Tonight's picture was taken in July of 2007. Mattie was five years old and was visiting Boston. That day, Peter's brother took us out on his boat. Mattie had an adventure with his cousins and enjoyed the whole experience. Which is no surprise, as Mattie always wanted his own boat (not a toy boat) and was saving his pennies in a piggy bank for a future purchase!
Quote of the day: Today's coronavirus update from Johns Hopkins.
- number of people diagnosed with the virus: 3,088,913
- number of people who died from the virus: 132,934
Seems like it was another busy day. Sunny had to go to the vet today for two vaccines and we decided he had to be groomed. We haven't groomed him since February. Sunny went from being groomed monthly, to not being washed and groomed for five months. Between COVID and Sunny's knee surgery, he was unable to see his groomer. Also due to the pandemic, I believe the grooming place we had been going to for a while folded. So we decided to visit Sunny's veterinary clinic for grooming services. The good news is Sunny is now 63 pounds. He has lost 7 pounds and the vet feels he is at a much more normal weight. So between losing weight and his fur cut, he is feeling and looking better.
In addition to Sunny seeing the vet, I went back to the dentist today to get permanent crowns for two of my teeth. Teeth that received root canals in March. I have had quite a time of it with my teeth during COVID, as I needed three root canals, followed by crowns. I am hoping I am done, as it has been a laborious and painful process.
Though I am maybe in Washington, DC, I had several phone calls and emails with either my mom or my dad's care providers today. Anyone who thinks long distance caregiving is easy, hasn't done it. It is certainly less exhausting than on the ground caregiving, but there is still a lot to juggle. Peter and I have reflected on 2020, and it has been a horrible year for us:
- Peter's company let most of management go, and therefore, he activated his severance package and left the company.
- Peter's mom fell down the stairs and severed her spine and needed spinal surgery and a pacemaker.
- Sunny tore his ACL and needed knee surgery. Which was an expensive proposition and required 12 weeks of rehab.
- My three root canals.
- My parent's move from one house to another.
- My dad's hospitalizations and the psychosocial impact of COVID affected his physical and cognitive health.
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