Tonight's picture was taken in January of 2005. Mattie was two and half years old and as you can see he was my little helper. Or at least I would say that Mattie wanted to be wherever I was. When looking at this photo, I remember those days quite well..... we seemed like we were bursting at the seams with kid cups, toys, and things to stimulate, engage, and entertain Mattie. I noticed it then, like I notice it now in the photo, but I had my priorities and top on the list was always meeting Mattie's developmental needs.
Quote of the day: There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. ~ Albert Einstein
It was another busy day here on the farm. I got my dad up, washed, dressed, downstairs for breakfast and Peter took him to the memory care center. Meanwhile, I took my mom for physical therapy and sat through her session. It is very clear to me that her memory issues impact her ability to remember the exercises assigned to her and also her ability to execute the exercises properly on her own. Which means that I now need to take on her exercise routine with her. The problem is she is insistent that she knows what she's doing. However, what she thinks and what she does do not always match up.
Sunny had his follow up ultrasound today to monitor his tumors. As a recap, Sunny has tumors in his bladder, spleen, and adrenal glands. We have tried two forms of chemo already before starting this third one a few weeks ago. Chemo number one practically knocked Sunny out, so we had to change medications. Chemo number two did not do the job, and instead we got disease progression. So before the holidays we switched to the third chemo and today we were bracing for the worst report possible.
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