Friday, March 27, 2015
Tonight's picture was taken in March of 2009. Mattie was at the opening reception of the children's art gallery at the hospital. There were all sorts of activities and the volunteer musicians from the hospital came to entertain the kids. As you can see Mattie was right in the mix and he had a booklet that they gave him to try to sing along. In a way all the volunteers knew Mattie because they saw him every week. When you live at the hospital and get all your treatments on an inpatient basis, this familiarity is bound to happen.
Quote of the day: Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much. ~ Blaise Pascal
I spent another day glued to the computer working on developing the Foundation's Walk website. While working today, I received this adorable photo through email. This cute duckie flower arrangement is for a little girl's birthday party which is being celebrated this weekend. The little girl's name is Gigi and her uncle is Brandon, Mattie's big buddy from Georgetown. Mattie and Brandon were diagnosed with cancer around the same time in 2008, and despite their significant age differences, they became good friends. Brandon really looked out for Mattie and was a dedicated friend to Mattie until the end. In fact, the day Mattie died, Brandon came to the hospital and sat with us. It wasn't easy for a young teenager at the time to sit in a room with a dead friend! But Brandon did it! Brandon and his family come to every Foundation Walk as well. Today's photo was sent to me by Brandon's sister, Ashley. She wanted me to know that as she created Gigi's centerpiece, she put in two butterflies in honor of Mattie. Why?? Because Mattie and Gigi share the SAME birthday..... April 4th!
Tonight's picture was taken in March of 2009. Mattie was at the opening reception of the children's art gallery at the hospital. There were all sorts of activities and the volunteer musicians from the hospital came to entertain the kids. As you can see Mattie was right in the mix and he had a booklet that they gave him to try to sing along. In a way all the volunteers knew Mattie because they saw him every week. When you live at the hospital and get all your treatments on an inpatient basis, this familiarity is bound to happen.
Quote of the day: Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much. ~ Blaise Pascal
I spent another day glued to the computer working on developing the Foundation's Walk website. While working today, I received this adorable photo through email. This cute duckie flower arrangement is for a little girl's birthday party which is being celebrated this weekend. The little girl's name is Gigi and her uncle is Brandon, Mattie's big buddy from Georgetown. Mattie and Brandon were diagnosed with cancer around the same time in 2008, and despite their significant age differences, they became good friends. Brandon really looked out for Mattie and was a dedicated friend to Mattie until the end. In fact, the day Mattie died, Brandon came to the hospital and sat with us. It wasn't easy for a young teenager at the time to sit in a room with a dead friend! But Brandon did it! Brandon and his family come to every Foundation Walk as well. Today's photo was sent to me by Brandon's sister, Ashley. She wanted me to know that as she created Gigi's centerpiece, she put in two butterflies in honor of Mattie. Why?? Because Mattie and Gigi share the SAME birthday..... April 4th!
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