Tonight's picture was taken in August of 2008. We were home between treatments and it was a tough day! I can remember that distinctly. One of Mattie's friends dropped off a gift for us. It was a HUGE bubble maker. Peter got it out and we all went outside to try it and make bubbles. You can see Mattie was engaged and was pointing at the bubbles. Thank goodness for the daily gifts Team Mattie gave us. Some days, those gifts were the only things that brought a smile to Mattie's face.
Quote of the day: Today's coronavirus update from Johns Hopkins.
- number of people diagnosed with the virus: 5,401,803
- number of people who died from the virus: 170,019
Though we go out to lunch every day (in order to inspire my dad to eat), I planned a special gathering on Friday at one of the restaurants my parents enjoy. The restaurant has a HUGE tent and we had a lot of space from other diners. It was wonderful but VERY VERY hot outside. None the less, it was a special evening with beautiful flowers, pink champagne, good company, and tasty treats.
The flowers were glorious and made our table look very festive! Typically my dad doesn't drink, but even he had a glass of pink champagne to commemorate the occasion.
Me with my parents.
Pictured with my parents are Gary and Marie. My dad met Gary when he was working at Warner Bros. Gary is the head electrician at the studio and a wonderful person. Marie, his wife, deeply cares for my parents and is a born caregiver. As she has a child with a significant disability who she has cared for, for over twenty years. Gary and Marie are also big Foundation supporters. Which I deeply appreciate. I am so glad they could attend this dinner in my parent's honor.
Gary and Marie gave my parents two mugs and two dozen home baked cookies. The mugs say....
Mr. Right and
Mrs. Always Right!
My dad has been dealing with uncontrollable irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). IBS did not take a break at their anniversary dinner. He landed up not making it to the bathroom in time, so literally I went into the men's room with him at the restaurant to help clean up. I travel with a complete tote bag filled with all sorts of supplies. So we were all set.
After a week of dealing with uncontrollable diarrhea, I had enough. I wanted a solution. As it is impossible for him or my mom to have any quality of life, as my dad has to be tied to the bathroom. I have STOPPED him on all the meds his GI doctor recommended and have also cut dairy from his diet since yesterday. It is my hope that experimenting with his diet, we can get a better and more natural control over his IBS. As he has a handful of other health issues, and I don't want IBS to add to the issues.
Along our very HOT walk, we came across an orange kitty!
It was the day of seeing ORANGE. A neighbor has a wonderful vine. I have passed this vine in June and July. But today to my surprise was a big pumpkin on the vine. Mattie would have absolutely loved this sighting, as he loved to go pumpkin picking.
Outside my parent's kitchen window was this squirrel. I took one look at him and laughed. I laughed because I totally appreciated what he was doing. He was trying to get some sort of coolness off the metal, as it truly felt like an oven outside.
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