Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Great is thy Faithfullness

Huge achievement today. Dad had went to see Matt this evening and Matt started clicking at Dad to get his attention. He had a big smile on his face and told dad to watch his rt index finger. Dad said he looked down, and there was the smallest movement he had ever seen. He asked Matt if it was a tremor or if Matt was doing it. Matt replied that yes, he wanted his finger to move. Dad then called the nurse over and Matt moved it again, no more than a few millimeters but he did it! Shout it from the rooftops! Psalms 111:2-4 "Great are the works for the Lord; they are pondered by all who delight in them. Glorious and majestic are his deeds, and his righteousness endures forever. He has caused his wonders to be remembered; the Lord is gracious and compassionate". Dad said Matt was like a little light bulb, with that wonderful smile of his. To understand fully, to move his finger, all the motor pathways above C7 must be working, so since his arms are big muscles, and he has lost so much of them, he isn't able to move his arm but that doesn't mean he can't. Obviously the pathways are working from C1-C7, it will take a lot of work and perseverance for the arms to move. The rest of his day was pretty good as well. Sat up for 2 hours, went outside, did 4 breathing trials again totalling 4 1/2 hours, which is still really good. I forgot to ask about anything else because the other news was too exciting. Thanks for all the prayers, and keep up the good work! Like one of you said on the comments, 3rd days the charm!

23 comments:

Anonymous said...

Just read this ------all I can say is AWESOME Matt!!!Our God is an Awesome God ....Yvonne Bryce & Kelvin

Denita said...

Matt You're My Hero....
Great work Bud.
I'm smiling along with you!
So proud of you for doing what might seem like such a small task but I can only imagine it was one of the hugest accomplishments of your life.... :)

Love You So Much.
Thinking of You Constantly.
Take Care Gustafson Family.
Denita.

Anonymous said...

YAHOOOO!!!! We are soooo excited!!! Way to go, Matt!!!

Love you lots!
Shannon, Ray, Brett, Kiera, and Kaylie XOXOXO

Anonymous said...

Matt!
Miracles are coming your way,God is answering our prayers big time!
We are thrilled for you and share in your awesome news! Keep up the super job,you are a true fighter!You are still in our daily prayers,sleep well tonight!
Corina,Karl & kids

Anonymous said...

Hey Tree. I give ya a big thumbs up. The prayers of everone are being answered a little at a time. I'll be up there next monday. Hope to see ya. I'll keep checking the blogs until then. Keep faith in God. God Bless you Bud.
Blane Langdon. :)

Anonymous said...

way to go matty i am so proud of you, it sounds like these last couple of days have been a lot better and i hope they get better each day, its really good to hear about your achievements, hopin to see you soon bud i miss ya so much
Love u bunches
love always,
ky!

Anonymous said...

Matt,

PRAISE THE LORD! What an exciting past 3 days it has been. It is so encouraging to see all the progress you are making. This is only the beginning!!! Keep up the good work, Matt. We believe in you.

PS
Grandma Poitras can't wait to feed you all the perogies you can eat.

Thinking and praying for you everyday,

the Poitras family

Anonymous said...

That is great news Matt, keep it up!! Thinking and praying lots.

Ryan Kehrig

Anonymous said...

More great news that is awesome! We are so happy for you and your accomplishments! Keep up the great work!

Amanda and Chad

Anonymous said...

GREAT news Matt Keep it up, one day at a time. We had a wonderful visit last week with your mom. To bad you were having physio while we were there, I sure would have like to say Hi to you. Hope you enjoyed to card we made.
Take Care
Perry

Myra Gustafson said...

Hi Matt and family,

Thrilling is all I can say...we have all been waiting for you to get stronger and healthier so that you can get on with your recovery. Now it seems that you are truely on the road...and we are all here with you cheering you on.

Take it slow, stay strong...remember...baby steps!

It is 3AM and I had to get up and see the new blog...THANK YOU SHELLEY, JACKIE AND JOANNE...with all that has been going on...keeping this blog must be quite a chore...but we love you for it. Give Matt a big hug for us....!

Love you All
Aunty Myra, Uncle Lorne, Carson, Connor, Chris, Michele, and Baby Brooke

Anonymous said...

Matt and family:

What great news!! I check this site every day and finally good news! Your doing great Matt--keep it up.

Jackie Stadnek

Anonymous said...

Hello to you, Matt and to all the Gustafson's !!!
Wow!!! Great that your finger has started your movements !! It is just a start--- but a GREAT one !!!
Just printed your last days events-- and I've printed it and will walk it down to Ann ( in the rain !!) as soon as I've finished sending you our thoughts, love and prayers. Jim and Muriel

PS Every day I print your blog and take it to Ann. I know that she is praying for you-- as we are ---and as SOOOOOOOOOOO many in our area!! Keep up the good work !! We know that it is a very BIG step for you!
PPS Every Sunday atBethany Good Shepherd we ask God to keep giving you strength to continue in your recovery . we are now hearing from your blog that God DOES hear prayers from whereever they come from -- and answeres in His own time frame!!
Best quit this and getyour Good News to Ann. Blessings again . M

Anonymous said...

Way to go Matty!! I have no doubt that you are on your way. Thank you dear boy for starting my day of great. Ella

Anonymous said...

Matt this is wonderful news! We've followed your blog nearly every day hoping for news like this. Never underestimate your body's power to heal, but it is a slow process. Your attitude toward this will speed up or slow down your body's progress so keep thinking positive thoughts Matt! I have no doubt that this is just the beginning of more great days!!!

Glen and Lisa Geddes

Anonymous said...

Hi Matt!

Way to go, this is just AWESOME, AWESOME, news. Everybody is so proud of you. Keep up the good work. Stay strong and take one day at a time.

Love Trudi

Anonymous said...

Wow!!!! What a GREAT God we have!!!! I missed yesterdays blog and was catching up this morning. There are tears streaming down my face, and my heart is leaping for joy. Thank God!!
Mandy Deditch

Anonymous said...

Way to go Matt. We are thinking of you everyday. Keep it up.

Rob, Deb, Scott, Jennifer & Stephanie Parry

Anonymous said...

Great News!
Way to go Matt!

We'll be doing a cheer for you tonight at your sister's ball game!

Small steps will eventually turn into larger ones!

Take Care Matt,
Stixx Ladies Slo-Pitch Team.

Anonymous said...

I'm sure I'm 100% correct in saying that this latest update put a smile on alot of people's faces, I know it did for me! Matt, your strength and perservence continues to amaze me! This is a sign from God that it's all going to pay off and that he is paying attention! Continue to stay positive and keep believing in yourself as your recovery progresses even further! WAY TO GO MATT!!!

Aimee said...

hey matt
Great day

keep up the good work....were all cheering for you.....its all about faith.....hope you have a good day tomorrow.....


~Aimee~

Anonymous said...

Hey Matt,
Great to hear your getting some movement back, keep fighting throught the tough stuff and more good things will happen. A quat from a person that has greatly influenced my life the last year " Good things always happen to good people" and Matt your a good person, it will get easier, just wait and see.

Your little buddy Brendan

Anonymous said...

Matt, yesterday, Cassidy (my daughter, Jonmarie & Shaunnie's babysitter) called me to give me the news while I was working at a farm sale. The cell phone reception was minimal,and the ladies I worked with were screwing up their faces as they heard me say, in a very loud voice, "Matt moved his finger????!!!" When they saw my eyes welled up with tears, they weren't sure if this was good news. I hung up and explained and these 2 women, whom you've never met were as overjoyed as I was. You are amazing!! Hallelujah!!!!
To you and your parents, I wish I were there to hug you all!
Patty Harvey