Matt is still hanging in there. He is still sleeping off & on all day. His cramping & pain haven't gotten any better. His painful hiccups are alittle less often but they still come back several times a day. He is absolutely exhausted & I know he needs rest bit he isn't getting the right kind of rest since he don't sleep long at all. Even at night he has to sit up on the edge of the bed several times to relieve pain. We still need lots of prayers. 

From the looks of it he is going to be off work even longer then we thought so financially it's going to make us struggle more & longer. I'm keeping faith that he will eventually be able to return to work. He mentally & physically needs to be able to have that. 

Matt had a rough evening & night. He woke up alittle this morning but wasn't awake very long before he went back to bed. Last night he had alot of bad stomach cramps. I know he is happier at home but its so hard because he don't have the same pain management that he has in the hospital. Even in the hospital they had trouble managing his pain so pills at home are not cutting it. He needs to be able to rest so he can heal.  He is sleeping a lot but its not productive sleep. Its more naps like a newborn baby. He is trying hard not to be snappy but when you are in pain it keeps ya in a miserable mood. I did bring our other great dane Summer home last night so maybe some snuggle time with her will help him relax. Its hard to balance his needs & our daughter Alyssa's needs plus get anything done around the house. She is only 9 & all she wants is her normal life back with healthy daddy. Please keep praying for all of us. Especially Matt & Alyssa! 

Please keep sharing & thank you for everything everyone has already done to help us!

Matt is doing alright at home. The nurses have called to check on him. He is extremally exhausted & naps a lot during the day the day. Unfortunately he is in more pain at night so he don't sleep very long. His hiccups keep coming back which are very painful for him. He twitches in his sleep all night which he has never done before. He is still losing weight & not able to at much. He loves being able to snuggle with Alyssa in the evening. He likes to sit on the porch & watch his chickens run around the yard. It is the little things in life that you have to hold onto. He has a long way to go before he can have his liver surgery. The doctors said it could be in as little as 2 weeks but could be more then likely be closer to 6 weeks & even longer if he has more issues. He will be out of work till at least after the new year but even then we don't know if he will be able to return at all especially if the biopsy results are not good. This is all very hard to swallow for all of us. He has been so active & always doing stuff. Our daughter Alyssa is so used to him being able to do or fix anything. Her 10th birthday is November 1st & that is always a huge milestone in life. she will finally be double digits. She is already asking if her daddy will be in the hospital on her birthday. It breaks our heart to imagine him being in the hospital for her special day but its also a blessing that he is still here & fighting! This waiting game is horrible. I have always been the one to make things work out. I fix the problems but I can't fix this. Hopefully his pain will decrease & we can both get a good nights rest soon. 

Thank you to everyone who is following, sharing, praying & donating. 

Thank you to everyone who has shared & sent prayer & donations. We greatly appreciate it.

After some serious & scary talks with the team of doctors they agreed to let Matt come home to heal some before his liver surgery. I am very nervous but he is much happier being able to be with our kids, pets & sleeping in our bed. I will be monitoring him at home, doing several vitals daily & the team will be checking in with me on his progress. If he has any fevers, issues that new worse or different he will have to go straight back to the hospital. He is able to eat small amounts of food at a time. He is able to take all his antibiotics & other medications in pill form now. He will have to go back for more bloodwork & testing to make sure everything is going ok but as long as his daily vitals are good they can let him do that as out patient so he can stay at home as much as possible. He will have to be admitted again for his liver surgery & possibly other surgeries for his pancreas or other organs that have ben effected by his pancreas leaking. He still has his pancreas leaking, an enlarged heart, fluid around lungs, abscess from pancreatic enzymes, his mass Julio, low liver functions, weakness, shortness of breath, fatigue & a few things but hopefully him being happy at home will make him heal faster!

Thank you to everyone who has donated & for all the prayers!

Not alot to update for today. We are stuck in a waiting game where time is our enemy. They do want to get him to a point that he can be stable enough to go home while we wait a few weeks or so for his liver surgery. He has to meet certain criteria to go home but they are working to get him there. I'm not going to lie. I am terrified to take him home knowing how fast things can change with all of the issues he has going on. He still won't be able to be alone but I would have alittle more help with him so hopefully I can work some. He will still have to have the liver surgery & possibly pancreas surgery but none of that can happen for awhile. He isn't out of the woods. We need more prayers then ever.