Today is a new start, both for me and for Barret. For Barret, those itchy stitches can come out and hopefully we can start weaning off the pain medications soon. I’m trying my best to give myself a new start too. I don’t have to tell most of you, but my life virtually came to […]
Today is a big milestone for me… I went back to work for the first time after Barret’s amputation. It was something that was a huge source of anxiety for me, but truthfully I wasn’t getting enough work done from home because I was so distracted. A part of me thought that my constant fretting […]
I can’t believe that it has been one week since Barret has his front left leg removed. Time really is flying, though I wish this recovery period was finished! The first few days, Barret was more laid back than usual, but not by much. For him it was pretty much life as usual. A few […]
Just dropping in to say that surgery and recovery are going really well, especially since we added the gabapentin. That made the random yelps stop almost completely, though Bear much sleepier (which is probably a good thing so he doesn’t bust his stitches). It’s a beautiful day out, hope everyone is enjoying it!
I already posted in the forums, but Barret is having surgery tonight. If I get the call after midnight tonight, Erica’s tripawd kitty Jill and Barret will share the 12th and can celebrate together each month! To keep my mind off of… everything… I’ve been doing a lot of crafty things and computer art. I […]
Last week, when I hit the 7 days until surgery timeline, I became a wreck. I cried every day, at pretty much anything. I don’t know what my problem was. “Oh boy” I thought, “If I can’t keep it together now, what is next week going to bring?” Oddly enough, even though in exactly 24 […]
Epic-Long Blog Post ahead: I wanted to do the life story exercise from Dr. Dressler’s Dog Cancer Survival Guide, even though goodbye isn’t in our immediate future, but I wanted it down on paper before I forgot too much. Life is too short. This post was written over a few days and with a lot of […]