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Team Mattman: Because Even Cancer Fears The Dark Updates regarding Matthew’s fight against testicular cancer 💜

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03/25/2026

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream because Matthew’s scan is ALL CLEAR!! 🍦🎉💜

03/23/2026

Hi friends! It’s been a while since we’ve had to use this page! Wanted to let you all know that Matthew has a CT scan this morning at 9 am and a follow up appointment with the oncologist on Thursday. We would appreciate any prayers and good vibes you can send his way for a clear scan and to calm his anxious heart 💜

11/04/2025

the results are in!!! scans came back ALL CLEAR!! 🥹💜🦇

11/02/2025

Hi all! Wanted to share that Mattman has his 3 month follow up CT scan tomorrow morning at 9 a.m. He’s feeling some scanxiety, so we’d really appreciate any prayers and positive thoughts for a clear scan and calm nerves. We’re hoping to hear back within the week and will keep you posted. He also has a follow up oncology appointment on 11/24. Thank you all for the love and support 💜

10/29/2025

We lost a member of Team Mattman yesterday. Katie Strobel left this world after a courageous 3 year battle with metastatic breast cancer. Katie was diagnosed at just 28 years old, and her strength and positivity has been inspiring. She shared every part of her journey with honesty, turning her raw experiences into advocacy. Through it all, she kept her sense of humor and unbeatable spirit.

I (Jessie) met Katie during my time at UNCG, where we worked together as orientation leaders. Though we mainly stayed in touch through social media over the years, I’ve followed her journey closely since she shared her diagnosis a few years ago. When Matthew was diagnosed, I reached out to her and she met me with empathy and understanding. She offered support and validated some complicated feelings I was having. She reached back out again this year, after Matthew’s recurrence, still offering ways to help as she was fighting her own battle. She even got herself a Team Mattman shirt and I cannot put into words what that meant to us.

Katie is the definition of a fighter and I feel lucky to have known her in a small capacity. Katie leaves behind her husband and three young children. Please keep her family and everyone who loved her in your prayers 🩷

08/12/2025

🎉 2 FOR 2! 🎉

Today brought not one, but TWO big pieces of good news!

Ultrasound: Clear - No evidence of testicular mass or torsion
CT scan: Clear - No evidence of metastatic disease in the chest, abdomen, or pelvis (!!!!!!!!)

We are breathing the biggest sigh of relief!! The waiting has been excruciating. We feel so grateful for our amazing medical team and the support from all of you!

We have a follow-up appointment with Dr. Ennever on Monday about next steps. Here’s to more good days ahead and keeping this streak going! 💜🦇

08/11/2025

Still waiting on results for the ultrasound and CT scan from last week BUT look at this funny picture of Matthew and how his facial hair is growing back!!! There’s even a little salt and pepper in there 😍

We will post an update on scans when we get them 💜

08/04/2025

Hi Team Mattman!🦇 It’s hard to believe it’s already been over a month since Matthew finished chemo!

This week is a big one. Matthew has an ultrasound tomorrow (Tuesday) at 2 p.m. and a CT scan on Wednesday at 9 a.m. We’re really hoping both come back clear. If everything looks good, he’ll likely stay in the surveillance, which means continued monitoring through regular scans.

Physically, the past few weeks have been pretty positive. He’s slowly starting to feel more like himself again. He gets tired more easily than before and still gets some waves of nausea, but overall he’s doing well. We’ve been trying to go out and do things when he’s been feeling well to get some normalcy back into our lives. Being back at work has also been good for him!

That said, the upcoming scans have been weighing heavily on him, and he’s been feeling anxious. It’s a tough mental state to be in because he is constantly worrying if every ache or feeling means something more. The uncertainty can be exhausting. We’re holding onto hope and praying that the results bring good news.

We’d be so grateful for your prayers and positive thoughts this week. We’ll share any updates as soon as we have them 💜

07/13/2025

Been meaning to share these photos from Matthew’s final week of chemo, but time kept getting away from me!

