Tonight's picture was taken in October of 2008. That day, I believe my students dropped off this large Halloween basket for Mattie. They wanted him to know they were thinking of him. It was a beautiful and thoughtful gesture. But as you can see, it wasn't a good day for Mattie. He felt sad and depressed, because he was very aware of his differences. In the beginning of his treatment, the hospital was considered foreign to us, and we were the outsiders. As time went on, I would say things flipped. The hospital became our home and the outside world no longer made sense to us.
Quote of the day: Time cannot be packaged and ribboned and left under trees for Christmas morning. Time can’t be given. But it can be shared. ~ Cecilia Ahern
Pictured from left to right:
Vicki, Dr. Nita Seibel, Grace, Pat, Christine, and Jack
Dr. Seibel has served on the Mattie Miracle board for ten years and she was actually part of Mattie's treatment team. She worked at another institution in DC, but she consulted on Mattie's case numerous times. In fact, she was the one who counseled us to add certain chemotherapy medications to Mattie's treatment protocol early on. As she felt you only get one real good chance to attack this form of cancer, so you might as well address it head on. It was good advice.
Margaret's daughter, Ali, hosts our candy drive at her home. That sounds cute, but the candy drive is a huge production and I am so glad that in the process I get to spend time with the children and get to know them better.
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