Update - 4/10/06
Good morning!
The big news over the weekend is Matthew is working very hard to make sounds and form words. On Friday he was able to make a very clear "H" and "N" sound when trying to saying "Hi" or "No". He was able to make the consonant sounds very clear. It takes alot of effort on Matthew's part and a great deal of concentration to get the sounds out. He has to go through every little step of getting his mouth and tongue in the right position - things we take for granted every minute of every day.
He continues to have different pitches in his moans and on Saturday he was saying "la la ..."
Another major task the therapists are working on with Matthew is to have him hold his head up like we do. Most of the time when he's in the wheelchair or sitting on the edge of the bed, his head hangs down and the "wonderful" view Matthew has is of the floor! It takes a lot of effort for him to lift his head up and to hold it up. On Sunday, his mom and girlfriend were excited that he held his head up for almost a whole minute and looked at both of them. What beautiful sights they are! Brenda can tell that Matthew LOVES to be outside because he holds his head up alot more when he's outside.
During one of his meals on Sunday Matthew grabbed the towel that was laying on his chest that Brenda keeps handy to catch any spills. He lifted it up and wiped his own mouth and Brenda said it looked so natural. Some of his natural habits are starting to show!
We also know that Matthew doesn't like to be left alone. He wails at night and the nurses have to go in and calm him down to let him know he's not alone and they are nearby.
Hope you all have a blessed Holy Week as we approach the time when we remember our Lord's suffering and death to save us from our sin and his victory over death through his resurrection so that we too will have eternal life.
"Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his stripes we are healed." Isaiah 53:4-5
Rachel Asburry
Matthew's godmother
The big news over the weekend is Matthew is working very hard to make sounds and form words. On Friday he was able to make a very clear "H" and "N" sound when trying to saying "Hi" or "No". He was able to make the consonant sounds very clear. It takes alot of effort on Matthew's part and a great deal of concentration to get the sounds out. He has to go through every little step of getting his mouth and tongue in the right position - things we take for granted every minute of every day.
He continues to have different pitches in his moans and on Saturday he was saying "la la ..."
Another major task the therapists are working on with Matthew is to have him hold his head up like we do. Most of the time when he's in the wheelchair or sitting on the edge of the bed, his head hangs down and the "wonderful" view Matthew has is of the floor! It takes a lot of effort for him to lift his head up and to hold it up. On Sunday, his mom and girlfriend were excited that he held his head up for almost a whole minute and looked at both of them. What beautiful sights they are! Brenda can tell that Matthew LOVES to be outside because he holds his head up alot more when he's outside.
During one of his meals on Sunday Matthew grabbed the towel that was laying on his chest that Brenda keeps handy to catch any spills. He lifted it up and wiped his own mouth and Brenda said it looked so natural. Some of his natural habits are starting to show!
We also know that Matthew doesn't like to be left alone. He wails at night and the nurses have to go in and calm him down to let him know he's not alone and they are nearby.
Hope you all have a blessed Holy Week as we approach the time when we remember our Lord's suffering and death to save us from our sin and his victory over death through his resurrection so that we too will have eternal life.
"Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his stripes we are healed." Isaiah 53:4-5
Rachel Asburry
Matthew's godmother
posted by Randy Asburry @ 7:05 AM
2 Comments:
At 9:12 AM,
Anonymous said…
beautifully written, rachel...i will say my prayers for matthew today when i am outside...love, mrs. lithebe xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
At 11:44 AM,
Anonymous said…
rachel...mrs. lithebe here--hope you aren't tired of hearing from me...i just got back from a very nice bike ride--outside--and was thinking of this poem i had mailed to jrk this morning...after reading your beautiful words--and saying a few prayers-outside--i thought i'd come in and write this for all of you...the poem is called: Christ Speaks by Wade Oliver....i find it to be very fitting for a child of God, (dear sweet matthew) and the hard work he is doing..i write it respectfully....
Think not on me, as countless men have thought
To their minds torture and their spirits loss
As a pathetic figure, frail, distraught,
Nailed to the sky upon a naked cross.
That transient travail is to sharply limned
Upon the canvas of man's consciousness;
Think rather on my laughing eyes, undimmed,
My hands, unpierced, devising tenderness! xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
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