caption id=”attachment_286″ align=”alignnone” width=”300″ caption=”Traditional Chinese Medicine -Um Um Good!!”][/caption]This week has been very busy. In an effort to improve Art’s roller coaster energy levels we decided to look into TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine). Dr Michael did blood work first , then when everything was normal, he called on a TCM doctor in the hospital.
Dr [...]
Archive for July, 2008
Thur July 31-Traditional Chinese Medicine
Posted in Uncategorized on July 31, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Pictures from Outing
Posted in Uncategorized on July 28, 2008 | 4 Comments »
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Sunday July 27 Report on Saturday’s outing
Posted in Uncategorized on July 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
After the past week, we were all ready for an outing. With Art’s power chair fully charged and the temperature dropping to the low 30’s,we set out for the New Century Hotel, at 6:30 PM. Using the side roads where all the rickshaws and motor bikes mostly travel, we formed a small caravan with Marguerite [...]
July 26 Anniversary
Posted in Uncategorized on July 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
oday is Viv and Norm’s 40 th Wedding Anniversary: She’s in China, he’s at home in Nanoose Bay, Vancouver Island. Congratulations and Best Wishes to you both from all the family.
Thank you for setting your celebration plans aside so that Viv could be with Art and Marguerite during this journey. We are very grateful.
Sat July 26: Art says he’s Back !!!!!
Posted in Uncategorized on July 26, 2008 | 3 Comments »
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Well Art’s back to work at physio again . He received stem cells from his Bone marrow yesterday via Lumbar puncture. We kept him on Ibuprofen the whole day ,prevention being the name of the game. He was pale all day but no fevers and upper arm strength [...]
Bone Marrow transplant received at last!
Posted in Uncategorized on July 25, 2008 | 2 Comments »
fter a very challenging past week with fever and postponements ,Art is stable and received his bone marrow transplant at 11:00 AM this Fri. the 25 of July. It went very well and he was back in his room 20 min. later.
He now is resting and cannot get up for 6 hours.
He has received wonderful [...]
Intercultural Evening July 22
Posted in Uncategorized on July 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
caption id=”attachment_234″ align=”alignnone” width=”300″ caption=”Romanian Party”][/caption]At the present time there are a large number of patients and families from Romania. Together with Beike, they organized an Intercultural evening. We received the following written invitation with a picture of all the different flags:
“We happily have the pleasure to announce to you that today, the 22nd of [...]
Thur. July 24
Posted in Uncategorized on July 24, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Arrangments have been finalized for the second bone marrow transplant .Art says he’s not coming back until he has that second Bone marrow ,which now appears to have 1.2 billion stem cells . He likes the idea of a very large number of stem cells busy doing their repair work.
Art’s temperature is normal today but [...]
July 24 Happy Birthday Andy
Posted in Uncategorized on July 24, 2008 | 2 Comments »
e’re thinking of you ,wishing we were able to party with you for the big 70. Happy,Happy Birthday Andy . We’re sending you a Birthday picture of us standing with a good luck Fan behind us , The Fan has chinese characters on it that stand for Good Luck and Prosperity.
Wed July 23
Posted in Uncategorized on July 23, 2008 | 3 Comments »
It was another very difficult night with Art spiking a temperature on and off throughout the night. Dr. Sword visited him at two am and ordered IV medications to help him battle this infection. Jo-anne, his chinese nurse ,was wonderful ; bathing him and helping me change his wet sheets from the fever. His fever [...]
