Tonight's picture was taken in August of 2002. Mattie was four months old and by that point absolutely LOVED rice cereal. One thing for certain, as a baby, Mattie was an eater! When you look at this photo, Mattie seemed a bit dozy, as that tended to happen around feeding times. It was like he was in heaven eating that his eyes got glossy!
Quote of the day: A moment's insight is sometimes worth a life's experience. ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes
Today, I attended a webinar for a National Cancer Institute's (NIH) Request for Application. In essence a grant to conduct a clinical trial on improving outcomes in childhood cancer survivors.
The reason NIH is announcing this funding request is thanks to the STAR Act. A bill that Mattie Miracle worked on with several other childhood cancer advocacy groups. However, it is thanks to Mattie Miracle that the word PSYCHOSOCIAL is even incorporated into this bill. That may not sound like a big deal, but it is! Typically these types of grants are reserved for medical research. I am thrilled that there is now a new avenue of support for psychosocial researchers.
Meanwhile, we have hit an all time temperature low this year. It takes cold to a whole new level. Look at the Potomac River. It is frozen! Despite the single digits and the wind, Sunny wants to be out and about in it. So I was right along side him. One of our walks was an hour long. In the first 15 minutes of that walk, I became absolutely numb, which made walking for an hour possible. 
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