Apologies for not writing for awhile. So a little update is needed. Friday was uneventful. Matt had the tube feed on for 12 hours during the night at 40 mls/hour. However by Friday night they decided to increase it to 60 mls/hour. Matt's appetite is just not what it should be because of the lung infection and the antibiotics he is on. They started Matt on intravenous Penicillin and he also takes oral antibiotics as well. Dad went home for a break and is booked for a Dr's appt on Tuesday to see what is happening. Rehab wasn't overly productive because of Matt's weakness from the infection. However I do have a funny story to write, even though I promised mom I wouldn't. She is in Saskatoon, I in Red Deer, what can she do?! Mom helps Matt do leg exercises in bed. She bends those long legs and holds his knees together. Then she places her hands on the outside of his legs and gets him to push against her hands. To finish off he must pull his legs back together. However the clincher is that mom was unable to get her head back in time and he caught her in a WWF style headlock with his legs!! She couldn't get out, his legs were quite strong. So mom, for Matt's sake you have to do that everyday!! Just think of how strong he would get!
Saturday Matt was feeling better. At least he didn't have the dark circles under his eyes anymore. He stayed up in his chair and was feeling rather tired and wanting to go back to bed, but company came from Weekes and he immediately perked up and stayed in his chair for 5 hours. Matt ate better in the evening, which he generally does and didn't become sick. Regarding his trach, they decided not to keep Matt "capped" at night. That means the trach is left open and moisture and oxygen are attached to keep his secretions from getting too thick. Hopefully this will make him sleep better and be ready for the oncoming day. Thanks to all who come and visit and bring a little cheer into Matt's hospital stay. God provides comfort to his people so they in turn can provide comfort to others. 2 Cor. 1:3-4 "Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God." That is a lot of comfort!!