Fortunately, the doctors gave the okay for Mady to go outside for a little bit this afternoon... with the wheelchair and mask, of course. She took me on a mini-grand adventure:
First we saw The Liberty Hotel, a new facility conveniently located right next to Mass General Hospital. Formerly the Charles Street Jail, now a very cool $150 million luxury hotel. She had seen it with Chris a couple of days before, and she enjoyed showing me the massive old bars that are still on the windows throughout the lobby.
We wheeled down lovely Charles Street a bit, which was quite rough in a wheelchair since the sidewalks are all 200-year-old old brick and cobblestone. Just when I thought we'd have to turn back due to excessive bumpiness, Mady asked if we could go to the Boston Common (one of our family's favorite places). Well, it was about five blocks further along Charles Street, so we took the nice smooth street--like a bike!
We wheeled around The Common and had a delightful time. There were lots of tourists, picnickers, Frisbee players, dog walkers, kids sitting on the Make Way for Ducklings ducks (Mady has sat on them many times), and even a wedding party getting their pictures taken. We headed down to where the Swan Boats operate on the pond in the summer, and that's where the picture above was taken.
I think we both saw The Common with new eyes today--it was so liberating to be out of the hospital, free (at least for now) from the IV tubes, pills, and shots...
Day 13 (cont): But where are the Swan Boats?
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6 comments:
WWWHHHAAATTTT?????? What a shocker to see my daughter on a rickety no rail wharf for a photo shoot!! Love you. ca
The blog is wonderful. Some day Mady will look back on all of it and swell with pride at herself and her family.
Mady, you look beautiful with your new 'do'. Love it. Glad you could get outside and enjoy today. We're thinking of you daily.
Chris, was the name of the cartoon League of Justice??? maybe...
Love, karen, andy, hallie & megs
I was happy to see you outside, and I have to admit, you look kind of cute in your new hairdo. When they finally let you out, you might just boot some of the other good-looking models from the runway. I think you know that Grandma Peggy and I are praying for you, very hard, for you to recover quickly. Love you, Erhard
yeah! It's great to know that you were able to be out enjoying the sun.
We are thinking of you all every day!
thanks for keeping us in the loop through the blog - It really is a gift! It makes it even easier to send positive energy your way. I've been listening to a book on tape of "The Secret Garden" in the car - and remembering how love and sunshine and watching things grow are all part of "the good kind of magic."
YES! we are sending you positive thoughts and energy.
Love,
Karen, Paul, Sam and Margaret
yeah, Mady - your dad has always been a great driver especially if it's a "rental" - you'll have to ask him to explain! Love ya, Sweetie!
It's so great that you get to go outside now, Mady. They couldn't keep you from the world! The sun missed you for those days you weren't outside.
Thinking of you!!!!
~~Stephanie~~
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