Tonight's picture was taken in December of 2005. Mattie was three years old and that day we took him to one of his favorite restaurants. In front of the restaurant was a little pond with fish and frogs. A place Mattie always wanted to visit at some point during our meal. That day Mattie posed in front of the pond with his beautiful red jacket. This photo was on the cover of our Christmas card in 2005.
Quote of the day: Today's coronavirus update from Johns Hopkins.
- Number of people diagnosed with the virus: 18,217,159
- Number of people who died from the virus: 322,585
Today was another busy day. It started with taking my dad to see the urologist. My Dad was hospitalized in May because he needed kidney stone surgery. Unfortunately, he has one more stone in his left kidney. However, it is quite big and the doctor feels it is unlikely he will pass it. So we are taking a wait and see approach, with scanning every six months. I very much like his doctor and I feel he is competent and has a good demeanor with patients.
While at the doctor's office, they did a sonogram of his abdomen to see if the kidney stone is impacting the health of the renal cortex (the outer layer of the kidney). Thankfully, his kidney is in good shape and we all felt relieved to get this good news.
Since my parents like having their big meal mid-day, I land up starting to cook at 11:30am or noon. So I literally feel like I am in the kitchen all day. Cooking, serving, and cleaning are all full time jobs, but that is only a small component of everything that has to be done here. Laundry, home maintenance, paperwork, managing caregivers, actual caregiving, and the list goes on. I am absolutely worn out with this pace, and there is no relief in sight.
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