Home

Everything went really well last night and by 7:30 am we were going over the discharge information.  Matthew slept well last night.  Overnight the local anesthetic wore off and this morning he could again feel his toes and had some slight pain in the area of the incision/stitches, but the pain is mild.

I left Matthew to enjoy his breakfast while I headed back to the Ronald MacDonald House to help Rob pack up and clean the room and then we returned to pick him up.

He was pretty excited about the nice comfy wheelchair blanket we got him.

It took a little bit for him to get comfortable in the van. His feet will begin to hurt if they are not elevated above his heart, so sitting up for a longer period of time was not the best for them.  But after an early lunch he zonked out for the majority of the ride home.

He's happy to be home and back in his own bed.  He joined us at the table for supper, but by the end was asking to go back to bed as his feet began to hurt again ... so for the next few days he'll be vegging in his bed, keeping those feet up so they don't swell and they don't hurt.

His sisters put the money for his pink and purple casts in the balloons above his bed, so he's going to have to pop the balloon to see if they paid him correctly. 🤯

It is such a blessing to see Matthew cheerful and energetic, wanting to do as much as he can on his own, but also realizing his limits and using caution.   We are so thankful that everything has gone so smoothly thus far and pray that things continue in this manner.