Twas a Merry Christmas!

Just wanted to give a quick update on Matt's Christmas.... Matt had trouble with his fever on the 24th, trouble breathing,and he wasn't eating - to the point that Mom & Dad tried to convince him that they should return to Saskatoon. Matt was determined that he was going to stay home for Christmas though, and with lots of prayer and diligence on the part of the "doctor" (John) and "nurses" (Mom, Shelley & Irene), and the use of some equipment from the Porcupine Hospital (I can't remember what it was called, but it helped Matt to breathe) Matt's condition had improved that evening. Having got through an emotional day, everyone had a great time celebrating Christ's birthday!! Matt was able to get up in his chair a few times to visit with everyone (there was about 15 adults at the house yesterday for Christmas), play games, and of course, eat turkey dinner! Late last night he was still playing "Scene It" with the family. Praise God for blessing Matt with a wonderful day! Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas with friends and family, and will post more in a few days.

A fever strikes

Well, despite our prayers to the contrary, Matt developed a fever around 2pm of 101.2. He was adamant that he was going to be all right and not have to go back to Saskatoon early. It seems that God agreed and his temperature has been going down all day and at 10pm SK time, it was only 98.9. Because he felt poorly, he did not get up in his chair today. However, Mom & Dad have to be more strict as he needs to sit up everyday to help clear his lungs. Because of this fever, he did not have any visitors today, but I'm sure he'll be up for some company tomorrow. Matt has able to eat supper (sweet & sour meatballs & rice - one of his favorites!) and keep it down which is good. Please pray that Matt will recover from this fever by tomorrow and have a good day and week. James 5:15 "And prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven"

The cavalry arrived in the form of Shelley, John, Irene and girls at 7:30pm, and Shelley was able to suction Matt and get a lot of secretions out. I guess she's taking over, and Mom is quite happy about that. She'll do the night shift she says.

In case we miss the next few days due to the craziness of the season, we want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and God's Blessing on each of you.