Tonight's picture was taken in November of 2008. Mattie was in treatment for four months by that point. Long enough for his therapists to know that he LOVED roaches! A total riot, since Mattie never saw a live roach. What intrigued him was my reaction to bugs, so naturally it inspired him to egg me on! Of course anything that made Mattie laugh, smile, and break through his feelings of anxiety and sadness made me happy.
Quote of the day: Today's coronavirus update from Johns Hopkins.
- Number of people diagnosed with the virus: 47,530,897
- Number of people who died from the virus: 768,684
While I was at the airport, Peter sent me this photo. This big buck was in our neighbor's backyard. Of course Sunny was thrilled. To me this fellow looks like a statue.
I arrived here just in time. My mom looks debilitated, worn out, very frail, and bordering on sickly. I think managing my dad's care alone (since I haven't been here since April) has weighed heavily on her. I got here to find my dad's hair long and his nails like talons. Mind you he has caregivers that come in daily and bath and groom him, but I was disgusted by what I saw. I literally unpacked and then gave him a hair cut and cut his nails. I then took everyone out to lunch, as a change of scenery is needed. I am also disappointed by the state of the house they are renting. Things are falling apart and though they have a cleaning service, I am not pleased with the disarray of the house. Clearly my presence did matter here, and not being here for months sent people into complacency. But the sheriff is back in town and I went on a cleaning spree tonight, threw lots of garbage out, emptied the refrigerator and went grocery shopping.
No comments:
Post a Comment