Tonight's picture was taken in April of 2009. That day we took Mattie to the Washington Mall in his wheelchair. Mattie loved to see the ducks and feed them and I brought a bag full of bread so Mattie could do just that. I recall we even shared bread with some other children so they too could feed the ducks. I can't look at a duck now, without thinking of all our adventures with ducks.
Quote of the day: Today's coronavirus update from Johns Hopkins.
- Number of people diagnosed with the virus: 31,972,888
- Number of people who died from the virus: 571,001
But it isn't just the fact that it is cupcakes (something that symbolically reminds me of Mattie), it is the fact that I have a friend who gives me gifts out of the blue. For no reason..... the best kind of gift. Carolyn's friendship is one of the gifts Mattie left behind for me. We met at Mattie's preschool and have been connected ever since. Many of you know Carolyn, as she has run our Walk raffle for over 12 years!
I haven't been writing about it, but I still am struggling with cluster headaches. In fact, it has been so long that I have lost track of the number of weeks living with this! I literally feel like someone is stabbing me in the eyes and my head is sensitive to the touch and pounds constantly. It leave me feeling chronically tired. Yet, each day I have a ton to do, and plug along.
Peter was telling me a funny story today about someone we know. Clearly this person evaluated me from her own perspective and was stunned when Peter told her that I was presiding over an ethics violation hearing for the District today and that when I caregive, I am all hands on. Meaning that I can shower, dress, toilet, and move my dad. This person was stunned! I gather I don't appear to be the type who can hold my own!?? Given my history as an advocate, for all sorts of issues, something about this today made me chuckle! If this woman only knew what I have lived through.
Funny story for the day! I was walking Sunny around the National Mall. He was very fixated on a bush. I figured he was just smelling around, since I saw nothing. But he wasn't budging! He wanted what was in that bush and kept nosing around. After several minutes, a big mama duck flew out at me. I was shocked, and jumped and screamed. People around me were laughing over this incident! Mattie, I know, would have absolutely LOVED it and we would have been talking about it all day.
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