Wednesday, March 7, 2012Tonight's picture was taken in October of 2002. Mattie was six months old and graduated to a high chair. By that point he no longer fit in his car seat (which was his desired place to eat)! In this photo, Mattie was featured with yams all over his face! His favorite things to eat back then were yams, butternut squash, peas, and baby oatmeal! In fact, Mattie loved oatmeal SO much that everyday of his healthy life he ate a bowl of oatmeal for breakfast. This was what he wanted and requested and whenever we travelled with us always came packets of instant oatmeal!
Quote of the day: Hope has two beautiful daughters - their names are anger and courage; anger at the way things are, and courage to see that they do not remain the way they are. ~ St. Augustine
I love St. Augustine's quote and I relate to it very much, because since Mattie's death I would say that I do carry two "beautiful daughters" around with me wherever I go. Some days anger is more prevalent and other days courage supersedes. Lately however, as I try to figure out my own health circumstances, anger, fear, and sadness can take over.
I worked rather intensely for hours this morning, barely moving from the computer. As some of my faithful readers may remember, I was connected last week with Dr. Jimmie Holland. Jimmie is a psychiatrist at Memorial Sloan-Kettering and is considered the mother of psycho-oncology. I reached back out to Jimmie and not only is she attending our Symposium, but will now be speaking at it as well. It is a wonderful honor to have such a pioneer in the field coming to our event.
The of rest the afternoon I spent visiting with Celina. Celina is my hairstylist, and her husband and her sister also work in her salon. Over the years, I have gotten to know Celina's family. I met Celina before Mattie was born! Celina and her husband not only run a successful salon in DC, but they are very generous and charitable individuals. On March 31, they are holding a reception at their salon to raise money for the Mattie Miracle Cancer Foundation. I will be sending out details soon, but if my readers want to attend, the event will run from 7-10pm. Celina's husband, Eugenio, told me today that his intention is to host this fundraiser every year for us. It is hard to know what to say to this incredible gesture, but this is a couple that deeply wants to help people and give back to their community. Needless to say, when I visit the salon, it is a very positive experience for me because in a way it is like having a complete change of venue for two hours. In fact when Celina cuts my hair, I literally close my eyes and try to tune everything out around me. Something that I really need to do.
Tomorrow is another full day. In the morning, I see yet another doctor to consult with him about the possibility of a biopsy and then in the afternoon, I will be back at Georgetown University Hospital for a follow up MRI. As always I appreciate all your good thoughts!
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