Tonight's picture was taken in May of 2006. We were driving to Pennsylvania that weekend on our way to Sesame Street Place. Along our journey we stopped in New Jersey at a wonderful aquarium. I snapped this photo of Mattie and Peter after our visit inside. It was a true weekend adventure for the three of us. We had done many adventures with family members, but this was a first with just the three of us and it was noteworthy. Noteworthy because prior to cancer, we had overcome many other developmental issues with Mattie. But I strongly believe in getting outside support early on and with the help of speech and occupational therapy, by the time Mattie entered kindergarten most people would never have known there were ever any underlying issues. Of course when cancer entered our lives several of them came right back and made treatment very complex, especially when working with physicians who do not take the time to understand the full child and the nature of the issues at hand.
Quote of the day: Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could only do a little. ~ Edmund Burke
We met the president of the Long Island chapter, Debbie Guigliano, last March when we did a key note presentation at the Association of Pediatric Hematology Oncology Educational Specialists Conference. During that conference Debbie mentioned that she wanted to stay in touch and would like us to come to her conference! It has now become a reality. Tomorrow I will be writing from NY!
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