Tonight's picture was taken on January 31, 2009. That day we took Mattie out to one of his favorite restaurants. This was something Mattie did often, which was to come up to me cheek to cheek. Or better yet, there were times he'd put his forehead on mine and look directly into my eyes.
Quote of the day: Today's coronavirus update from Johns Hopkins.
- Number of people diagnosed with the virus: 72,558,842
- Number of people who died from the virus: 874,886
My day started with a text message that made me very upset. The tone of the message was I need support from caregivers. Not only because this will help me but because this current situation will impact my marriage. If all of those statements weren't bad enough, then it was thrown at me that I am an only child, therefore this is my plight. As if having multiple siblings would lighten the load of caregiving.
Needless to say, I pushed back on this person and also pointed out that caregiving typically falls onto one child. Regardless of how many children a person has! As for my marriage, I would be very cautious throwing out such words, especially to a couple who has survived childhood cancer and child loss. This is the worst thing a couple can face PERIOD.
Meanwhile today my dad had an evaluation from a speech therapist. She is wonderful. I learned today that speech therapists do much more than the name implies. Speech therapists are trained to evaluate memory loss and to develop strategies to help stabilize the loss. In any case, I look forward to learning more techniques. Rebecca did an evaluation today and I watched my dad answer a battery of 15 questions. Some he did well on (what year and state he is living in) and others were problematic (recalling words, comprehending a short story read to him, and identifying shapes).
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