Tonight's picture was taken in April of 2008. That day, I spent some time in Mattie's kindergarten classroom and got to see his Writer's Workshop material. Ironically Mattie HATED Writer's Workshop. This was where the children would generate stories and illustrate their work. Mattie liked the illustration part, but wasn't confident in writing and reading. He was struggling to spell and generate sentences. I have no doubt he would have figured this out in time, but unfortunately time was not on Mattie's side.
Quote of the day: All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on. ~ Havelock Ellis
It was another long day here. I got my dad off to his memory care center and then I took my mom to her physical therapy appointment. Regardless of what any one says, I am quite certain she has a neurological issue, which goes beyond just having dementia. She has trouble balancing, is wobbly on her feet, in my opinion she shuffles when she walks, and her neck is bent in a very awkward position. I have to constantly remind her to lift her head, otherwise she looks like an upside down letter L.
Truly when I reflect on what I do in any given day, it makes my head spin. Of course on top of balancing their every need, this is fundraising season for the Foundation. So I always feel stressed, never knowing..... will we raise the funds we need or not? We have been at this for 14 years and I would have hoped by now I could have figured out how to get a steady stream of income for the Foundation without having to fundraise. I still live in hope that I will achieve this one day, but it most definitely won't be while caregiving full-time.
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