Matt has been moved from the Intensive Care Unit to the Rehabilitation Unit of the hospital. His catheter has been removed and he is off all sedatives. Currently, he has post-traumatic amnesia and is at Stage 4 of TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury).
Stage 4 includes the following symptoms:
-Confusion and agitation
-Hypersensitivity to all stimuli
-Possible delusions and hallucinations
-peforms motor activites, but behavior isn't necessarily purposeful
The physical and speech therapists were in to visit him today. His shoulder is hurting him, but it appears to only be bruised and painful; nothing is broken. During his speech therapy, Matt was able to remember the bike he was riding when he crashed, he recalled his mom, dad, brother and sister, and he knew the current year (2008). However, he thinks the month is March, he tried drinking out of the urinal, and he thinks Jenn is his girlfriend. That should be a good laugh for later! Matt also succesfully ate a popscicle and even fed himself a couple of bites with his spoon.
The doctors stated that he is making really good progress, but he will more than likely be in rehab for 6 weeks or so.
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Ryan Tobler, Grandma, Matt, Greg Pankewicz
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Hey Man! How ya doin cowboy????
hey dude im prayin to god for you man
you got me real worried when i heard what happened, it got me pretty shaken up.
but Me and nick and Israel and everybody back home are wishin the best for ya man
so is my mom and tony they were pretty stunned too when we found out...
any ways, most important, I hope YOUR doin ok i cant imagine how it is for you man
I LOVE YA SIR, ILL BE CHECKIN IN DAILY! ;D
see ya man
ps. every body in matt's family i love ya and i hope i see ya soon!! ;)
Dear Tracy and Rich and family,
Scotty just called us, we are heart sick to hear what happened. Matt and you all are in our prayers. We will get Scotty out to you ASAP.
Please tell Matt that Dru and Terry
send their love and hugs.
Our number is 386-523-8178
hey man
hope things are gettin better
ive been thinkin about you all day dude
hope your feelin alright
i saw the pictures of you in the hospital
didn't make me feel too good
anyways, ill keep checkin the site for updates
-later man
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