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My plans have been finalized and my Dad and I are returning to China in June 2008 for more stem cell injections. My parents and I are pleased enough with the results thus far that we believe more improvements with body movements and feeling are just on the horizon. When I left Hangzhou in October, Doctor Ma performed an Asia test using a feather and a blunt object like a small stick. The test is performed at many places on the body by rubbing a feather or small stick to determine if I had normal feeling. The doctors made a detailed chart of the body and wrote down where on the body I had feeling and if the feeling was normal. I can’t wait to see the results of their first test in June to show them what changes have been made.
May 30th, 2008
It’s been 7 months now since my stem cells injections in the spinal area of my tailbone at Hangzhou Hospital. As a result, I regained quality feeling in the skin in my arms, hands, and fingers. Am moving my fingers and thumbs to the extent that I can write my own checks and use a computer mouse. My right triceps is very strong now and definitely pronounced due to my daily transfers. My left triceps is not progressing as well, mainly due to lack of transfers from that side. I regained the feeling in my hips, groin, and bottom area. At one time, I though my hips were dislocated due to the new feeling. My balance has improved remarkably as I am able to sit up on my own without falling over. Recently, I am noticing changes in my pectoral muscles as the nerves are now firing and the muscles are coming back on line. My body spasms are significantly reduced. My handwriting has improved to the extent that on Easter Sunday, I was able to unbutton my dress shirt. The healing over the last year has been extraordinary such that I have been able to go back to junior college and take 5 classes this Spring.
What a miracle that stem cells can produce with time and a healthy diet. It’s just amazing technology, and such a blessing to be so lucky to have a chance to heal.
May 28th, 2008
We made it home OK, but being a quadriplegic, you have to be on the lookout for almost anything. At the airport in Hangzhou, we had to check my wheelchair and use the airport’s wheelchair to go to the gate. At the gate, the assistant would not let me take the chair out of the terminal. My Dad ignored him and pushed me to the loading bus. The assistant again demanded the chair and we tried to tell him that I could not walk. My Dad did a wheelchair wheelie and in the bus we went to the surprise of the assistant. He rode with us to the plane. The plane was not parked at the terminal and was at least a half mile away. We were the last ones to board and kept looking for a Skychef truck to load me in the plane like what was done in Beijing. No Skychef truck in sight anywhere. The Captain and 1st Officer came down the loading ramp along with the flight attendants. They looked around for a Skychef truck, waited a few moments, and then motioned for my Dad and I to get on the plane. I said I could not walk and I don’t think they could understand English. No matter, they kept motioning and pointing to the plane. My Dad must have figured it out. He got down on his knees in front of me and drug me up on his back, then up the stairs to the airplane. It happened so quickly and he didn’t miss a step. Yea! We were luck enough to see two sun rises and two sunsets on the same day, one sunrise in Hangzhou, a sun set north of Japan at 40,000 feet, another sunrise over Alaska a few hours later, and a sun set in Chicago, all on October 9. Amazing.
April 26th, 2008
