Subject: Matthew is in a lot of pain; pray for him
Matthew is in a lot of pain; pray for him
February 12th, 2020 at 7:58 pm CDTRead online Please pray for Matthew. In the last few days, his pain has intensified, and today was not responding to the usual pain killers they have been giving to him, even though they have increased the dosage. His pain is very often an 8 out of 1 ...
Get well balloon and cards from Ariela
February 11th, 2020 at 10:14 pm CDTRead onlineAriela picked out a balloon to bring to Matthew. She had also made him a get well card and craft (see pictures) that she brought from Croatia. Matthew's pain level has been high lately. Please pray for him and the medical team that his pai ...
Pray for Matthew & us for future steps
February 10th, 2020 at 11:52 pm CDTRead onlineOccupational therapy (OT) made a new splint for Matthew's arm today (see picture above). The purpose is to keep his left hand and upper arm immobile and in a position that will help keep the finger joints from locking up. OT showed us a fe ...
Pamala, Daniel & Ariela are here with Matthew now
February 9th, 2020 at 10:28 pm CDTRead onlinePamala, Daniel, and Ariela arrived in San Francisco last night. Matthew and I are glad to have them here! Unfortunately, someone mistakenly took Pam's bag at baggage claim, so they had no clean clothes when they arrived. But this morning, ...
Matthew had an uneventful day--which is a lovely thing!
February 8th, 2020 at 11:58 pm CDTRead onlineToday was a fairly uneventful day for Matthew, which is a lovely kind to have these days! Physical therapy had him walk around some, the doctors changed his dressings, and he has been able to rest. Please pray that the skin grafts and the ...
Matthew's skin graft surgery went well
February 7th, 2020 at 8:32 pm CDTRead this onlineThank you for praying for Matthew. His skin graft surgery went well. They took skin grafts from each of his upper thighs to cover the wounds on his left arm. They will check the graft in five days to see if it is taking. Please pray t ...
A message from Matthew himself
February 7th, 2020 at 10:53 am CDTRead this message onlineMatthew himself wrote this last night (Thursday evening, California time). He will have the skin graft surgery in about 15 minutes. Life update from San Francisco, Ca. I talked to my doctor about my left arm this evening. I a ...
Matthew to have skin graft tomorrow
February 7th, 2020 at 1:19 am CDTRead this message onlineTomorrow the doctors will do a skin graft for Matthew's arm, taking skin from his upper thigh. The skin graft will be covered with a new wound VAC and they will check it after five days to see if the graft is taking. Assuming ...
Matthew not having surgery today
February 6th, 2020 at 10:49 am CDTRead this message onlineMatthew will not be having surgery today. The surgeons are happy with the way the swelling is going down and content for him now to be on a low-fat diet to see how the thoracic duct responds. He will have a wound washout and V ...
Pray for Matthew's 8th surgery tomorrow
February 6th, 2020 at 1:37 am CDTView onlineThank you for praying for Matthew. The good news is that apparently the fluid which is collecting near his collar bone does not show signs of infection. The bad news is that it is chyle which is leaking from the lymphatic system (called a ...