Tonight's picture was taken in March of 2009. I wasn't actually present when this photo was taken. Peter was in the child life playroom with Mattie. That day, they got out this interactive board for Mattie to stand on to try to imitate the yoga character on the TV screen. Ironically there was a contest among Peter, Mattie, and Nurse Katie. Apparently Mattie won! But in all reality the fact that Mattie even attempted to do this was HUGE. As Mattie was wheelchair bound and couldn't walk or put his full weight on his right leg.
Quote of the day: Any fool can be happy. It takes a man with real heart to make beauty out of the stuff that makes us weep. ~ Clive Barker
In any case, we learned today that the conference was canceled due to the coronavirus. It was a smart decision, especially given that the majority of attendees all work with a vulnerable population... children with cancer. Several of our research grant recipients were going to be presenting at this conference, so it is a sad state of affairs that conferences, flights, and vacations are being cancelled. Unfortunately we are out of pocket for the lost conference registrations and American Airlines is being difficult with us. It reminds me once again, DO NOT book flights way ahead of your event, because it makes it harder to get compensated. Because we booked these flights in September of 2019, we are getting penalized.
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