A Dream, A Fighter - Meet Matthew

A couple have waited 10 years to adopt a little one and finally had their prayers answered when little Matthew was born on June 1st and weighed in at 5 lbs 11 oz and 19 in.. On June 4th Matthew was air-lifted to IWK in Halifax. As I learn more, I will share with you. I have a month plus to catch up on, so it may take me a day or so to read fully through the email chains that are being forwarded to me:

"Date: Sat, 5 Jun 2010 04:20:31 -0300
Subject: update from the IWK
Hey folks,
Matthew is doing well. He is stable, happy and comfortable. He arrived at the IWK around 1 am where we were waiting for him. We were with him and the people looking after him for about 2 hours. A pediatric cardiologist, Dr. Wong, did another echo of his heart. He told us that Matthew's case is complicated. He also seemed optimistic about his prognosis. He will, however, need surgery. The only question is when this will happen. It may be in the next 7 days or in a few months. If we do wait for a few months we will bring Matthew home and life will look somewhat normal until the surgery. From what they see right now this isn't a case of leaving him hooked up to crazy machines for months. That is very encouraging.
The next step for the little guy is more tests. They will inject some contrast material (like a dye) into his veins which will give Dr. Wong a better picture of what things inside look like as he wasn't able to see things as clearly as he would like during the echo. This will help to tell him when the surgery will be needed.
Michelle and I are doing fairly well considering. We have seen God at work in the little things which gives us confidence in the bigger things. We are staying in a comfortable room at the IWK for the weekend and we will move to the Ronald McDonald House next week. Everyone has been great and we are very thankful for the people God has placed to care for Matthew.
Please pray for Matthew's continued stability, specifically the oxygen level in his blood. Also, that each of the doctors involved will be able to find out all of the things that are wrong.
I'll send along more info as it is available". Dad & Mom


I used to work with Matthew's dad.  I know from experience how tiresome and stressful waiting word from NeoNatal Intensive Care Unit is, please pray for this new family.