06/?saved=1

Thank everyone for keeping us in your prayers,

Teosha, Trinity, and Iris

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