Tonight's picture was taken in June of 2009. Mattie was visiting our friend Tanja. In her backyard she had a bubble machine going and to Mattie's delight he took a huge flyer swatter and was batting at the bubbles. Mattie was truly enjoying that moment. Mattie may have looked like he could have jumped up from the chair and run around, but in all reality he couldn't move a step without great assistance. After Mattie's limb salvaging surgeries, he never walked again independently, and for the most part was wheelchair bound. This was very hard on Mattie physically and psychologically.
Quote of the day: Many times when we help we do not really serve. . . . Serving is also different from fixing. One of the pioneers of the Human Potential Movement, Abraham Maslow, said, "If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.' Seeing yourself as a fixer may cause you to see brokenness everywhere, to sit in judgment of life itself. When we fix others, we may not see their hidden wholeness or trust the integrity of the life in them. Fixers trust their own expertise. When we serve, we see the unborn wholeness in others; we collaborate with it and strengthen it. Others may then be able to see their wholeness for themselves for the first time. ~ Rachel Naomi Remen
The day started off fine and I thought I was feeling better, and then by this afternoon, pain returned and I was calling my doctor again. I just love having to contend with these issues and having to advocate for my needs with this doctor. So needless to say I have to see her again on Monday. But everything I was trying to avoid on Wednesday, I am facing now. I wanted to cut these symptoms off at the pass on Wednesday to avoid challenges and pain this weekend. But it doesn't look like I was very successful! I am signing off for today in hopes of looking for less stress and more rest over the next few days.
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