Hello all,  The week of the 17th was very busy for us.  Lisa and I did take Matt in to see Dr Lobats and we all learned alot and were very pleased at the outcome.  The doctor did have alot to say with regards to Matt condition and did have some ideas for treatments from here on out.  We have work to do to get this started and we have been busy getting things together for the next steps.  The doctor with his assessment of Matt, medical records, and a report from Spencer that is complete, is going to put together a report that we will be taking to Kaiser so they can preform a CAT Scan andan EEG.  With those results we will go back to Dr. Lobats for his take on Matt’s physical condition now compared to where he was and make a move from there.  He also made a couple of other suggestions that I have also been working on with another out of network medical group to get Matt off the coumadin medication that according to notes in his files should have been monitored and assessed at the 6 month mark and according to 3 medical doctors outside of Kaiser network that have reviewed Matt’s case are all saying Matt should no longer be on coumadin for his own safety.  Hopefully with a few more phone calls this will all be resolved in the next week or two and we can continue to move forward.  In regards to Matt seeing Waleed, that didn’t happen.  The reason being that Waleeds fees are more than we can handle at this time so Spencer consulted with Waleed and they both thought it best at this point for Spencer to continue this therapy with a little more of Waleed’s input from the outside and get Matt to a level that would benefit Matt the most from Waleed’s week of intense therapy, I understand that to be 6 hours a day for 5 days straight minimum.  Hopefully in that time my leg will be healed up enough where I can get back to work full time and Matt’s therapy fund will have been replenished so we can afford to continue Matt’s therapy.

That brings me to the next important issue.  WE NEED GOLFERS and donations for the upcoming “2nd Annual Matt Ruiz Golf Tournament”!  It’s getting close and at this point golf sign-ups are really light.  Maderas Golf Club charges a fee for each golfer playing and we need a minimum 72 players or 18 four-sums to break even.  We’re about 15% there.  Maderas is supposed to be helping with the promotion of this event but at this time it doesn’t sound like they have come up with any firm commitments so please help.  Tell friends, relatives, business associates, it’s for a good cause, it’s for Matt, to bring him back.  As family we can do so much but we need the professionals, Spencer, Dr. Lobats, Waleed and continued speech and cognition professionals, equipment and that all costs money.  Any way you can help we will be forever grateful.  Thank you all so much for your continued support.

FOR INFORMATION ABOUT —>   ”2ND ANNUAL MATT RUIZ GOLF TOURNAMENT”  —->   SIGN UP FORMS please scroll down to the “JULY 31″ Blog Posting.  At the bottom click on the attachment and you can easily print the form for the tournament that has the date time and breakdown of the days events and Lindsey Smiths contact information if you would like to speak to someone directly.

Thanks again,

Mario & Lisa

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