Today has been great. Patrick received his second stem cell infusion today. He did great. It went even more smoothly than yesterday if that was possible. We have met a lot of other people who are down here receiving treatments. We met a lady with MS who has been here for two weeks but is going through a month long therapy. She is already doing better.
We met a man who is in his 60's that has MS. He is doing a lot better. He said that he is now able to change his clothing without being held by another person. He has been here for a week. We met a retired police man from New York who has brought his thirty year old son. His son has a rare type of viral infection (I had not ever heard of it) but they knew three others from the support group they attend that had the treatment. One recovered significantly and the other two not as much.
We have met two other children with autism that are here this week. Patrick is doing great. I am not sure when to start expecting results. Friends whose son has done great said it takes about a month but another family saw results in a week or two. I think it varies per person.
I have to say that Patrick is talking A LOT. He got in our bed last night and was singing his "Sunday school songs." One thing I did notice this morning is that he was making up a story about two of the animals in his book. He told me the "friends" a dog and frog were going on a trip together. This was interesting because he typically is not real imaginative about making up stories. In fact, this would be a first.
He has enjoyed swimming all day. Tomorrow we are taking a train ride to Colon' down the Panama Canal after he sees the doctor. I will keep everyone posted.
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