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Tonight's picture was taken in May of 2006. Mattie was four years old and he was smiling because it was around that time we transitioned him from a toddler bed into an official twin bed. Mattie was thrilled and he loved the TV show, Bob the Builder. So I got him Bob the Builder bed sheets and the happiness on his face was his approval of the sheets and moving into a big boy bed. The wooden bed frame also has an interesting story. Peter's maternal grandfather made this bed frame for Peter's mother when she was a child. So in essence the frame is a piece of family history.
Quote of the day: Be aware when distractions come your way. You’ll know it’s a distraction when you stop doing what you’re supposed to be doing and find yourself pondering things that have no value. ~ Beverly R. Imes
I rarely have distractions anymore. Today for about two hours however, my mom and I went to the mall, shopped around, interacted with people and also had frozen yogurt. That may not sound like an enormous thing, but to me it allowed my mind not to focus on work, caregiving, or another chore.
Of course I only had this distraction after countless tasks were completed. I got my dad, washed, dressed, and had breakfast. I then took him to his memory care center. After dropping him off, I went to the post office and mailed all the Foundation raffle winners their items. While at the post office, I noticed two small children running around and unattended. The post office near me is large inside, and therefore from my perspective one should keep a close eye on one's child. I made a mental note of what I was seeing, but waited in line. After the couple and their children left the post office, all the staff were a flutter. They too were very concerned about the disregard the parents had for their two children. Either these are very trusting individuals or simply down right clueless. Which makes me pause and wonder why people are granted healthy children if they really don't take the time to appreciate and protect them?! It is a rhetorical question, as I was very protective of Mattie, and he still was diagnosed with cancer and died.
Later this afternoon, I took Sunny for a walk. While walking him a big dog, that I did not recognize, came across the street to greet us. This dog had NO supervision. Though it wasn't my responsibility to make sure this dog was safe, I took it upon myself. I helped the dog cross back over the road and then I tracked down his owner who was inside and clueless.
Tomorrow, Sunny goes back to the vet for another ultrasound and urine analysis. If the ultrasound isn't helpful, he then undergoes a traumatic catherization. Basically where they use guided imaginary to capture a cell sample in the bladder. It has to be done correct, otherwise I am told Sunny's bladder could rupture. Good GOD! The positive news is that Sunny's spleen and liver pathology results came back with NO Evidence of Disease, meaning no cancer was able to be detected. I will take that news. Now the focus is on the bladder and trying to understand the inflammation there, the mass, and why Sunny is urinating blood.
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