Birthday celebration

Matthew has had two very BIG days this week - graduation and birthday! Matthew handled them both very well, with small smiles on his face for both events. There were lots of people at his birthday/graduation party, including representation by three T.V. stations and six newspaper reporters. Check out the following links to read the articles from the Columbia Tribune and the Columbia Missourian.

http://www.columbiatribune.com/2006/May/20060523News008.asp


http://www.columbiamissourian.com/news/story.php?ID=19967

Both newspaper articles are very well done, so I will let them tell you the story. I will add a couple details that Brenda shared with me last night. Two of Matthew's friends performed their speech contest pieces and everyone enjoyed that - including Matthew with more smiles. Matthew kept his head up and eyes wide open for the big event (as you can see from the pictures). But on Tuesday, Matthew was "wiped-out" from all the activity and was pretty tired and quiet all day. I'm glad the newspapers have a picture of Matthew with the article so that you can see how great he looks.

Today, Wednesday, Matthew has another big day, but not quite as fun. He will have another CAT scan on his brain as a follow-up to see how the shunt in his brain is doing. Matthew also will have a bone scan of his body to see where the calcium is settling in the muscles and joints. This is causing hardening of his some areas of his muscles.

Have a wonderful day!

Rachel Asburry