skip to main | skip to sidebar

Thursday, November 01, 2012

Happy Halloween!

Posted by Terri@SteelMagnolia at 11/01/2012 05:33:00 PM 1 comment:

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Just chilling out at Grandma and Papa's ...LOL

Posted by Terri@SteelMagnolia at 10/31/2012 08:44:00 AM 1 comment:

First time in public school.

Posted by Terri@SteelMagnolia at 10/31/2012 08:37:00 AM 1 comment:

Not enjoying school one bit :/

Posted by Terri@SteelMagnolia at 10/31/2012 08:35:00 AM No comments:

Loves presents :)

Posted by Terri@SteelMagnolia at 10/31/2012 08:00:00 AM No comments:

Chilling at the dentist :)

Posted by Terri@SteelMagnolia at 10/31/2012 07:49:00 AM No comments:

Sunday, March 04, 2012

Cutting some wood w his jet pack :)

Posted by Terri@SteelMagnolia at 3/04/2012 04:25:00 AM No comments:

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Posted by Terri@SteelMagnolia at 2/29/2012 06:40:00 PM No comments:

Monday, January 02, 2012

Mater Magoo :)

This message was sent using the Picture and Video Messaging service from Verizon Wireless!

To learn how you can snap pictures and capture videos with your wireless phone visit www.verizonwireless.com/picture.

Note: To play video messages sent to email, QuickTime® 6.5 or higher is required.

Posted by Terri@SteelMagnolia at 1/02/2012 07:54:00 PM 1 comment:

P90X

Posted by Terri@SteelMagnolia at 1/02/2012 08:34:00 AM 1 comment:

P90X buddy

Posted by Terri@SteelMagnolia at 1/02/2012 08:33:00 AM No comments:
Newer Posts Older Posts Home
Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)

Matthew's Blog

One boy's long road to recovery. Matthew was born two months premature with a rare fourfold heart defect known as Tetralogy of Fallot with Pulmonary Atresia and MAPCA's, and Ventricular Septal Defect. He's had two open heart surgeries and will need additional heart surgeries in the future. To appreciate the absolute miracle of this "3 plus million dollar boy", you'd need to look into the "Archives" beginning after his first 9 hr open heart surgery at Stanford, August 2005.

First picture

First picture
2 weeks before he was born ~ we did not know of his defect until he was 4 days old

Day of birth ~ May 10th, 2005

Day of birth ~ May 10th, 2005
4lbs 1oz ~ born at 32 weeks

Day of first surgery ~ July "05

Day of first surgery ~ July "05
"Unifocalization" ~ 9 hours by Dr. Frank Hanley

After first surgery

After first surgery
Chest was open for 4 days ~ hence the gauze on top

Chest was just closed

Chest was just closed
Still on a ventilator (remained on vent for another few weeks)

BiPap mask

BiPap mask
Mask would assist him to breathe in and out

Getting ready for second surgery

Getting ready for second surgery
Waiting for the surgery team to take him off

After second surgery

After second surgery
And still he smiles...

Leaving Stanford after second surgery

Leaving Stanford after second surgery
Happy day ~ Look no oxygen!

Happy Days

Happy Days
So much to be thankful for!
To view more pictures of Matthew while at Stanford, you can expand the year of 2005 by first clicking on the arrow, then the month. He was at Stanford from July thru September of 2005. Matthew was transferred back to Sunrise hospital where he stayed until the end of October 2005.

His second open heart surgery at Stanford was March 16th of 2006.

We've been told he'll need a conduit change, on average, every three years. We are hoping technology will be on our side.

He's our amazing little soldier boy. Our miracle.

Blog Archive

  • ►  2021 (3)
    • ►  October (1)
    • ►  September (2)
  • ►  2019 (4)
    • ►  October (1)
    • ►  February (3)
  • ►  2016 (2)
    • ►  September (2)
  • ►  2013 (17)
    • ►  March (7)
    • ►  February (10)
  • ▼  2012 (11)
    • ▼  November (1)
      • Happy Halloween!
    • ►  October (5)
      • Just chilling out at Grandma and Papa's ...LOL
      • First time in public school.
      • Not enjoying school one bit :/
      • Loves presents :)
      • Chilling at the dentist :)
    • ►  March (1)
      • Cutting some wood w his jet pack :)
    • ►  February (1)
      • No title
    • ►  January (3)
      • Mater Magoo :)
      • P90X
      • P90X buddy
  • ►  2011 (25)
    • ►  December (6)
    • ►  August (1)
    • ►  July (4)
    • ►  May (9)
    • ►  April (5)
  • ►  2010 (26)
    • ►  November (2)
    • ►  September (1)
    • ►  August (10)
    • ►  June (1)
    • ►  April (1)
    • ►  March (7)
    • ►  February (1)
    • ►  January (3)
  • ►  2009 (79)
    • ►  December (3)
    • ►  November (1)
    • ►  October (2)
    • ►  September (4)
    • ►  August (10)
    • ►  July (7)
    • ►  June (5)
    • ►  May (26)
    • ►  April (5)
    • ►  March (5)
    • ►  February (2)
    • ►  January (9)
  • ►  2008 (64)
    • ►  December (6)
    • ►  November (5)
    • ►  October (9)
    • ►  September (6)
    • ►  August (1)
    • ►  July (4)
    • ►  June (2)
    • ►  May (3)
    • ►  April (7)
    • ►  March (5)
    • ►  February (6)
    • ►  January (10)
  • ►  2007 (185)
    • ►  December (13)
    • ►  November (8)
    • ►  October (6)
    • ►  September (10)
    • ►  August (5)
    • ►  July (15)
    • ►  June (8)
    • ►  May (15)
    • ►  April (13)
    • ►  March (23)
    • ►  February (30)
    • ►  January (39)
  • ►  2006 (680)
    • ►  December (76)
    • ►  November (37)
    • ►  October (16)
    • ►  September (36)
    • ►  August (30)
    • ►  July (40)
    • ►  June (29)
    • ►  May (74)
    • ►  April (54)
    • ►  March (153)
    • ►  February (45)
    • ►  January (90)
  • ►  2005 (384)
    • ►  December (80)
    • ►  November (66)
    • ►  October (117)
    • ►  September (89)
    • ►  August (32)

Stories on Matthew

  • CNN special
  • L.V. RJ article 02-08-08
  • Solomon's Choice ~ Health insurance has it's limits.
  • L.V. Sun Article
  • Southwest View
  • L.V. Review Journal Article
  • "I Love" video
  • Matthew's Story on Congenital Heart Information Network
  • KVBC story w/ Beth Fisher

Followers

Contributors

  • Auntie Kim
  • Grandma W
  • Michael
  • Terri@SteelMagnolia