Thursday, February 7, 2019

Thursday, February 7, 2019

Tonight's picture was taken in February of 2009. I absolutely love this photo that I took during the middle of a Mattie physical therapy session. Mattie was far more likely to participate in physical therapy if he had company and an entourage. In front of Mattie was his physical therapist, Anna. Behind him were Jessie (one of his art therapists) and Linda (his child life specialist). To me, this photo truly illustrates the beauty of psychosocial support. Because Mattie's therapists understood that they had to get to know the whole child and meet his social and psychological needs in order for him to comply with their treatment.  

Quote of the day: I tell you, in this world being a little crazy helps to keep you sane. ~ Zsa Zsa Gabor

We spent some time at the house today. As you can see, every room is sealed off with plastic. I feel better about the progress being made and the fact that whatever mold was in the area was removed. In addition, I am seeing that walls and the floor are drying. Of course, even with that said, a lot needs to be reconstructed. As walls have been torn apart, along with an entire floor. 

So the culprit that caused this leak is the window near the ladder. Literally rain flooded in through this window, which caused flooding in the walls, that seeped into the floor. As you can see, a good portion of the wooden floor has been removed!
















This is the state of the kitchen! Today, I decided to shut off the HVAC system, to prevent the smell and dust from traveling around the house. I also opened many of the windows in the house, with the hopes of getting fresh air throughout the house. After a few hours, I could feel a difference. More tomorrow!