Tonight's picture was taken in February of 2009. The person in the yellow gown, pink bucket on her head, and mask is Linda. Linda was Mattie child life specialist. What you see here was a scene right out of our physical therapy session. Mattie's therapy took place within the hallways of the hospital on a good day. On a bad day, we were confined to Mattie's PICU room. Bending down next to Mattie was Anna. Anna was Mattie's physical therapist and another talented and brilliant lady. Both Linda and Anna knew that therapy had to be engaging and active in order to get Mattie to buy into it. So that day Linda dressed up in a gown because the goal was for Mattie to use his arms to squeeze water out of a water gun and douse Linda! Naturally a water gun may have been a fun tool per se, but it had much more meaning if Mattie could actually aim the water at something or someone. Linda was the brave soul that day who stepped up to the process. Needless to say, we were like the fifth floor's entertainment when Mattie was hospitalized.
Quote of the day: Two things here on earth are essential: health and a friend. They are the things most to be prayed for. ~ St. Augustine
Tonight's posting will be short. I am still not feeling well and running a fever yet again. I had a very busy day of meetings at Georgetown Hospital. Both were very helpful and meaningful meetings, so I am glad I was able to attend them. Yet the stress of managing the think tank while recovering from the flu and then coming back home to work on several major issues has been beyond taxing for me. There is something to be said about St. Augustine's quote and I very much appreciate my friends who walked today's journey with me. Their on line support before, during, and after the meetings will not be forgotten.
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