Tonight's picture was taken in January of 2009. Mattie's friends gave him this BIG Scooby Doo balloon. He was very happy to receive it as Scooby was one of his favorite characters. You can see the amount of Legos and toys that were pilling up all around us. Since we spent little time at home, our home was slowly being transformed into a warehouse. As Mattie received gifts and toys daily from the hospital and friends. All of these items were greatly needed to engage Mattie and to pass the endless about of time we spent confined to a hospital room. Nonetheless, by the time Mattie died, our home became practically unrecognizable. That is how much stuff was accumulated in one year!
Quote of the day: To have memories of those you have loved and lost is perhaps harder than to have no memories. ~ Hugh Jackman
My friend was talking about the musical and how it affected her. I wanted to be able to respond to her, but it was hard because my recollection of the musical was SO SO different. I joked with her, because it was like she and I saw two different shows. I was so perplexed by this that I came home and talked to Peter about this discrepancy! However, he did not remember the plot that my friend described either! So at least this memory lapse isn't confined to me alone! I then went on the internet to see if the plot of the musical has been altered or expanded since I saw it early on when it was first released. However, I found nothing to indicate that the story line changed! What changed was me! A rather frightening notion, but I do think Mattie's cancer and death has had a profound impact on us. Some of the changes are subtle and some are very significant.
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