Monday, March 30, 2020

Monday, March 30, 2020

Tonight's picture was taken in April of 2009. That evening we were visited by the singing duo of volunteers.... Jerry and Nancy. They had all of us up and moving to the music. I caught Mattie in motion. We met Jerry and Nancy during the first week Mattie was hospitalized to received chemotherapy. They came into our lives during a very dark time, but their visits always cheered us up and gave us breaks from focusing on cancer and its treatment. 







Quote of the day: Today's coronavirus data from Johns Hopkins. 

• number of people diagnosed with the virus in the US: 160,020
• number of people who died from the virus in the US: 2,953

This afternoon I was on a conference call about Mattie Miracle's virtual walk. While I was on the computer, Peter went out to walk Sunny. Unfortunately while walking Sunny, Peter noticed that Sunny was unable to complete his walk because his legs were bothering him. So thankfully I was home and could jump in the car and pick them up. Clearly Sunny's muscular issues are significant enough to prevent him from walking. 

Later in the afternoon, Peter and I went for a walk. Not far from our home, yet many of the roads near the Nation's cherry blossoms have been closed. I snapped a photo of Peter on Ohio Drive. 

Get the picture?! This major artery in the city is completely shut down. 

Peter, with Rosslyn, VA in the background. Meanwhile, as we were walking on the National Mall, two park police approached us. They wanted us to stop walking and to return from where we came. They wanted to know how we accessed Ohio Drive, as this and Independence Avenue are now closed to pedestrians. 

Given the news we were hearing, we grew concerned that we wouldn't be allowed out of the District to drive into Virginia or Maryland. Since all of our essential services are in Northern Virginia. We literally got home and jumped into the car so we could do more grocery shopping and pick up Mattie Miracle mail in Arlington, VA. Needless to say, reading the article below eases my concerns as national capital residents will be able to freely move around between states for essential services.  

So there’s been a ‘stay-at-home’ order. Here’s what that means for you:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/stay-at-home-maryland-virginia-dc/2020/03/30/167cba86-72a0-11ea-85cb-8670579b863d_story.html