Wednesday, September 4, 2024Tonight's picture was taken in September of 2008. Mattie was home between treatments. That day his "girlfriend," Charlotte came to visit. Mattie met Charlotte in kindergarten, the year before this photo was taken. They were inseparable. Charlotte's joke was that she, Mattie, and their friend Campbell were all going to go to college together and be roommates. Just adorable. Charlotte visited Mattie often, both at home and in the hospital. As an adult, it is hard to visit a child in the hospital. But as a child, it is even harder. Yet Charlotte was there with us throughout the 14 month journey. I learned so much from Mattie and his friends, and even at their tender age of 6, they already knew what was important in life.... love, support, and friendship.
Quote of the day: She took a step and didn't want to take any more, but she did. ~ Markus Zusak
This morning I received this poem from my friend in England. She wanted to let me know she is thinking of me and that like a tree blown in the wind, I get stronger as I learn to navigate and survive each blow. As I told her this morning.... may God watch over both of us.
It was a busy day. While getting my dad up, showered, and dressed, the car dealership came to pick up my car for servicing. I am convinced something is wrong with my car, so we shall see, but I am afraid to drive it. My service rep called me today to check on me and to let me know that they will be doing a once over of this car to get down to the bottom of the problem.
Meanwhile, when I got up super early this morning, I noticed that several of the outdoor lights that I fixed are once again NOT working. This would normally be something I would turn to Peter for, as he has many carpentry, plumbing, and electrical skills. In fact, he installed most of our outdoor lighting. In any case, I have no intention of playing with wires, so this morning, I text messaged our electrician. Bob is someone that worked in our house for MONTHS, after we bought it. The house literally needed to be completely rewired because it wasn't to code! So yes, I have the cell phone numbers for both my plumber and electrician, even though they work for a big company. In any case, Bob is coming next week, and we will get down to the bottom of this wiring issue!
After dropping my dad off at his memory care session, I came back home, and met my mom's physical therapist. She had a session, and then I got her in the car, and took her to the Foundation's mailbox, and then onto the hospital for her mammogram. My mom was very nervous about the mammogram, mainly because her neck has lost its flexibility, making it hard to position her on the machine. But she had a great tech and therefore had a positive experience.
For the next several weeks I am balancing doctor appointments for both of my parents and for myself. The ironic and funny thing is I finally paid the Prolia bill from March, and don't you know it..... next week is my next shot! Six months flew by while fighting to get access to my co-pay!
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