Sept. 3

Well today is another good day. We are making plans for Matt going home. They are lining up therapy, get equipment for the house and we are getting excited. He is working hard and will continue to work hard for the next 6 days while he is here. He wants to get the most out of the time that he has with the OT/PT people here at the hospital. On Tuesday they had him walking without the use of the walker. He was actually walking down the hallway with just the therapist beside him. He said that it was a little scary, but it felt good to know that he could do it. I wish I had been here to see that!!! Today for part of his therapy, they had him cooking and standing up in the kitchen. He helped make spagetti and meatballs. The other patients on the floor got to eat the food and they all said it was very good. This has been the best place for Matt and I am so thankful for all of the people on this unit that have helped him recover. God has been so good to us by providing us with the great people that have taken care of Matt. We have met some very awesome nurses and doctors. Please continue to keep Matt in your prayers as he gets ready to go home and please pray for the boys and I that we will be able to make him feel welcome and that our family will once again fit together like it did before. Please also continue to pray for Matt's eyes, they are getting better and the double vision is not as far apart as it was. The images seem to be coming together slowly. We love you and we will continue to thank God for all of you and that you are there to pray for us in this trying time.

August 31

I want to apologize for not updating in a few days. There was some interference with the internet at the hospital and I could not get online. It has been a very busy weekend. On Friday they came and took the PEG tube out of Matt's stomach. He said it hurt, but was more pressure than pain. It actually looks really good, they changed the bandage last night and only a little bit of blood/leakage. They do not put stitches in the hole it just closes on its own. When I got here on Friday they were telling me that Matt may be going home today. Everyone was freaking out over the hurricane. It is the hospital policy that if the patient is able to go home then they send them home. So Matt was one of those that could go home if need be. I was then freaking out. I was excited, but also a little unprepared. I don't think it is an issuse now, they don't think the hurricane is coming this way so he will stay until the 9th of Sept. He is doing so well. His PT worked on climbing stairs on Friday. We have about 15 steps to get upstairs and they want him to be able to go up and down our stairs, with assistance of course. God has been so good to us, not only Matt but me also. I started in a new building this school year, and it has been great. The ladies that I work with are wonderful and my supervising teachers husband is a baptist preacher. I am also going to be able to finish one of my summer classes via the mail, she will send me the work and I will mail it back to her. I was also going to take 3 classes this Fall before all of this happened with Matt. I have to take one of them, because it goes with my student teaching. I got an email from one of the other teachers and there are not enough people to continue that class and I was going to drop it anyway. Then the last class that I was going to take is only offered in the Fall and it is offered from 7-9:30 at night. I did not want to be gone that late with Matt just coming home from the hospital. I emailed and went to talk to the professor and she has agreed to let me take this class through independent study. She will send me the information and I will keep up with it and send it back to her via email. We will meet several times during the semester and there are no test. I am so thankful that God has taken care of all the details to make our lives easier. Please continue to pray for Matt, he still needs a lot of strength to get through the PT/OT and also for his eyes to heal and the double vision to go away. Thank you all for your prayer and support we are so thankful for each and ever one of you. Take care and we love you all.