Tonight's picture was taken on my birthday in July of 2009. Mattie, with the help of Peter's parents, created for me this beautiful lighthouse birthday card. In honor of my love for lighthouses. This was a very special gift and moment in time. Of course at the time, I felt overwhelmed with Mattie's diagnosis and care. Now of course knowing what it feels like to lose a child to cancer, I long for the days we were battling cancer together. When I look at this photo, I can see what our living room used to look like. During Mattie's cancer battle, our home looked more like a storage facility, or an unorganized toy warehouse. At times I still get frustrated that I haven't made much progress with organizing Mattie's things. Then I see a photo like this, I realize just how much we have accomplished. Mattie's cancer affected every part of our lives, including our home. Our home really mirrored the toxicity of our lives.
Quote of the day: If you haven't any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart trouble. ~ Bob Hope
Breland Emory's YouTube video, which I posted at the top of Mattie's blog, went viral two days ago. In just this short time period, there have been over 10,000 viewers of this video. In fact, Lauren's mom told me today that Lauren is getting many Bows for Hope requests on her website. People are buying bows from ALL over the world, not just the United States! This speaks to the power of the internet and the creativity of two wonderful teens. We are very proud of Lauren and Breland.
Peter and I did some chores together today, but for the most part we are both under the weather. I am taking all sorts of decongestants but I still feel like my head is floating in fluid and I am very lethargic. I am signing off for today, and hope to feel better tomorrow.
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