You know...you never think about the simple things, such as the ability to communicate, being such a blessing. We have spent a great deal of time the last couple of days wondering around with some free time. It has been quite hilarious and frustrating as well. We could probably beat you in a game of charades after this trip though. It has been HUGE in our communication.
We were looking for a gift bag a day or so ago...and wow!!! Who would think trying to ask for a gift bag would be so difficult. I bet we spent 30 minutes talking to workers...or I should say...gesturing between us and workers to try and find one. We got close...but didn't quite make it! :-/ It was quite frustrating in the moment...but we can laugh at it now!!
Also...regarding ordering food...who would think ordering a cheese pizza at Papa Johns would cause so much confusion!! We have gotten so many laughs out of it!! Even so...tonight...we just decided to get a ton of junk food and eat in the room. It was easier and cheaper!! LOL!! Great memories thought!
Today was a VERY interesting day. On Gotcha Day...we found out that Shepard is allergic to seafood. (We will probably try to find out exactly which ones when we get home). But we have been very cautious to keep him away from it while we are here. At lunch today, we ordered he and Sadie Wonton soup. They both really enjoy it. After Shep had eaten two Wonton's already....Sadie mentions she thinks they have seafood in them. The waitress said it was only pork. But after talking with the chef...he confirmed that they had seafood in them. OH MY...we got SO NERVOUS!!! Shepard all of a sudden began to zone out and stare toward the ground...leaning forward some. He wouldn't respond to us when we tried to see if he was ok. Tonya ran to get Benedryl...and I ran to call Dr. Record who is also traveling with us.
After Shep took Benedryl he seemed to get a little better. Dr. Record gave us some steriods just in case. We tried to get Shep to take those pills...but he spit it out twice. :( (Covered in ice cream and all) We prayed over him and declared the healing of the Lord over him! It was very scary...but definitely eye opening to things we will need to keep an eye on in the future!!!
Tomorrow we leave for Guangzhou. It will not be until 6pm China time...so at 5am Central USA time...we will be flying to GZ. It's a short flight...about an hour and a half. Not too bad!! We just found out today that the US Consulate has opened back up...PRAISE THE LORD!!! Hoping that our CA will stay on schedule. We will keep you all posted!!
Thank you all for continued prayers. We are SO READY to come home!! We miss everyone so much!! We are ready for some FRESH FOODS and some ICE!!! I will keep you all posted to let you know if we will expect any delays! Thanks so much for everything. If all goes well...we will be leaving one week from today to start our trek home!!! CANNOT WAIT!!!
I'll post again soon!! If you would like to see our photos from today....please see our FB page!!! If you cannot access it...let me know! Thanks! Talk soon!
Blessings,
Buffi
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What a SCARY event!!! Our B-man is allergic to shrimp.. so we were VERY cautious while in China! Glad he is okay! I know yall are ready to be home. Maybe Guangzhou will be better! Much more to do there. And.. go to Lucy's for your big'ole glass of ICED SWEET TEA! ;)
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Praying for you guys!
ReplyDeleteI'm allergic to shellfish (and some fish) and I've found how many sauces, especially, particularly in Chinese food tend to have shellfish of some sort in them. What can be hard is asking what's in a dish and the dish itself perhaps being ok but the sauce not being - and most people (whether the ones with the allergies or a server at a restaurant) don't think about the base ingredients in the sauces. So just a heads up if that were to be something you found out he was allergic to.
Also, shellfish allergies often mean an allergy to CT iodine contrast. It's in all my medical records and used to be in my wallet, on the off chance something happened to me and I ended up somewhere other than where I typically go, but now I have to have it on a med-alert bracelet. So another thing to just be aware of if it were to be a shellfish allergy.