Just talked to Matt's mom earlier and his next brace has been taken off so no serious injury to the upper part of his spine. They're looking over the c-scans a section at a time and now reviewing the mid section and lower part of his back. He's still in ICU and on a respirator but the IV's have been removed. Things seem to be progressing and he should be in a regular room tonight or tomorrow.

For those that don't know Matt was involved in a serious accident while photographing a race event over the weekend. He has been coherant since the incident and talking as much as possible with a tube down his throat. Both his legs were broken and had a 5 hour surgery saturday night to put rods and pins in. He has a broken rib and a few major cuts on his head and requiring staples and stiches. The surgery went fine but had a few breathing complications and issues with lungs and kidneys putting him into ICU. He was fighting the neck brace last night so it's great that is off and so far he's barreling through it the best he can.

Once he gets into a room then people can visit, send cards, etc. As of right now they can't recieve anything because they have no place to put it....a fruit basket they had been given disapeared from the waiting room while his parents were visiting Matt this morning. Remember, it's Grady hospital.