Matt: Day 12

First of all, I never imagined I would still be posting updates at this point. It is really surreal that this has been going on for this long. Matt was doing better this morning. He felt a little better, and was sitting up and staying awake a lot more than he has been, which was very encouraging. They did a few more tests that showed nothing, and we are still waiting on the majority of the lab results to come back. Some could take up to a week. They have said if he keeps improving, they may start talking about discharging him and finishing up as an outpatient as the test results come in. The earliest they would send him home would be Friday. But, one of the stipulations is that he has to be able to tolerate taking pills, rather than receiving all of his medicine via IV. So, tonight he opted for a pain pill rather than the morphine. Unfortunately, it made him extremely nautious, and within 30 minutes of taking it, he was asking for his 2nd nausea medicine. He got it, and is now asleep, as it always knocks him out. This was not so encouraging.

I am really trying to stay positive. I have a little devotional book I keep reading, and I keep looking up the lyrics to my favorite praise and worship songs to read just to keep myself going. I really do ok most of the time. But when my mom brings the kids to see us, and Blake cries when it's time to leave, or when Matt is asleep and I'm sitting here in the dark by myself wishing I could do SOMETHING to help him, it gets really difficult.

Please continue to keep all of us in your prayers, as this situation is really starting to take its toll!

"Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my help and my God." Psalm 42:5-6a