Well, it's almost 8:00 in the evening and for the first time since I arrived I'm not completely comatose! For some reason I have had a much harder time adjusting to the time difference this trip than before. I was just wiped yesterday and ready for bed at like 7:30!!! Maybe it's also because I've been waking up at around 4:00 AM...who knows? Either way, I'm sure Matt is tickled that he's not having to put up with a whiney tired Emily tonight!
We had another full day of treatments and visits with other families. I took some short videos of the cupping and massage treatments, as well as Matt's morning acupuncture with Professor Shi (the head honcho)
today and posted them on Youtube.com. I hope it helps everyone better visualize what they're doing here. I think it's been good for Matt to see it from another perspective too, since much of it happens where he can't see it.
Tonight we said good-bye to Michael and Debbie from Australia, their son David, and Michael's father Ron who has been here the full 3 months with Michael, as they head back home tomorrow. I wrote about Debbie before...she was the woman we bumped into at the end of that long, torturous day of tests in the scary parts of the hospital...the one I know God placed in that spot, in that moment to encourage us and reassure us that we were in the right place. She is a very positive person, as is her father in law, and she mentioned tonight that they've been praying weekly for all the patients here with Michael.
They are a very nice family, and I pray that Michael continues to see positive changes and healing. It was a bit emotional saying good-bye to them...as I'm sure it will be saying good-bye to others in the next few days. Matt has built bonds with nearly everyone here, and I know he'll never forget them. He even mentioned possibly hosting a little reunion next year, for any of the families who may want to get back in touch. I know he'll come away from this experience changed for having met each of them. I know I've been touched by each of them, and their stories. There is definitely a bond between those of us who have been through similar things...so much that we can relate to in each other.
We had another full day of treatments and visits with other families. I took some short videos of the cupping and massage treatments, as well as Matt's morning acupuncture with Professor Shi (the head honcho)
today and posted them on Youtube.com. I hope it helps everyone better visualize what they're doing here. I think it's been good for Matt to see it from another perspective too, since much of it happens where he can't see it.
Tonight we said good-bye to Michael and Debbie from Australia, their son David, and Michael's father Ron who has been here the full 3 months with Michael, as they head back home tomorrow. I wrote about Debbie before...she was the woman we bumped into at the end of that long, torturous day of tests in the scary parts of the hospital...the one I know God placed in that spot, in that moment to encourage us and reassure us that we were in the right place. She is a very positive person, as is her father in law, and she mentioned tonight that they've been praying weekly for all the patients here with Michael.
They are a very nice family, and I pray that Michael continues to see positive changes and healing. It was a bit emotional saying good-bye to them...as I'm sure it will be saying good-bye to others in the next few days. Matt has built bonds with nearly everyone here, and I know he'll never forget them. He even mentioned possibly hosting a little reunion next year, for any of the families who may want to get back in touch. I know he'll come away from this experience changed for having met each of them. I know I've been touched by each of them, and their stories. There is definitely a bond between those of us who have been through similar things...so much that we can relate to in each other.
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