Subject: Matthew had an uneventful day--which is a lovely thing!
Matthew had an uneventful day--which is a lovely thing!
February 8th, 2020 at 11:58 pm CSTRead 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 CSTRead 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 CSTRead 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 CSTRead 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 CSTRead 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 CSTView 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 ...
Pray for Matthew, against possible infection
February 5th, 2020 at 12:54 am CSTRead 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 CSTView 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 CSTView 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 CSTClick 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 ...