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By DIANE AMES
‘Matthew, it’s so great to see you,’ I started. ‘We have been waiting to say hello.’
I paused for a moment to let it sink in, and continued. ‘You have been really unwell, and you’ve been in hospital for twelve days.’
I could see his eyebrows lift with surprise, as if to say, Really?
I walked through exactly what had happened, in sequence. I told him that he had become progressively worse after being admitted to hospital.
‘The doctors had to do some operations. The first was to clean the area where you had the rash on your left arm, but you still became worse. You were continuing to deteriorate. Your arm had stopped working and had died, so we had to make the hard decision to amputate your left arm.’
I told him that the doctors and nurses had been doing everything they could to save his life.
‘On the Saturday, it looked like we were going to lose you, and the kids came in to say goodbye. We all came in to say goodbye.’
‘The only option to save you was to remove your remaining arm and legs, otherwise you were going to die.’
I was looking for a reaction to that, but Matthew simply nodded. He seemed to accept what I had told him.
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I read the book, it's amazing!
I saw this family on TV. This man is the most inspirational person I have ever seen, and whenever I need a kick in the emotional butt, I think of him and his amazing attitude. And I smile.