Tuesday, February 4, 2020

Tuesday, February 4, 2020 -- Mattie died 540 weeks ago today. 

Tonight's picture was taken on February 6, 2009. You will notice a cup and straw near Mattie. What was in it? Try a vanilla shake. Mattie had cravings for different things while on chemo, and the vanilla shake was a favorite. Since cancer left Mattie emaciated, I was thrilled for him to have the calories. But how about that colorful thing in front of Mattie. Well that was a volcano he made that day in the child life playroom. It wasn't only colorful, but we actually got to see a small eruption come from the mouth of the volcano. 

Quote of the day: The Centers for Disease Control says that there are 76 million cases of food poisoning in the United States every year, 350,000 hospitalizations, and 5,000 deaths. Is that a lot or a little? Well, it depends on how you look at it. ~ Marion Nestle

Peter has been sick since Sunday night with food poisoning. Being ill like that is debilitating and he was also running a fever for two days. Slowly he is regaining his strength. 

Since it was 60 degrees in Washington, DC today, we took Sunny for a walk at Scott Run in McLean, VA. A park that Mattie used to love to explore!  

Sunny also went to get groomed today! So he looks VERY handsome. He wasn't particularly interested in getting his photo taken, but he complied. He was more focused on exploring the woods. 

This is a sight we passed many times with Mattie. Mattie loved it mainly because there were stepping stones to get from one side to the other. 

See the stepping stones with Peter and Sunny on the other side? Sunny refuses to walk on the stones, but instead goes right through the water! Needless to say, Sunny loved it and Peter was able to get out and get fresh air.