We're half done!

This week started off with Jill moving to another hospital for a three-day procedure.  She headed to the other hospital by taxi at 11:00 AM, settled in her new room by 12:00, and was whisked out of the room down to the OR at 1:00.  The main procedure took about 45 minutes and involved inserting a very small plastic tube through the side of the spine into her cerebrospinal fluid and pumping stem cells around the spinal cord. The procedure turned out to be the easy part- the 5-hour period laying down on her back without moving appeared as the most difficult part of the task.  The two bricks under each of the lower legs of the bed, acting to tilt the bed in order to bias stem cells toward the brain, did not improve these comfort levels.  Let's just say we don't want to repeat the last few hours of that ordeal.  In comparison the balance of the three-day stay was a breeze.

 

Many of the patients suffer headaches and other side effects as a result of the procedure- thankfully Jill had none.  The balance of the week she went back to her physical and cognitive therapy.

 

We have been told by Dr Shroff to expect to see some results within a week. So far we haven't noticed anything but remain hopeful that we will see something soon.

 

It has been a hot (around 110 degrees), dry and dusty week in New Dehli, so trekking around the city during the day is not a really appealing to anyone.  However we braved the heat one day and visited the largest Hindu temple in the world, BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham, http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/galleries/hindutemple/  .   Turns out it is built recently, has a staff of 800 employees and is free.