Tonight's picture was taken in August of 2009. Though Mattie looked happy and his hair was growing back in, we knew at that point that his diagnosis was terminal. Which was why his child life therapist planned for this special evening at the Lego store in the mall. It was after hours, and there was NO ONE else in the store. Other than Mattie and Lego master builders. Mattie decided he wanted to build a NYC taxi with the master builders. It wasn't built from a kit, but from the creativity of Mattie and the team. As you can see Mattie was very proud of his taxi! To this day, this taxi is a focal point on my office shelves!
Quote of the day: Love is blind, but a broken heart sees everything. ~ Matshona Dhliwayo
I got up later than usual today. Since there is nothing on our schedule, because my dad has COVID, I wasn't as compelled to stress and pressure myself. However, by the time I finished my morning routine and saw my mom, I could tell she wasn't herself. Though when I asked her, she said she felt fine. As the day continued on, by 1pm, I did not like how congested she sounded, so I took her temperature. Sure enough, she was running a fever. Out came my COVID tests, and within ten minutes, I saw she has COVID. I text messaged their doctor, and he basically told me whether she tested positive or not, he wanted her on Paxlovid, given her fever and that my dad has COVID. My mom has a weakened immune system because of her lung condition, and therefore, none of us play around with her.
I ran to CVS to pick up her script and I am thankful that I did not listen to my mom and instead assessed her myself. I think since both of my parents have dementia, their ability to accurately report how they feel is impaired. I started my mom on her first dose of Paxlovid and it is my hope that I caught the virus in time before she developed the same horrible cough that my dad has had for days. My dad is definitely on the mend, but the goal now is to try to remain healthy myself.
Since I am quarantined at home, I decided to work on my continuing education requirements for my license renewal in December. I already have over 20 hours accrued, but I need another 20, for a total of 40 hours. I awhile ago I downloaded several on-line trainings that interested me and today I finished about three hours of training. I am hoping to do another three hours tomorrow, in order to complete this one course and take the test. The course I am taking is down right fascinating and I am finding it very insightful, as it is directly applicable to the heartache I am facing.
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