"Healthy citizens are the greatest asset any country can have." ~ Winston Churchill
To all our devoted blog readers and supporters, this is Peter, as I am filling in for Vicki tonight. Vicki is not feeling well, so she asked me to put up a simple posting and tell everyone she will be back tomorrow. I think it's a combination of working too hard, stress and too much to do that has knocked her back tonight, so in preparation for this weekend's activities she is taking a night off. Again, my apologies for the shortened blog, but Vicki will be back tomorrow not to fear!
The picture above was taken in February 2009, and you can tell it was taken by me (given Mattie's look). The picture was taken after midnight on that day as Mattie and I had worked most of the afternoon and into the evening, on assembling the house, which today, is still assembled and stands in our living room as one of the few physical reminders that we had a son, and another life and so much hope and promise at some point. Mattie and I spent so many hours filling in the time between treatments, medications, pump resets and tests, by just trying to be normal and by doing normal father-son things. I unfortunately, no longer have those chances to do the normal things any more. I miss those days, I miss my buddy, and I miss just being a daddy to someone so very special.
The good news is that Vicki is doing better tonight but she needs a well deserved break, but do not fear, she will be back, in force, tomorrow to continue the story. Thank you for coming to the blog, for reading, for continuing to come back, and for caring.... it means more than you know.
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