New Update

Well I know that it has been a long time since I have updated the blog, but things have been very busy. The boys are both playing baseball and I am finishing up my last 2 classes before graduation in May. There is barely time to stop and think much less time to sit at the computer.

Matt is doing very well. We made a trip to San Antonio to visit with the doctor up there and we also had the chance to meet the doctor that will be doing the Gamma Knife (radiation treatment) on Matt. As for now Matt is scheduled to have this procedure done on June 24th. We are excited to get this done and get on with life. The procedure itself is not bad, but the leading up to it is kind of bad. Matt has to have a halo type thing put in place, this will help them map out where to shoot the radiation. He will have to have a MRI and Dr. Koebbe said that he may want to do another angiogram to check things out one more time before the radiation treatment. He said that if any of the AVM had grown or gotten bigger then he would just put some more glue in and not do the radiation. He does not think that this will be the case. Once Matt has the radiation done it is suppose to kill the rest of the AVM and should not have to worry about this anymore. There is a one year wait before they know for sure that the radiation worked, but after whay we have been through a year spent waiting is worth while. Matt's eyes are getting so much better. He is now able to use his up gaze, which he couldn't do before. Most of the time he is not even wearing his glasses. So Praise God that he is continuing to heal Matt's eyes.

I will try and keep this updated a little more often. Please continue to pray for Matt that all will go well this summer and that God will continue to heal him. We are still in awe of the wonders that God has shown us so far and are looking forward to seeing him continue to work on Matt. Thanks for all your support and prays, please keep them coming.