Quote of the day: From Maria (my new friend and a parent of an osteosarcoma survivor):
"When you are fighting an enemy as powerful as Osteosarcoma, you just can't take a break!"
Mattie woke up today in a good mood, because he knew he was going to see his Boston family before they returned home today. While Mattie was up and about, I basically couldn't move from bed. I developed a fever, swollen eyes, and a terrible cough. I figured I would stay in bed and rest today, but then reality set in, I knew I needed antibiotics, otherwise, there would be no way I could continue to be around Mattie and help him in the hospital starting on monday. So I decided to call up my family internist. Just to find out that she no longer offers an after hour call service. So basically I guess she only wants me to get sick on monday through friday from 9am to 5pm! I felt helpless, because I knew I wasn't up to a five hour ER visit. So guess who I called? If you guessed Ann, our Team Mattie Coordinator, then you guessed correctly! I called Ann and left her a desperate message. Within 15 minutes she had Dr. Bob (her husband) call me back. I described my symptoms to Bob (Mattie's surgeon), and he called in a prescription of antibiotics for me. Thank you Bob! I am not sure where our family would be without Ann and Bob. I am glad I don't have to wonder.
Mattie had a great time this morning with his Grandma and his cousins. They were outside playing and enjoying each others company. As they were leaving, my mother-in-law and sister-in-law came up to say good-bye to me, but I did not hear them come in, but I was awake when my nephew, Nat, came in. He came in very quietly and said good-bye and then held my hand. It was very sweet and very darling. Mattie enjoyed visiting with family this weekend!
For the rest of the day, both Peter and I were feeling tired and under the weather. Thankfully my parents were here, and they took Mattie to their apartment for the entire day. They played every game possible, and even hung out in Mattie's clubhouse that he made out of cardboard boxes! We all had dinner together tonight, and now we are ramping up for the hospital tomorrow. Thank you Mommy and Daddy, we would have been up a creek without you today!
Thank you Susie for the wonderful soups and pasta! It was so nice of you to think of us, and Mattie loves his halloween cat! I want to thank Katie May for planning a visit to the hospital this week with other SSSAS seniors to play with Mattie. I am sure he will enjoy meeting all of you. I am so impressed with these seniors, and I can't get over their compassion and dedication to Mattie.
On the electronic front, I want to thank Nancy (A parent of an osteosarcoma survivor, who was a patient of Dr. Henshaw’s. Thank you for your special prayer for Mattie), Carey C. (my new osteosarcoma e-mail pal), Brian Boru, Barbsie, and Brandon (Mattie’s big buddy at Georgetown Hospital) for the wonderful e-mails and Emily W, Kim, and Karen for your great e-cards. I end tonight with an incredible thank you to all our readers. Yesterday afternoon Peter added a counter to the blog. This would give us some idea how many hits we receive to the blog. Within one day, Mattie's blog received over 300 hits. Totally amazing! Whenever I feel alone, I reflect on all of you who are with us on this journey.
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