Hakuna Matata

Chinese word of yesterday: number 1-yin

Chinese word of the day: number 2-Ar. 

End of the first full day in the hospital. 

Yesterday evening, I watched some movies on my laptop and went to sleep after getting another IV. Every time I get an IV I get hella dizzy. Today I got an IV twice. 

First time I got two in one day. After the IV juice was done. I had to go see the doc. I was so dizzy walking to the doctor’s office I felt like I just got off a wild spinning roller coaster. I saw the doctor and she looked at my throat said it looks a lot better. I asked what made me get sick? Was it food or cold weather or what? She said I caught a cold and over time it got worse. Then when Danny and I were about to leave the doctor’s, I said ‘SheeShee’ and she laughed really hard and smiled. Probably shocked her that I spoke mandarin! 

One thing that is funny, is that every time I go with Danny to the doctor downstairs Danny always sings the Disney song “Hakuna Matata” (no worries) haha his singing makes me laugh and keeps me positive while I’m here. 

Danny the Translator

Another pic of Danny

I forgot to write about the blood test yesterday.   At 4am. A nurse came in to take my blood because I’ve been fasting. I thought I would have to go to a lab but she came to me. Cool. But then she pulled out a HUGE needle. Like literally the biggest I’ve never seen. I am never scared of needles but this one made me look away. It was about as round as the circle you make when you touch your thumb to your first finger to make the ‘ok’ sign. (that’s how big the needle looked like at 4am anyway) I don't know if that makes any sense. But anyways the needle was about 5 inches long and big. But I survived that blood test. 

Later in the morning I had the regular pills to take, had the IV again and had to do the breathing machine twice as well. My dad texted me they make me do that machine so I don't get pneumonia. (Since I have been to this hospital, I have been able to text to keep in contact with everyone)  I was on the breathing machine forrrreeeeveer. Finally, after like a half hour the nurse ran in and unhooked it for me. Danny stayed all night but left in the morning to pick up a new student at the airport.  Danny told me that the school said another translator is on her way. Soon Lily showed up to take Danny’s place. She's 25, really short and she can translate ok just really slow. But she speaks way better mandarin than I ever could so I don't mind and am glad she is helping. 

So the nurse came in and told us we have to go see the doc. Went to see the doc and the doc says I looking a lot better but there is one problem...crap! The doc said when I did the heart machine my results were bad. (you saw yesterday’s pic of all the wires stuck to my chest?) To double check the heart machine results, the doc then used her stethoscope to hear my heart. She asked if my heart hurt after running, training, or working out. I said ‘no’ and she said ‘ok you sound healthy so you can leave Sunday’. Woohoo! My dad said that all the meds, or just being sick might have made my heart tests look funny yesterday.  

Danny and I will ask the doc if there are any meds I need to take with me back to the academy.  After the doc, I had to go to the blood room where they prick my finger and suck two vials of blood. 

At least they didn't use the big NEEDLE! After that we headed back to the room.  Later, one of the nurses approached me and said that her 16 year old daughters wanted to meet me because they never spoke to a Foreigner. I told the nurse that I would talk with the girls.  The daughters came in to my room and both looked identical. Both were wearing glasses and had black hair bangs cut straight. They spoke ok English and they taught me how to count in Chinese and say a few other words. My translator, Lily, helped with the conversation because the girls didn’t understand everything I said. I felt pretty famous! (Even though I only had two ‘fans’) The fact that people would come to a hospital just to talk to me as a foreigner is pretty awesome!!! They asked me lots of questions and after awhile they left. After the girls left, Lily had to go back to the academy which was ok since Danny was on his way. 

While I was waiting for Danny I was watching more ‘family guy’ on my laptop when a Chinese man and woman walked in to the room. My back was facing them because I was on my side and when I turned to look I didn't recognize the woman so I was like ‘ok they are probably visitors for one of my other roommates’. Then they walked towards my bed and I looked again and when I saw the man’s face and realized it was the HEAD MASTER of the Academy. This was my master’s master! I shot up in bed because I was so surprised. Luckily, the lady was Kathy. Kathy was the lady I had emailed from America to apply for the school. I found out that she is Head Masters wife. With Kathy as translator, the Head Master asked how I was and how am I feeling. I told him a lot better and that I can't wait to go back to training. Kathy was going to translate what I had said but he shushed Kathy and laughed at what I said. He can understand English very well. He had Kathy tell me he bought me some bananas for me to eat to help me get better. 

I saw that he brought 12 bananas! I was shocked! Then he said I looked good and soon they had to go. They asked where my translator was and I said oh Lily went back and told him Danny is on his way.

The head master smiled and nodded, so did I, and we said goodbye and they left. About 20 min later Danny showed up with dinner and I was like ‘dude u missed the head master. He Said ‘WHAT?’ I said ‘ya he visited me!’ He was like ‘crap.’ Danny then told me that the Head Master had just called him 10 min ago yelling at him to get to the hospital. I said ‘wow he seemed happy when he was here.’ Hopefully Danny won't get in trouble tomorrow when we go home. 

Danny also bought me a few movies to watch, some are in English and some in Chinese. I'm going to watch a couple movies then rest! Danny and I are gong winter clothes shopping, as well as picking up my outfit from the tailors. We will be going to the supermarket tomorrow since we will be in town. That will be fun. 

Goodnight

-Scott

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