Irene’s Transverse Myelitis Blog

December 7th, 2007

DECEMBER 5, 2007

 Not noticing much difference yet.  I am now standing for 40 minutes.  I again await for a brand new tommorrow.  I do, however, think it is about time I shared my thoughts about my chinese caregiver, LISHEN.  I have been more than blessed and pleased with her constant care.  We have bonded closely with her teaching  me chinese and vice versa with english from me to her.  I will be sad to leave her the care she has given me is number one.  She gets up during the night to turn me to avoid getting bed sores and quite frankly helped heal the one I came with.  It is now perfectly healed.  She has massaged my hands and worked my fingers wrapping them in hot towels and placing them in plastic bags for over an hour……changing the towels to keep them hot.  The results have been excellent.  She has grooming expertise.  Never forgetting anything.  LIZHEN has been my chinese ANGEL.  Angels I am told are all over the world and she is in Hangzhou, China.  If you decide to come to China for the stem cell treatment she is the best one you could find here.  She tries to cross the language barrier and make things easier of you.  Also, she is the best cheerleader I have ever had……giving me hope all of the time even when I get sad……she tells me keep a “happy heart” in her broken english.  And so, when I leave here I will leave a piece of my happy heart with her in China.   My wish is that LISHEN will be blessed for the rest of her life.

DECEMBER 6, 2007

Awakened out of my sleep at 4 AM with a warning for a bowel movement.  This has not happened for two years.  I am smiling now. Also, I am now gaining strength in my right hand and arm.  I am now able to help  the caregiver when turning from side to side by using the bed rails.  Also, I tested my balance and I am able to balance without holding on to the bedrails.  Extremely positive vibes are with me as I look forward to the spinal stem cell treatment tommorrow.

DECEMBER 7, 2007

Receiving spinal stem cell injection at 2 PM today.  Doctors are now conferring with Dr. Martin the therapist to see about standing me behind a wheelchair or the bars for walking….this will not be until tommorrow or the next day.  It leaves me to believe that this 5th and final injection would be my pivot point.  I am more excited now than a baby because I can not remember taking my first step then but I will always remember this.  I believe that if I make one step then………in time another will follow and then another after that.  I feel my God is with me with each effort I will give.  We can do nothing without his care. Better news for tommorrow!!!!! 
 

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