Tonight's picture was taken in June of 2009. June was a tough month for Mattie because we had to tell him that the cancer spread to his lungs and therefore needed another major surgery, a sternotomy. I think this photo is darling. Kissing Mattie's bald head are Sarah Marshall (the same hem/onc nurse on call the night Mattie died, we call her our angel of mercy) and Ellen (a hem/onc night nurse who took care of our whole family). I think the humorous part of this photo was Mattie. He was multi-tasking, yet enjoying the attention from his nurses at the same time.
Quote of the day: There are lives I can imagine without children but none of them have the same laughter and noise. ~ Brian Andreas
On our way to Dogtopia, Peter and I guessed how Sunny would greet us. When Peter has picked Sunny up from friends' homes in the past, Sunny typically gave him an incredible greeting. It sounded almost like something you would see in a Hallmark movie. However, I know full well that Sunny gets anxious when visiting/staying at a facility. So my guess was Sunny was going to be happy to see us, but his ultimate goal was to run for the door and seek freedom.
When Sunny saw us in the lobby of Dogtopia, he was thrilled and barked with happiness. But he wanted to head for the car ASAP. When we arrived home, we let Sunny off his leash in our enclosed commons area. I have NEVER seen Sunny gallop before. But he was literally racing around our commons area at the speed of light. He loves his freedom and also enjoyed his walks in our glorious spring weather. Since he was inside for the last ten days, he truly appreciated the fresh air, the breezes and all the smells around him.
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Vicki, Some of the best people, I know are Nurses! It feels good to hear Mattie had such loving care from his Nurses. The picture of the nurses kissing his head is lovely. I, often realize, how glad I am, you captured all these precious moments.
Having spent an entire career, working with Children, I love the noise that comes from those interactions. Even in an office, where kids were connected to various chemos, blood products, or other medications, you could always hear noise in the hallway. I felt this was a good sign that despite the name of the office and Drs names listed with their specialties, we all knew how to provide laughter and fun.
I am so glad Sunny & Indie are home. They are your pets but I Was concerned about Sunny. Indie seems more resilient. Sounds funny to even write that since I have met Sunny once and Indie, not at all!
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