Margo Giving Matthew his Treatment

Margo, Matthew�s Respiratory Therapist, worked him over today. She gave him medicines to clear out his lungs, �thumped him� with a rubber cup to break up any mucous, all the while singing �Under the Boardwalk� to him. He seemed to enjoy himself but occasionally looked at me for reassurance that Margo wasn�t crazy. I winked at him, joined in on the serenade, and he took it all in stride.

Dr. Gail Wright came in to talk with us about Matthew�s progress. I asked her about some of the stitches still in his chest and she said she would have Dr. Aziz look at them to see if they could come out. Dr. Ekpoudia in Las Vegas had shown me images of the calcium building up in Matthew�s Kidney�s from the Lasixs (a diuretic) way back on July 9th. He said there was another diuretic, Diuril (sp?), which counteracted the buildup. Dr. Wright told me she would order an ultrasound to see how his kidneys were doing (If you are out there Epay, I haven�t forgotten). Dr. Wright said it wouldn�t be unreasonable to plan for Matthew�s homecoming by the end of September. Any time frame is completely dependant on Matthew�s progress. She also described a possible scenario where Matthew is flown back to Sunrise Hospital in Las Vegas. That way, all our local doctors would know his day to day condition and could determine when he is ready to come home. She was thrilled with the difference 2 weeks had made for Matthew.