I know im probably late, but I wanted to say v8tec is with you!

Tim C

I hope things work out, me speaking for the members of v8tec.com sends out are wishes for a full and speedy recovery. He will be in our prayers. I hope he has a full 100% recovery.

mike

I will pray for you guys and your bro. I dont know much of what to say but nontheless my love, hope and prayers for your family- Tommy

Update?!?

Matt
 

He will be in my prayers Josh. Tell your Dad to hang tough and give him all the support he needs. maui296 Ken

Well I talked to my mom this morning and she said that the doctor had just been there. He's breathing a little on his own even with the parilitic drugs:). He's taking one more extra breath than the resparator. They started to ween him off the parilitic drugs this morning and are going to monitor the pressure in his brain. If he does well they are going to start taking him off some of the the sedation. They had just taken him down for a different type of brain scan when I called, I'll give you a update on what come out there.

As for the brain damage.....doctors know a lot but they don't know every thing, and they've had patients surprize them. Can anybody give me any info on how much they can teach the right side of his brain to do? Can he learn how to talk or walk again?

I just want my Matt back, we agravate the snot out of each other, but I love him so much.

But through all of this I honesty believe in my heart that God won't allow him to die on us.

I'll keep you guys updated at much as I can, but I'm prob. gonna stay when I head down tommrow. I'll prob be down there for 2-4 days, before I come home.

Prayin hard,
Josh, aka the tireburner

jeez dude i hope that he gets better.:(

That sounds like some good news, and some not so good news. But you know what, he is improving...and doctors are only PRACTICING medicine. Meaning they do not know everything, even the things they tell you as fact may not be. As far as severe brain damage...It may be, but it may not be. You will only know for sure when you know, not when some doctor speculates that he will.

I'm not in the medical industry at all, but I have heard of many wonderful recovery stories, and I am praying that I can add this one to the list!!!!!

Keep strong for your family, and most of all for yourself and your brother.

Dave

Josh, man, Im in Streamwood, IL right now and I just got internet access, otherwise, I wouldve replied earlier. I will pray for Matt and his FULL recovery. I hate to hear stuff like this, man. Really sorry for you and your family. Really hope you Matt pulls through this.

Thanks guys, I really apreciate all the prayers. Just keep it up. Today they put in a trak(sp?) tube, to reduce the posabilty of infection and phemoina(sp?)

Wow Josh im so sorry to hear that. I wish i coulda been in town to help you out :( Of course i wouldnt really know what to do.

Im not really the religious type but ill be thinking of Matt and your family.

Hang in there man!!

Later,
Nick

My prayers are with u
 

My prayers are with u...just hang in there cuz God makes miracles and this could be 1

josh, if this help's, once when i was at v.a. i talked to a nam vet, who got shot 11 time's :eek: , one took out the motor skill's side of his brain, he said , he couldnt do anything for month's, then one day the other side of his brain took over, he can walk, talk, everything now, so take that as good new's, still praying for matt, cya bud, hang in there, marty.

Well guys I've got some good news:)

First of all the doctors aren't really worried about survival anymore, more like damage now. The doctor also said that there was another part of the brain that could control speach. Also the damage on my little brother's brain was on the left side which is bad because he's right handed...you would rather the damage be on the non-domonate side. But the doctor asked what hand he started using as a baby and it was his left hand not his right, so the left side of his brain isn't completly domanate. Also my sister-in-law side that you could literly see how much better he looked from the 1pm visit to the 5pm visit.

I'd like to thank you guys for you prayers, they're starting to work:) But still keep praying for us.

Prayin hard,
Josh, aka the tireburner

That is good news Josh, It looks like the worst is over:)

GREAT NEWS!
 

Thats great to hear Josh, You have too many people thinking of you and praying for you for Matt too go anyway but up! We appreciate the updates...I'm sure its hard for you to do, and we are all concerned. Thanks for keeping us up w/ his progress, and hang in there! Your positive outlook is something that will keep be a definenite plus! :D Have a great day! Christine :)

Good news travels fast
 

Josh:

Great news about Matt. Prayers are answered and miracles do happen.

A slight word of caution; Matt may never be quite 'the same' after a brain trauma of this magnitude but a full recovery is quite possible and I believe that will happen.

Thanks for keeping us informed. We're with you and Matt 100% and the prayers and hopes of a lot of people are going out every day in Matt's behalf. Hang in there.

Well I talked to my mom a few min. ago and the doctor wasn't as optamisc sounding today.....his body temp. has gone down(don't know how much) and the blood supply to his brain is not as much as they thought it was.

It sounds like everything is going in the right direction :D

I really don't know about the deal with his body temp, but if you look at what you and your family were facing just a few days ago, and how things are looking now, I think you would agree that it is looking much better. It sounds like you and the family are really keeping strong and together, this is exactly what you bro needs right now. Good job!!!

As far as the right and left brain things, don't dwell on any limitations your bro MIGHT have, just focus your efforts and thoughts on getting him better.

Just from this site he's getting a lot of positive thoughts and prayers.

Stay strong, and thanks for the updates.

Well it looks like the blood supply to some parts of his brain isn't good. The doctors have sceduled a meeting tommrow at noon, where we can sit down with all the doctors and ask questions, exc.

We have also set up a web site for Matt, I should be updated every night, but it still has yesterday's update up. The address is www.mattgressett.com Please sign the message book so that my parents know you are thinking of Matt and them.