Subject: Pray for Matthew, against possible infection
Pray for Matthew, against possible infection
February 5th, 2020 at 12:54 am CDTRead onlineToday the occupational therapists made a customized splint for Matthew's damaged arm. This will keep it in a better position and protect it from accidental bumps and bruises. The doctors are concerned about a pocket of fluid near his colla ...
Matthew is out of surgery, sleeping in recovery
February 3rd, 2020 at 9:16 pm CDTView onlineMatthew just got out of surgery for his wound washout and wound VAC change. This was his 7th surgery so far. Today we found out that Matthew has a small pocket of fluid outside his left lung. It may be nothing, but it may be indicative of ...
Matthew transferred to UCSF; having surgery for washout now
February 3rd, 2020 at 5:52 pm CDTView onlineMatthew was transferred to UCSF (San Francisco) Medical Center late Saturday night. They have done multiple scans: x-ray, CT, and MRI to begin assessing his condition and what they can do at UCSF. Matthew is up walking around on his own, w ...
Matthew to be transferred to UCSF Medical Center today
February 1st, 2020 at 6:29 pm CDTClick hereThe hospital where Matthew is (John Muir) informed us that he would be transferred to the new hospital (UCSF) sometime today! We are very excited to hear that. He will be transferred by ambulance due to his weakness and the condition of his ...
Matthew to be transferred to new hospital for arm nerve treatment
January 31st, 2020 at 8:25 pm CDTRead this onlineDear friends, We are overwhelmed with the outpouring of love from all the corners of the globe. Thank you for praying for us, bringing meals, giving financially, and showing such love and concern. Matthew is very grateful and has been ...
Matthew's surgery went well
January 30th, 2020 at 10:59 pm CDTThank you for praying for Matthew. His surgery went very well. It was to clean out his left arm wounds and replace the dressing and wound VAC. He is thrilled to be out of Trauma ICU. He is now in the Trauma Medical Surgical ward, currently in a share ...
Matthew to have surgery tomorrow
January 29th, 2020 at 9:11 pm CDTTomorrow (Thursday, 1/30, 1 pm California time) Matthew will have his wound VAC changed, his wounds washed out and the muscles evaluated. Please pray for the surgery since he will, for the 6th time, be under general anesthesia. One blessing is that h ...
Matthew: neck collar back on, occupational therapist helpful, looking into treatment options
January 29th, 2020 at 5:06 pm CDTThank you for your prayers. Matthew got a couple of hours of sleep last night, but not nearly enough. It would help a lot if he could move out of ICU to a regular room, so please pray for that since it would be much easier for him to sleep in the reg ...
Matthew able to move from bed to chair, still in great need of sleep
January 29th, 2020 at 1:39 am CDTThank you for praying for Matthew. He has not been able to sleep much, though thankfully, he was able to sleep a couple of hours last night. ICU wards are notoriously difficult places to rest. Would you pray that he would be able to relax, have peace ...
Pray for Matthew to sleep; for reduction of excess fluids; for emotional processing
January 27th, 2020 at 10:45 pm CDTThank you for praying for Matthew. He was able to sleep for a couple of hours this afternoon, which is a huge step in the right direction since he had not slept for days. Please pray that he will sleep well tonight and get on a good day/night rhythm. ...