Welcome to Matthew's Web Page. It has been provided to keep people updated on Matthew.
Matthew William David Shilling was born on Nov. 17, 1988. He was diagnosed with Krabbes in Sept. of 1990. Everyone remembers Matthew by his bright smiles. :-)
**Matthew became an Angel on December 23rd, 2006. He had just turned 18 on November 17th. Thank you for all the love & prayers you have given our family throughout the years!**
Sorry for the lack of updates. Basically, things are going pretty well. School, school, school....work, work, work.....
My recovery from my tendon release surgery is going well. I got my casts of September 19th and I am now wearing AFO's (leg braces) 24/7. Our (us and the doctor's) goal is to get down to me just having to wear my AFO's at night. Besides school, my life has been pretty calm because of surgery. I can't dance or play any sports yet because of it. I won't be able to start dance until after Christmas at least. But I have found other ways to keep busy. I am going to be a "Big Sister" in the Big Brothers, Big Sisters program. I help out with my church choir that I used to be in. I had my first Homecoming dance back in September. It was really fun! I am starting to like high school a lot. That's really all that's been going on in my life.
My parents are doing well too. My mom is now working 2 jobs as an RN. Even though it's stressful, I think she likes it.
Matthew's 19th birthday will be in here in 2 weeks. This will be his first birthday in Heaven. I don't know if I (or my parents) are emotionally ready for this. I know I'm not. It will be just another reminder that Matthew really is gone. Sometimes it feels like it was just yesterday that he died and sometimes it feels like a long time. I wanted to share with you lyrics to a song by one of my favorite groups, Aly & AJ. The song is really about a breakup, but I think this verse fits our situation:
"On the subject of you bein gone forever I still can't believe it, I can't see it I should just stop counting days. On the topic of the future Wouldn't it be nice to leave it open-ended And Pretend it could go either way....." -"If I Could Have You Back" by Aly & AJ
I think anyone that has ever lost someone close to them could relate to that and know those feelings.
Well, that's enough of an update for now. Thanks for reading. Please keep our family in your prayers in the coming weeks and months as we deal with Matthew's birthday and death day. Thank you so much for always thinking of our family! Also please pray for all kids who suffer with Krabbe and other illnesses and the families of all the Angels. They need your prayers everyday.
I will try to update again soon. Probably on Matthew's birthday. Please sign the guestbook to let us know you were here. Thanks!
Gob bless You!
Love and Prayers, Marissa, Angel Matthew and family
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