11.13am (CET) Friday morning. I am writing this from our hotel room in Flims. Me an the children return to Barbados via London tomorrow morning after a 7 day skiing holiday. Camille who had never stood on skis in her life is now woozing down red sloops and giggling with laughter. Ludwig and Jonathan picked up where they left off in Switzerland 7 years ago and ski very well. We have had a great time and I will post some picture later.
Jaana has improved her initiation measurably since the stem cell treatment. She puts a lot more into her rehab sessions and she is willing to try to speak a lot more than before. It is still early days so we shall see the full effects around 4-6 weeks from now. Early signs are very positive though.
Friday, February 19, 2010
Thursday, February 4, 2010
4th of February, 2010
2.41pm (CET) Thursday afternoon. Jaana her separated stem cells reinserted into her spinal fluid yesterday. They found a bit less stem cells than hoped for, just 1,840,000 but they were of good quality. The neurosurgeon said though that the quality was more important than the quantity. Anyway, we will have to wait for between 4-6 weeks for signs of result. One can also repeat the treatment in the future as needed. Jaana felt no pain at all during the short 5 minute procedure. She is now resting in our hotel room in Dusseldorf, and tomorrow morning we fly back home to Barbados. Camille has been with us for the whole trip and Jaanas mother will join us on the trip back. Jaana has been in a great mood during the trip even though she is a bit tired now.
Kids and I will leave Barbados already after six days to go skiing. We will be joined for four days of my BFF Luca and my godson Philip in Laax/Flims. We are all very excited about the trip and some long awaited skiing.
Kids and I will leave Barbados already after six days to go skiing. We will be joined for four days of my BFF Luca and my godson Philip in Laax/Flims. We are all very excited about the trip and some long awaited skiing.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
2nd of February 2010
9.35pm (CET) Tuesday evening. On Monday they extracted bone marrow from Jaanas hip which took only 15 minutes. She said it did not hurt at all and is just very excited about the whole procedure. They have been very accommodative and professional at xcell-center and at 10.00am tomorrow, her stem cells will be put back through the Lombard puncture, just as planned. I will write again when Jaana is done with the treatment and before we leave on Friday morning.
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