Update - 3/29/06
I have a correction to the last post in the prayer request message. Matthew did not have the pump put in yet. On Monday they gave a test dosage of the medication to see if Matthew's body would react positively to it. Within an hour they noticed a change in his muscle tone - great improvement! So, in the coming week or two they will insert the pump into his abdomen and the medication will be administered as needed and they will continue with his physical therapy to help with his muscle tone.
Matthew's appetite wasn't as good on Monday as it was over the weekend. Most likely he was worn out from all they did on Monday to feel like eating. He still has the feeding tube in his stomach so when Matthew doesn't eat well, they make sure he gets the nutrition he needs through the feeding tube to compensate for what he doesn't consume orally.
Monday really was busy day for Matthew. They put him back on the tilt table to see how he would fare. If you recall previous posts about the tilt table, Matthew was able to handle from a 50 degree angle up to a 60 degree angle. This week Matthew made it all the way to an 80 degree angle!!!! His heart rate was good and respiration was fine all the while. This is very good news!
Matthew and Andrew's baseball team in Cole Camp won their first game of the season! Some of the boys chanted "Matthew, Matthew, Matthew" as they ran the bases. They want to dedicate this season to Matthew. Andrew was not able to play because of a knee injury, but he was cheering for his teammates from the dugout!
It's not too late to send Andrew a contribution for the walk-a-thon this Saturday!
Hope you all have a terrific day!
Rachel Asburry
Matthew's godmother
Matthew's appetite wasn't as good on Monday as it was over the weekend. Most likely he was worn out from all they did on Monday to feel like eating. He still has the feeding tube in his stomach so when Matthew doesn't eat well, they make sure he gets the nutrition he needs through the feeding tube to compensate for what he doesn't consume orally.
Monday really was busy day for Matthew. They put him back on the tilt table to see how he would fare. If you recall previous posts about the tilt table, Matthew was able to handle from a 50 degree angle up to a 60 degree angle. This week Matthew made it all the way to an 80 degree angle!!!! His heart rate was good and respiration was fine all the while. This is very good news!
Matthew and Andrew's baseball team in Cole Camp won their first game of the season! Some of the boys chanted "Matthew, Matthew, Matthew" as they ran the bases. They want to dedicate this season to Matthew. Andrew was not able to play because of a knee injury, but he was cheering for his teammates from the dugout!
It's not too late to send Andrew a contribution for the walk-a-thon this Saturday!
Hope you all have a terrific day!
Rachel Asburry
Matthew's godmother
posted by Randy Asburry @ 6:36 AM
4 Comments:
At 7:59 AM,
Anonymous said…
It is so great to hear all this wonderful news about Matthew. It was even great to see him on the adolescent floor at the hospital a few weeks ago. I was AMAZED at Matthew's progress in the just the few weeks since he had left the PICU! I hope everything continues to go well for everyone in the Kurz's family.
Sincerely,
Katie Tierney, RN
PICU-University Hospital
At 5:29 PM,
Anonymous said…
thank you for the great news. i'm glad matthew is improving even though it will be a long road its good to here about his recovery.
At 1:32 PM,
Anonymous said…
Why are his muscles stiff, is he walking, what kind of medicine are they giving his to help relax his muscles. Is this a transition or something that is permanent? Does he have more brain damage then orginally thought?
At 6:20 AM,
Anonymous said…
rachel...thank you..thank you.. thank you..for this update...love to all of you, mrs. lithebe
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