Tonight's picture was taken on September 20, 2008. Mattie was in his second month of cancer treatment. I do not think I ever posted this photo on the blog while Mattie was alive. I tried to stick to more positive photos since I knew his cancer support community was reading the blog daily. It was a fine line I walked back then to balance the reality of childhood cancer with being sensitive to the minds and hearts reading Mattie's journey. Nonetheless, Peter and I faced many stressful, hopeless, and helpless scenes where Mattie was absolutely miserable and it was out of our power to control or alter the situation.
Quote of the day: If suffering brought wisdom, the dentist's office would be full of luminous ideas. ~ Mason Cooley
Today is day two of dealing with achy teeth. On Tuesday, I had the pleasure of spending three hours at the Dentist, dealing with drills, the noise associated with it, and the removal of a partial crown and the replacement with a temporary one. I can safely say that with tooth pain, comes headaches, and the whole thing has made me agitated. The fun continues though as I head back to the dentist tomorrow.
I live with several chronic issues like daily migraines and fibromyalgia, yet for the most part, I have learned not to let these issues permanently slow me down. However, when you add another pain to my already full plate, that can tip me over the edge. This whole tooth thing was not a welcomed visitor this week as it tires me out from getting things done and even writing the blog.
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