Tonight's picture was taken on August 9, 2008. This was during Mattie's first week of hospitalization and chemotherapy. We really did not know if we were coming or going back then. As we were trying to adjust to our VERY foreign, chaotic, and loud surroundings. Sounds that went on 24 hours a day and in a room that was the size of a postage stamp. The accommodations themselves were grueling (with sharing showers with other families, no storage, not being able to sleep, and constant people coming in and out of the room at all hours of the day and night), but then we were worried about Mattie's prognosis. In this photo you will see an art set up that Mattie's child life specialist (Linda) created in the hospital hallway for Mattie. She knew that Mattie's good buddy Charlotte was coming to visit, and Linda wanted them to be able to do an activity together that would help Charlotte transition to the hospital.
Quote of the day: Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose. ~ Helen Keller
Peter and I spent all day working on Foundation websites. Both the website for the Walk and our actual Foundation website. By 5pm, we were both WORN out! So this is the full extent of tonight's posting. It is my hope that the investment we are making in this year's Walk website can sustain us for many walk events to come, rather than having to create a new site each year.
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