We lost our skype for about 24 hours, so we couldn't call the states via the computer. We were really sad to think that we had lost our main source of communication with home. Thankfully we got it back. The calling cards that we had bought in the States will not work here. We had to buy one card that fits in the telephone and stays there and then you have to buy a seperate card that costs 30 Chinese dollars for about 20 minutes of time. Derek and Nicole tried it and got through to Maine.
Derek had therapy twice again today. Around 5:00 the stem cells arrived from the airport. This time Derek got them though an IV in his hand. They hung a bottle of water first and let half of that run through. Then they hung the bag of stem cells. It is a very small bag of yellow liquid. It is hard to believe that there are 100,000 to 150,000 umbilical stem cells in that small bag. After the stem cells bag is done, they hitch back up a bottle of water to flush the stem cells through the blood stream. Derek had to lay on his back in bed for four hours afterward.
We ordered Chinese food again. Ben and Paul showed us in the menue some of the things that they had tried. They are much more adventurous than us. They have eaten chicken feet and whole fish (skin, bone, eyes), liver and they love the duck. I do want to try the duck before I leave. When our order was delivered, we were missing have of what we ordered, so Nicole and Derek got just sweet and sour pork which they really liked. I got prawn which is like our jumbo shrimp and were good.
We found out why the Chinese wear the same clothes over and over. They have little money to buy clothes so they wear the few clothes they have for days, sometimes for a week at a time.
Thanks again for the comments. Love, Derek, Nicole and Kathy
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I totally agree with you---chicken feet doesn't sound all that appealing. The pictures are great--I didn't see them last night when I checked in. It is a lovely day in Maine today, soon to get very cold---it is suppose to be extra cold at the football games tomorrow. Unfortunately we lost alot of our snow yesterday with the rain, and now everything is very icy. I hope the weather is warmer for you than it was. Derek, you are doing a great job with all your treatments---keep up all your good work!!!! Lots of love, All the Glovers
Hang in there Derek with all this bedrest and boredom of being in the same four walls. I have no doubt that it will all be worth it for your future.
Stay strong and God Speed with your recovery!
Much Love
You sure are giving awesome daily updates!! Cant wait for the next one to be posted when I get out of work... Sounds very interesting and I too would like to have seen Nicole and chinese lady druing their comical cooking. (the oil)How does tha acupunture work.. whats it do exactly? Thinking of you and keeping prayers going for this side of your journey.. Love Sue & Family:X
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