Tonight's picture was taken in November of 2003. Mattie was a year and a half old and was doing another favorite thing.... puzzles. Mattie gravitated to puzzles early in his life. He had a few favorites, and this vehicle themed puzzle was one of them! I remember these moments in time like they were yesterday.
Quote of the day: I've found that there is always some beauty left -- in nature, sunshine, freedom, in yourself; these can all help you. ~ Anne Frank
It was a whirlwind of a day. I got up at 5:30am, because there was that much to get accomplished. Once I got my dad to his memory care center, I came back home to return some emails, then got my mom and Sunny in the car and took Sunny for his annual wellness check, including vaccines. I am happy to report that the Sunman has gained two pounds, since starting steroids! Steroids are a wonder drug for him. He has more energy and an appetite!
After Sunny's exam, I brought him home and then jumped back into the car to drive about thirty minutes to the Foundation's post office. I dropped off our mass mailer for the Foundation and then drove to the hospital for a doctor's appointment. I have been dealing with intense sciatic nerve pain for a month. What I learned today is that it will take time for inflammatory to subside, I will take anti-inflammatories for another ten days, and use heat. It was recommended that I go to physical therapy because this is a recurrent issue that I get. So we shall see how I fit that in, but I already am consulting with my dad's PTs, who I love. It is easy for me to retrigger this sciatic problem! I just have to turn the wrong way. In this case, I was pushing a heavy box that came in the mail in October. While crouching down to move the box, I literally fell backwards on my backside. At the time it didn't hurt, but a few weeks later this flair up occurred!
My very first experience with sciatic nerve pain was when I was pregnant with Mattie. So I literally associate this pain with Mattie/Motherhood. Perhaps it is a sign from Mattie, reminding me that he did existed and is still watching over me!
Once my appointment was done, I then ran more chores with my mom, including picking up scripts for my parents. Needless to say, my mom and I did not eat lunch today. Just too much running around. I did make a nice dinner for us, and now it is almost 10pm, when I take my dad up to bed for the evening. Unfortunately tomorrow is going to be another whirlwind, as it involves taking my parents into the city for their dentist appointments. When my dad is with the hygienist, I am in the room with him. Given his cognitive decline, the dentist has asked that I brush my dad's teeth. So when my dad gets a good report, the dental team literally gives me a gold star. We shall see what tomorrow holds.
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