Sunday, March 8, 2009

Going to China

I am soooooooooooo excited. We just received our confirmation dates for going to China. We will be going Aug. 8th-31st. I'm going with my Mommy and Grandma Marleen. Now my mom has a million of things to get ready so that we can go.

A little info about my treatment. I will be getting 5 Stem Cell transplants. 1 or 2 will be through an IV and the others through lumbar. I will also received 2 hours of traditional and Chinese therapy 5 days a week. 

We are going to Hangzhou, China. In the hospital there, they have converted the 20th floor into the SCT floor. We have a big room, there is a common kitchen that we share with the other 12 patients on the SCT floor. They also have a lounge with a tv and computers. Our room also has a tv and two couches, plus three beds and a very small fridge. There is a RT mart around the corner from the hospital where we can buy western food and supplies.

Many people have been talking to my mommy and asking many questions about the treatment. Thats ok with her. She likes talking about it. Although one thing I want to let people know is this treatment is not a cure all. Some people start seeing results right away, but most don't see result for about three to six months. What kind of results you ask that we might see, well, maybe my muscle tone is more relaxed, or maybe I am rolling and crawling and walking everywhere. Any improvement will be awesome. The worse that can happen is nothing, no improvements. We just have to wait and see. When I get back mommy is going to take me to HBOT this is like giving the cells fertilizer. I will then do a three week intensive neuro suit session. 

WOW! I will have a busy fall 2009. Please pray that everything goes smooth on our trip and that we will get great results. Thank you to everyone that has donated monies to help us go to China.

1 comment:

Gayle said...

We are all praying for the best possible results of this treatment. This could be a huge step in Joey's recovery.

Love,
Cousin Gayle