Last night, Christina, a friend of York City Councilwoman Toni Smith, came to the hospital to meet Shawna and us. She brought Shawna a beautiful vase of flowers!

Well it's been very hectic here to say the least. Trying to adjust to another country is not that easy. There is the major time difference ... 12 hours to be exact, then there is the language barrier ... trying to make people understand your needs when you can't speak to them is definitely not an easy task. We are planning to go to an electronics store again this afternoon and buy a palm pocket translator; that should make things easier in the very near future.

I have to say that this is definitely an experience of a lifetime! The food is quite different from what we would be able to order at a Chinese Restaurant at home, so you just don't know exactly what you will get until it is in front of your face and you are wondering if they goofed [laughing]. Let's just say "thank God for KFC and McDonald's"!

The holiday is over and an entire team of doctors came in yesterday morning to "work her over". All kinds of tests were ordered and they will decide to go from there once they get the results. Shawna has been given the stem proliferation IVs since we arrived. The IV medicine is preparing her body to accept the stem cell injections that will come. Therapy ... PT and OT ... was ordered and I am watching PT range Shawna as I am typing this blog. OT will be here later today at 2:00 PM. The doctors, nurses, therapists and just all of the hospital staff are all the most cooperative, pleasant people you would ever want to meet.