Tonight's picture was taken in June of 2009. Mattie was in the hospital and as you can see he wasn't feeling well. He fell asleep sitting in a chair. Do you notice, Sunshine? The stuffed animal albino boa constrictor? This snake was given to Mattie by his close buddy, Jocelyn. Jocelyn also had osteosarcoma and was a wonderful role model for Mattie. It is hard to believe that both Mattie and Jocelyn are now gone, but Sunshine remains. Sunshine lives in Mattie's room, and when I see the snake, I think of Mattie and his special friendship with Jocelyn.
Quote of the day: To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart. ~ Eleanor Roosevelt
It was an endless car ride today. Five hours seemed like an eternity, especially with traffic. Things were great up until Richmond. Then after Richmond, as we got closer to DC, it became a parking lot.
I did enjoy seeing the fields of corn!
For the past couple of days, we have been surrounded by vacationers with children. In fact, yesterday morning we had a mom with her 1 year old sitting next to us at breakfast. The mom was singing all sorts of children's songs right in the middle of breakfast. Keep in mind she was doing this with all of us around her at a 5 star hotel. It was a little much. She also happened to be pregnant and getting a lot of attention. She was so loud, we couldn't help but be part of her conversation. She was complaining about how much energy a one-year-old requires. I then told her that the next couple of years will be equally challenging and that age 2, 3, and 4 also have their issues. She wasn't happy to hear this, but I spared her the reality check..... that not all children are lucky enough to grow to adulthood! For NO ONE ever thinks their child will be diagnosed with cancer. THANKFULLY!
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