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UpdateFor the latest update on Matt Johnson condition caringbridge.org
A Fund has been set up at Wells Fargo Bank. If you’d like to help out financially, please go to any Wells Fargo Branch to donate. Checks must be made out to the Matt Johnson Family Benefit Fund. | |
Memorial service for Matt Johnson Sept. 9 in MarysvilleThe memorial service for Matt Johnson will be held at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, September 9 at the family's church, Marysville Church of the Nazarene, located at 8240 64th Street NE in Marysville, WA. 98270. Matt died Thursday, September 4 in UW Medical Center. He was diagnosed in March with Myelodysplastic Syndrome. He was 34 years old. His wife Jackie wrote this entry in their Caring Bridge Web site: Matt took his last breath today at 3:16 p.m. I was laying with him in his hospital bed. He was so peaceful. Our last few minutes alone together I will cherish in my heart and mind forever. Matt's miracle was not the miracle that we had so desired, but IS the miracle of eternal life. He was quiet in his faith, but loved the Lord and lived by example to others. He was a man of integrity and well respected by all that knew him. He is now disease free and with God. He would have never chosen to leave us so soon. Our desire was to raise our children and grow old together. My heart is so heavy and the pain is beyond any words that I can come up with. I struggle to make sense of it, but am just so thankful for the life we shared together. He was a gift to me from above. Thank you for all the prayers and support. And...thank you for walking this journey with us. Jackie More than $45K raised at fundraiser for Matt Johnson
posted 05/19/2008
Matt is in the hospital and started his chemo therapy just before 11 p.m. Saturday night, May 17. Jackie writes on their Caring Bridge Web site "We are visualizing the chemo attacking the bad cells and destroying them. We are visualizing our God sitting over the bed with us...we know He is." Donor found for Matt Johnsonposted 05/03/2008 Johnson started his preparation for the bone marrow transplant with a physical and another blood transfusion on Thursday May 1. Until the point of beginning chemo on May 17, he'll be in and out Fred Hutchison with various tests. They'll be continuing with physical testing and provide education regarding food safety and what will be expected after the transplant which is tentatively scheduled for May 23. More good news is that instead of a six-day chemo regime for Matt, three days out patient and three days in the hospital, they’ve been told that he will NOT need to be hospitalized for the last half of the chemo or for the three weeks after transplant. Instead, the chemo will be a five day course, which will be easier on him, during which time he and Jackie will be at a condo close to the hospital they had to rent in the event he needs to go in and out of the hospital during that time. Update on Matt JohnsonMatt Johnson and his wife Jackie received "some GREAT news! Although Matt's HLA typing is still not 100 percent complete, the doctors are able to confidently say that Matt has a "common" bone marrow type. This means that a donor match should be able to be identified" The couple, both Friday Harbor High School graduates, have a WEB SITE which has the latest information about his battle with Myelodysplastic Syndrome, a rare blood disease. A bone marrow transplant is needed. He has health but the transplant will far exceed the limit. A Fund has been set up at Wells Fargo Bank. If you’d like to help out financially, please go to any Wells Fargo Branch to donate. Checks must be made out to the Matt Johnson Family Benefit Fund. More than 300 sign up for donor registry during
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