Tonight's picture was taken in February of 2009. This was a typical physical therapy session for Mattie. The line behind Mattie was comprised of his art therapist (Jenny), his social worker (Denise), his other art therapist (Jessie), and a physical therapy intern. What you can't see was in front of Mattie was Linda, his child life specialist, and Anna, his physical therapist. These were an incredible team of women who understood that Mattie needed a lot of emotional support as he re-learned how to walk. This might look ridiculous, but I can't tell you how much their physical and psychosocial presence made in our daily lives. It just isn't quantifiable! Though Mattie never really walked again, other than a few steps, I don't think we could have survived the daily horrors of Mattie's cancer without THIS team of people.
Quote of the day: Today's coronavirus update from Johns Hopkins.
- Number of people diagnosed with the virus: 76,493,705
- Number of people who died from the virus: 902,560
In comparison to other days, today was a relatively calm day. Same routine but my dad's bowel movements were under control, we got out for lunch (without incidence), and I am planning the day tomorrow, as my dad needs an echocardiogram. That may sound easy, but there are logistics to be managed, as my dad has a speech therapy session before he leaves the house, I have to make sure he has time to go to the bathroom before we leave, I figured out where to drop my mom off while I am with my dad for the testing, and therefore have accounted for all contingencies.
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