Wayne’s SCI Blog

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June 10th, 2007

June 7 Thursday

Wayne, Deb and Jarrett arrived safe, hungry and tired. We departed for St. Louis on June 6th at 8 a.m. and arrived at Nansban Hospital in Shenzhen, China on June 7th at 8 p.m. Our time difference is 11 hrs. later. We immediately were exposed to a different culture. To give you a quick synopsis – the city of Hong Kong was spotless and reminded one of Emerald City in The Wizard of Oz. There are no advertising billboards and so clean. The people are very efficient and always in a hurry. There are so many people and no place to put them. High rise apts. are everywhere. They do not consider it rude but on the road and getting on elevators stay out of their way. The hospital is large and impressive. The foreign stem cell candidates are all on the 14th floor. Surprisingly, Chinese candidates are elsewhere. We were impressed that Wayne was seen by a physician within one hour after admission. It was quite a challenge to explain Wayne’s life and rehab the past 2 yrs. and 8 mos. since his accident. There were memories we wanted to forget. The Drs. and nurses speak little English, but are willing to learn and are very friendly. The 3 of us stay in his hospital room. We unpacked and a surprise was found in our luggage. Our children Brandon, Christi, Brittany and grandkids Connor and Carlee sneaked a scrapbook of pictures, encouragement and lots of love. Several verses and quotes were included that we’d like to share with you on our journey. We pray for a miracle God Willing Wayne and Deb

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