Tonight's picture was taken in January of 2009. That week we took Mattie to New York City to begin his experimental treatment. The hotel was amazing and gave us a penthouse suite and Mattie's child life specialist surprised us with a package which was awaiting us at the front desk. The package contained many of the items Mattie loved to play with, and she wanted to remind Mattie that his hospital family in Washington, DC was thinking of him.
Quote of the day: The love of family is life’s greatest blessing, and missing them is its deepest sorrow. ~ Unknown
This morning was a circus show because I had to get my dad to his memory care center and I had to get my mom to her doctor's appointment. Mornings are becoming even harder than they once were, especially since my dad continues to have bathroom issues. Though I write about my dad, my mom has plenty of her own medical issue. My mom has no concept of time. In addition, she is glued to Facebook, so much so that she can in the middle of a task and then just stops what she is doing and becomes absorbed by her phone. Normally that is okay with me, but on mornings when we are on a time schedule, it is complicated! Once I got my dad showered, dressed, and downstairs for breakfast, I ran back upstairs to get something. I was upstairs for less than two minutes. When I came back downstairs, my mom was glued to her phone while eating and my dad was sitting opposite her, moaning and grimacing. She was unaware of any of this, but fortunately I got downstairs because I whisked my dad to the bathroom just in time.
I took my mom to the hospital to visit with the rheumatologist, who is a lovely woman and my mom likes her! Once a year, my mom has to have a blood test for this doctor, and my mom dislikes needles. After her doctor appointment, I took my mom to the hospital's outpatient lab, because it is close to the doctor's office and all the people working in there are very competent. Just like last year, my mom was fearful about the blood test, but the tech was fabulous today and made the whole process very easy. What I have found time and time again is that medical personnel who love their jobs and interacting with patients, make everything go much more efficiently and effectively!
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