STARTING DOWN THE ROAD

Xiao Li has started chemo treatments. He didn't have much reaction at first and I think he perhaps thought we had misled him about the nastiness of chemotherapy. Then he got sick as a dog and now he knows we did not exaggerate.

But he's getting through it. He's getting the treatments at a hospital in Qinhuangdao, so at least he's in his hometown and not 350 km away in Tianjin. Something to be said for that.

Once he's done with his course of treatment I want to try to get him a B-2 visa so he can come to visit. Who knows what his longterm outlook is, so let's at least give him a chance to see the USA now. He's in the queue for a green card, but the quota has been exhausted for this year and there's no telling how long that process might take. Let's not wait. It would only be a short stay, but that's okay.