Hospital Sunday + Chemo Round Nine

This weekend was a rough one for Matthew.  Last Thursday, even though he was in pain and a wheel chair, the crazy kid still went to his volleyball game against Highland. It was an exciting game because it was a nail biter, and Gilbert was able to pull out the win. On Friday, he really wanted to go to the assembly at the school, so mom took him and dropped him off at 8:10AM and he was gone all day in his wheel chair. He was able to see all of his friends, go to seminary, and still go to volleyball practice. When he got home around 6:30 he was exhausted, so he laid around all night. On Saturday he was in a lot of pain and slept through almost the entire day.  Sunday he was in even more pain. It's hard for my parents to move him around because his joints are so sore and swollen.  He got a bloody nose on Sunday and ended up in the hospital late that afternoon needing platelets. Mom said he was even throwing up blood at home before they took him to the hospital. Once he was at the hospital, he ended up getting a fever and needing an antibiotic. They also gave him a chest X-ray because his blood pressure was high. Dad told them that it is high because he hates the hospital so much that it makes him anxious.  They wanted to keep him in the hospital, but we all know that would mean he will be there for as long as they want to keep him, so dad said refused. He told them that he was going to take him home so T could do his chemo in the clinic. The hospital made dad sign paperwork stating that it was against the hospital's advice for dad to take Matthew, but he knows what is best for Matthew. They got home around 12:30AM.

Matthew made it to the clinic Monday morning and he was happy to be there.  They are so good to him there and he loves everyone so much because they take such great care of him. They are all sincerely invested in his health and happiness. He is now sleeping his week away having chemo and hoping that it will do it's job and knock out this pain.