Tonight's picture was taken in August of 2009. Mattie always wanted to go camping, and he would have if cancer did not enter our lives. In fact, Mattie was enrolled in cub scouts in the Fall of 2008, and Peter was asked to be the den leader for Mattie's school. Unfortunately that Fall never happened. This photo was taken after we learned about Mattie's terminal diagnosis. Peter set up the big camping tent in our living room, we brought down aero mattress, and this was where Mattie and I slept for a few nights before returning to the hospital. What you can't see was Mattie's IV pole, pain pump and oxygen. But they were all in the tent with us.
Quote of the day: Today's coronavirus update from Johns Hopkins.
- Number of people diagnosed with the virus: 5,958,486
- Number of people who died from the virus: 182,665
It is hard to believe that I will be leaving Los Angeles on Monday. Frankly I do not know how things function here at all when I am in Washington, DC. All I know is I am constantly doing tasks, chores, phone calls, paperwork, and caregiving. I try to get major chores done during the week, so on the weekends, my mom and I can walk the neighborhood while my dad's caregiver is here.
So the highlight of today, was walking about four miles. If I lived here, and of course under different circumstances, I would be walking every day. The beauty of Southern California in the summer, is that every day is lovely. Full of sunshine and you never see a drop of rain. In comparison to life in Washington, DC, I am surrounded here by mature trees, grass, and flowers.
I am taking my parents out to dinner tonight with friends of theirs, therefore, instead of going out to lunch, I made breakfast and lunch at home. In between, I made another grocery store run, and tried to fill prescriptions at CVS. Typical with CVS, I called yesterday to get my dad's prescriptions filled, but when I got there today, THEY WEREN'T filled! Needless to say I wasn't a happy camper and have to head back tomorrow AGAIN. Little to no regard to what customers are balancing.
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