Tonight's picture was taken on January 1, 2008. Mattie was almost six years old and that day we went to Roosevelt Island. As you can see the ducks were following Mattie and his Ziploc full of bread. I realize the current thinking is NOT to feed the wild birds, but to me one of the fun things about being a child is feeding the ducks and learning about their behaviors! So every time we went to the Island, I always had bags of bread in tow for Mattie. It is hard to believe that six months after the photo was taken, Mattie was diagnosed with cancer.
Quote of the day: Because that’s what kindness is. It’s not doing something for someone else because they can’t, but because you can. ~ Andrew Iskander
This coming Friday, I am finally going to get my hair cut. It is a real juggling act managing all of my parent's needs, but while my mom is at the salon on Friday, she will have to wait for me for a change.
This afternoon, I took my mom for physical therapy. She is beginning to appreciate why I made her change outpatient rehab clinics. My dad's physical therapist is EXCELLENT. I did not care for my mom's former therapist. She wasn't creative and definitely did not have good energy. To me, a therapist who has positive energy, is hopeful, and provides therapy in a creative manner (tailored to the individual) is worth pursuing.
Cassidy got my mom up on a treadmill today for 10 minutes. My mom enjoyed it and the thinking is with more walking that she does, the more steady on her feet she will be. As she holds the treadmill, she also has to re-learn to put weight on her whole foot, not just her heels (which is why she is always tipping backward).
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