Matthew officially finished chemo on June 27th, and it truly was one of the best days of our lives. His mom and sister came to sit with him during treatment and he rang the bell to mark the end of treatment. My mom drove over three hours just to be there for that moment. Afterward, we did a drive by past our workplace, Smart Choice, where our amazing coworkers were outside wearing their Mattman shirts, cheering him on. When we got home, we found that my sister-in-law Christina had broken in to decorate the house with balloons, banners, streamers, candy, and even a “whimsical puke bucket” 😂 The whole day was filled with so much love, support, and celebration. It’s a memory we’ll never forget!

As special as that day was, chemo doesn’t stop affecting you when treatment ends, and the repercussions hit him hard. I shared about how we had that scary night where he passed out in the kitchen the day after he finished. In the days following that, Matthew was throwing up daily, sometimes multiple times a day, and when he wasn’t sick, he was battling constant nausea and exhaustion. We tried everything to get ahead of it, but this final round really took a toll. He went in to get fluids at the oncology office twice that week, which helped a bit.

By July 4th, he started to feel somewhat more like himself again, but it’s been a rollercoaster. Some days he wakes up feeling normal, only to be hit with sudden waves of nausea. He’s slowly improving, but still tires easily and has to take it things slow to avoid getting sick.

He heads back to work tomorrow, which feels bittersweet. I’m glad he’ll regain some normalcy, but it’s hard not to feel anxious about it. I just want him to be okay and not push himself too hard.

His next scan is scheduled for August 6th. We’re trying to stay positive, but the scanxiety is very real. Matthew is hyper aware of every part of his body, which can make waiting for the next scan a little more stressful.

There’s still a journey ahead as we figure out what our new normal looks like. This experience has changed us both. Please continue to keep us in your thoughts and prayers in these coming weeks. We’re so grateful for all the love and support 💜

06/29/2025

We wanted to make you all aware of a very scary night we had last night.

Matthew hadn’t been feeling well all day with nausea and fatigue, which is expected after finishing up chemo. He was leaning over the sink in our kitchen about to throw up and said he felt light headed. I asked if he could make it to the bathroom, and he nodded. I was helping him toward it when he suddenly grabbed the counter, looked at me, and began to collapse. I caught him and guided him to the floor, making sure his head didn’t hit anything.

His face and lips turned white, his eyes got really wide, and then started to roll back. I called 911 and did my best to keep him awake and breathing. The fire department arrived first, followed by paramedics. He was more conscious by the time they showed up, so they tried to sit him up and in a chair but he felt light headed again so they laid him back on the ground. They put him on a stretcher and he was taken by ambulance to Wesley Long Hospital. They let me know that he was stable enough that they did not need to transfer him with lights and sirens.

I was so traumatized that I had a panic attack and could not drive myself. I texted my friends Sarah and Peyton, who live nearby, and asked if they could drive me. They didn’t even hesitate and were at my house within five minutes to take me to the hospital.

We arrived right behind the ambulance, and seeing Matthew wave at me from the stretcher was such a huge relief. After about 15 minutes, I was able to be with him, and his parents arrived shortly after.

At the ER, they ran blood work, an EKG, a chest scan, and checked his vitals. Everything came back clear. The doctors believe it was a vasovagal episode which basically means a sudden drop in heart rate and blood pressure that can cause fainting. There’s a lot of factors that could have caused it, possibly dehydration or his body still processing the chemo. He was feeling better in the ER and was much more himself. He did not have shoes on when he got taken in the ambulance, so the ER gave him some grippy socks and flops that he could not get on properly. That gave us all a much needed laugh. They gave him fluids and a potassium tablet and discharged us around 2 a.m.

He’s doing better today for the most part. Still nauseous but no signs of being light headed. We’re focusing on keeping him hydrated and taking it slow when he gets up or walks around. We have an appointment at the oncologist office tomorrow at 9 a.m. to get his white blood cell booster shot and fluids.

It was the scariest night of my life. In the moment, I was not sure if he had passed out, was having a seizure, or having a heart attack and I was about to lose him. I’m so thankful he’s okay, but it was a harsh reminder that even though treatment is behind us, we’re not entirely out of the woods yet.

We would deeply appreciate any continued prayers and positive thoughts 💜

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