Subject: Matthew is out of the hospital!
Matthew is out of the hospital!
March 5th, 2020 at 2:45 pm CSTRead this message online Click hereThank you for praying for us and for your patience in waiting for an update. Yesterday was a very eventful day, so I never had time to write an update. Matthew was discharged from the hospital yesterday (Wednesda ...
Matthew off all IVs, to be discharged soon
March 3rd, 2020 at 4:02 pm CSTRead this online Yesterday throughout the day, they lowered Matthew's IV medications, and this morning stopped it completely. We are so excited since this means that he is no longer tethered to the IV pole. Now Matthew can put his shirt on since al ...
Prayer requests for Matthew including pain management & hospital discharge
March 1st, 2020 at 9:12 pm CSTRead this onlineThank you for your continued prayers for Matthew and us. He is scheduled to be discharged from UCSF Medical Center on Tuesday. However, that can only happen if his pain can be managed at that time as an outpatient, without an IV, an ...
Matthew's amputation surgery is over
February 29th, 2020 at 12:06 am CSTRead this message onlineThank you to all who have been faithfully praying for Matthew. His surgery went well. There were no complications or excess blood loss; he did not need a transfusion. The surgeons performed an elbow disarticulation amputatio ...
Matthew's amputation surgery at noon PST today
February 28th, 2020 at 1:12 pm CSTRead this message onlineIn a few minutes, Matthew will be taken down to prepare for surgery, which is scheduled in an hour for noon PST. They will be amputating part of his left arm, but they will not know how much of the arm until they begin the o ...
Luke 1-2 & 50 Bible stories printed & distributed in Gurbet & Arli
February 27th, 2020 at 5:48 pm CSTRead this message onlineBefore I had to quickly leave Croatia to come to the States after Matthew's accident, we had been waiting for the printers in Serbia to print a booklet of Luke chapters 1-2 and a book of 50 illustrated Bible stories in three ...
Amputation scheduled for Friday noon
February 26th, 2020 at 1:52 pm CSTRead this onlineMatthew and I met with the head doctor this morning. Unfortunately, due to muscle and tissue death in Matthew's forearm, they will not be able to save his hand and most of his forearm. He is scheduled to have surgery for amputation ...
Prayer requests for Matthew & Todd; pray for wisdom for doctors
February 26th, 2020 at 12:42 am CSTRead this onlineLast night I moved into the church cottage in downtown San Francisco which is two miles from Matthew's hospital, and today I returned the rental car to the airport. I have begun filling out paperwork for the insurance claim for when ...
Waiting for next step on Matthew's hand and arm
February 24th, 2020 at 8:46 pm CSTI didn't write an update yesterday, since I was Sabbath-ing, taking the day away, while Jonathan spent the day with Matthew. Today, Matthew's pain has been low for the most part, usually 2/10 or 3/10, for which we are thankful. The new medications ...
Pray for Matthew's doctors
February 21st, 2020 at 8:38 pm CSTMatthew's pain was lower last night but has been very high today. They are starting him on a different medication and adding a long-lasting pain patch. The doctors came by this morning and spoke with Matthew. They told him that some more muscle tis ...