Today's picture was taken in February of 2008, only five months before Mattie was diagnosed with cancer. Which is hard to believe. In typical Mattie fashion, he was building all sorts of things in our living room. This plane included! He loved Legos and Tinker Toys and there was never a dull moment in our living and dining rooms when Mattie was alive.
Quote of the day: Today's coronavirus update from Johns Hopkins.
- Number of people diagnosed with the virus: 79,025,644
- Number of people who died from the virus: 949,957
It was another crazy day here on the farm. My dad's occupational therapist came over this morning. She got to see exactly what I see and that is my dad is chronically exhausted. He was truly luggage and could hardly keep it eyes open. He did try to comply and walk ten minutes with her and do some arm exercises but his heart rate was high and he looked like he was dragging.
However, even in that state, I had to get him up and to the car, because I was taking my mom for a CT scan of her lungs. Peter is busy working and I can't leave my dad home to his own devices. I think it is hysterical that the home health agency thinks I am fearful of taking my dad out! Not only do I take him out, I am dragging him to all sorts of things.
After the CT scan, I took my parents out to lunch. I had to run back and forth to the bathroom so often during lunch, my step count was impressive! There is no peace, not a moment to just sit and do anything without jumping about. Needless to say at times I get very frustrated, very angry, and will just start screaming. That is NOT my typical way of interacting with the world, but I find that is what happens as a result of meeting everyone else's needs during every waking hour of my life.
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