Subject: Matthew's surgery went well
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. ...
Matthew able to have neck collar off; MRI shows no physical brain injury
January 27th, 2020 at 12:30 am CDTMatthew's neck is doing so much better that they took off his neck collar. This is great and makes things much more comfortable for drinking and eating. The MRI scan showed no brain hemorrhaging or any visible damage to the brain. We are so glad to h ...
Matthew's MRI, neck damage, rotator cuff issue, concussion consequences
January 25th, 2020 at 11:47 pm CDTMatthew's MRI on his neck showed more damage than they initially thought, and there is a possibility that he will have to have surgery to stabilize it. Also, he cannot raise his right hand very far and has trouble with movement, so they are wondering ...
Matthew breathing on his own and talking to us
January 24th, 2020 at 7:51 pm CDTMatthew's surgery on his arm went very well, just as planned. They were able to relocate and reset the bone and fixate it with a plate and screws. Thankfully his arm ligaments allowed them enough give to stretch and get the bone back into position. T ...
Matthew to have surgery tomorrow
January 23rd, 2020 at 7:32 pm CDTThank you for praying for Matthew. He is stable and, at the moment, is resting well. His blood pressure and breathing are good, as well as his other vital signs. The doctors decided not to remove his ventilator yet. He is very heavily sedated and is ...
Matthew is doing better. Progress on his arm.
January 22nd, 2020 at 4:29 pm CDTMatthew's condition has improved. This morning, the trauma surgeon installed a wound VAC (vacuum-assisted closure) on his left arm so that his open wounds are now sealed and will be automatically flushed. His left arm looks much better than before. H ...