Update - 5/30/06

Matthew accomplished some pretty positive things this weekend. He has been told that his right hand fingers and hand need to be straightened out. So, on his own, he began using his left hand to work on those fingers. At first he got the fingers straightened out and then yesterday he managed to get the whole hand straighted out. It's amazing that something we take for granted, Matthew has to work hard at, but he is aware of what needs to be done and he's working as hard as he can.

Matthew also ate 12 strawberries yesterday. This is great because he hasn't been consuming noticeable amounts of food by mouth for about a month.

And the third thing I'd like to report is questionable about being a positive step (just kidding!!!). Matthew has begun to really focus on T.V. shows - he's not just staring at the screen with a blank look. He watched a show on the Discovery station this weekend and he paid attention to the program but would look away when the commercials came on. When the show returned, he focused back in on the show.

Today is Andrew's turn to see several doctors. He's been doing better since the bout with mono, but he tires easily. He's actually seeing the doctors today because a pain that he's had in his leg on the right side from the time of the accident has never gone away. Hopefully they can determine what the source of the discomfort is.

The Lord be with you this day!

Rachel Asburry
Matthew's godmother