Matthew had a wierd episode in the middle of the night. He had some bad dreams and talked kind of goofy. Went back to sleep and did fine until around 6 when he told me he had another bad dream. Hmmm. Lots of dreams last night. Doctors are encouraged about his progress and thinks we might go home tomorrow. Will have a follow up CT scan in the morning to check status of abcesses. His lab work is normal with the exception of an ever so slightly elevated white blood cell count. This afternoon he had a slight fever too. No one is too worried about it. Later this afternoon he napped and "woke up" and talked to me and doesn't remember a thing about it. He is eating better, gets around real well, and is generally a happier person.
This afternoon the girls picked Jeff up from the airport and came over to the hospital. We had Papa John's pizza, Matt's favorite, enjoying dinner together as a family in quite some time. Some therapy dogs came to visit and were so nice. There was a small Dauchshund that did cute tricks, including giving 5 and rollling over. The Maddey a yellow lab came and laid on the bed with Matthew, snuggled up and matthew pet her for awhile. Finally Bailey came, a Golden Retriever, and was smiling and friendly. All of us enjoyed their visit and had the chance to pet them. Matthew's IV got disconnected this evening. He still has the IV but no fluids are running. It is heplocked. This means they can still use it for meds like his toradol and antibiotic. Although he doesn't need too much pain meds anymore. Yay! This made it easier for Matthew to get around. He got his t-shirt on and we all went exploring around the hospital. We even went outside for a little while. It was nice to be outside after 5 days inside the hospital. Matthew has really been inside for 10 days! The evening ended with getting soft serve ice cream and watching a little TV together. Jeff will call tomorrow morning after Mary's award assembly.
**Award Assembly tomorrow at 0835!! It is scholarship day. We know that she will receive at least one scholarship tomorrow. She'd like to get more than one! Who wouldn't? There will be live feed tomorrow like Monday. Click on the link to the right-GHS Awards. You can watch tonights jazz concert there too. **
Matthew's CT Scan is set for 10 am, then we will wait for results and a visit from the doctor with news and the next part of the plan, maybe go home. That would be nice. Matthew will have lots of homework to make up and the school will provide a homebound teacher to help him if needed.
Jeff was willing to stay with him tonight, but Matthew wants me here since I know the routine and have been in on everything since the beginning. That is ok with me. I am glad that dad is home and can meet the needs of our young ladies at home.
That is all for now.
Gracie
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