Saturday, September 15, 2007
Waiting Game
Less throwing up today and was able to keep down a vanilla shake. Matt's still impacted, or full of, well, same thing you walk through in the pasture. But they gave him medicine in the feed tube to help clear it up. In regards to infections, Matt's seems to be in the clear. No one has said anything, and the old saying "No news is good news" seems to apply here. Matt is being catheterized every 6 hours now to try and train his bladder to fill, and then to hold it. So far not doing too bad. He was also able to get another bath in a real bath tub, not just sponge baths. There is a big push to move Matt to City hospital where the rehab can finally begin, however there are doors that need to be opened, and wheels to be turned. Unfortunately politics are involved with everything so it is a bit of a waiting game. Please pray that these doors will open and Matt can finally begin to focus on rehabilitation, not just recovery. Just a quick thanks to mom who is able to be Matt's advocate, and is Matt's full time trainer, always in his corner and giving him pep talks for the next round. Thanks Mom!! Proverbs 31:28-29 "Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her: Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all."
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Hi Matt and TRAINER---we got home-sure not much traffic tonight-not a lot of wildlife either except for a porcupine near Chelan and almost had a deer on the bumper a mile from home!!Hope you're in dreamland right now after your day that seemed to go by fast-Psalms 70:4,5 was our '97 VBS theme verses. take care and keep looking UP!!!
Well Matt and Joanne;
I couldn't have wrote the blog "Waiting Game" any better if I tried. You and your family are just wonderful people. I feel truly blessed to have had the opportunity to have not only met you but been able to work along side of you and take care of you.
Matt you stay strong prove everyone one wrong and keep praying each day for a better one. Baby steps as I have always said to you. I admire your strength, perseverance, and most of all your faith in God.
"So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous hand."
~Isaiah 41:10
Love,
Krista RN
Hi Matt,
Wow...hope you get outside today...it might be our last warm days for this year. It's Connor's 9th BD so we just baked him a cake and he iced it with a gallon of icing and a gallon of sprinkles. Cake was so heavy it almost collapsed. Hope you have a good weekend and get lots of company. We'd sure like to see you agian.
GO RIDERS...my RIDER flag is up again in my front window...we Sask. fans have short term memory don't we...! Ha...!
Later
Aunty M
Hey Matt,
It was nice to hear a report from mom and dad after they visited. Glad to hear how positive you are. Keep it up eh. I had a big day at work pouring concrete, but that job is done now.
Mom and dad were tempted to steal Whispers I guess. thought he was quite the dog. Batteries are cheaper than dog food!
Keep pressing on Matt
Kelvin
Hi
It is a beautiful day-sun is shining-I have been going to farmers market with my veggies, also thot you would like to hear about my company that visited!! A little brown bear jumped into a open granery in our yard and then jumped out and went on his way!!!thinking of you. Florence Chase
Hi from Betty Salmond-Thinking of you. Keep pressing on Matthew.
"There is no friendship, no love, like that of the mother for the child."
"A mother's love is like a circle, it has no beginning and no ending. It keeps going around and around, ever expanding,touching everyone who comes in contact with it."
"Not flesh of my flesh nor bone of my bone, but still miraculously my own. Never forget for a single minute, you didn't grow under my heart, but in it."
Just a few lines taken from "Chicken Soup for the Mother's Soul", quite appropriate for describing Joanne's love for Matt.
As always, in our prayers
Christine & Emma
When things go wrong as they sometimes will when the raod you're trudging seems all up hill. When you want to smile but you have to sigh, when care is pressing you down a bit, rest if you must but don't you quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns, as everyone of us sometimes learns, and many a failure turns about when he might have won had he stuck it out.
Don't give up though the pace seems slow--you may succeed with another blow. Success is failure turned inside out...the silver tint of the clouds of doubt. And you never can tell how close you are, it may be near when it seems so far.
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit--it's when things seem worst that you must not quit.
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