One Step at a Time - August 2018

[bird]

Re: One Step at a Time - August 2018

Hi all,
Lizann, I hope that is not the case for Lucy, wishing her well and you too. Congrats for getting through it all AF, you have that to be proud of......Rusty, good for you and your exercising after work. I never had much luck with doing anything after work....Nora, glad Molly is home and hope the other eye is ok.....so Nora is the only one of you I have on fb...pm me if you want to connect on that. Would love to see your pics.....went to see dd2 at her little band rehearsal yest. Was so proud I almost cried. It started raining though and didn't get to hear much. Made a couple of bookshelves from milk crates and boards. Trying to get all the mess out of the middle of the floor, which is a lot of books. Then I can get some furniture.....probably going swimming today. And found my nutri bullet at last, so a smoothie for breakfast was great. Going to try and make chat on wfs this a.m. ...have been missing that....b

[bird]

Re: One Step at a Time - August 2018

Just sold the house that my friend left me

[Rusty]

Re: One Step at a Time - August 2018

[MENTION=2634]bird[/MENTION]-wonderful news on selling the house!:yay:

[paulywogg]

Re: One Step at a Time - August 2018

Morning friends,Nora,glad Molly seems to be ok? Liz,hopefully Lucy will start feeling better poor thing Bird,I'll pm you and congrats on selling the house! Hello Gladys and Rusty,have a dentist appointment this morning cuz I was chewing gum the other day at work and felt something crunchy,turns out a piece of my front tooth chipped off in the back! Jeez if he can't fix it I'll die! I wonder if my teeth have gotten weaker cuz I switched to non fluorinated toothpaste awhile back? Or just age or drinkin or smoking,bleh,gives me anxiety,much love to all and wishes for a fab AF Friday

[NoraC]

Re: One Step at a Time - August 2018

Hello everyone. I'm anxious to hear how Lucy is doing.

We are getting ash fall out here. It's really sad all the fires here.

Bird - really happy that things are working out finally for you.

[Lizann]

Re: One Step at a Time - August 2018

Pauly, I hate going to the dentist. I think our teeth just wear out as we get older, who know. I have been putting it off. Just waiting for things to settle down.
Bird I will pm you also. Congrats on selling the house. That's great news! I was in my pool today too. It's nice and warm.
Nora, what happened with Molly's other eye? Poor baby. Is she taking pain Meds? She really doesn't look too bad.
Had an incredibly tough day with Lucy. Another vet called us today as the original one is off a few days. I am glad. She said Lucy was not doing well and she should be feeling better already. Long story but bottom line they wanted to do more blood work to see if IV fluids were doing anything. We could "make a decision based on the results":sad: I was absolutely hysterical after I hung up. Hubby and I discussed ending this and we do not want to prolong the inevitable if she is suffering. She called back and said Lucy's labs were headed in the right direction. We discussed a long time and she said she felt Lucy has a good chance of recovering from this. Lots of things we need to follow up on, but she recommended we not put her down now, we are force feeding her the special diet and she is going back to the bet Saturday and Sunday, possibly Monday. I'm sorry it's all about me again, I really am. I'm off to bed just physically and emotionally exhausted,

[NoraC]

Re: One Step at a Time - August 2018

Oh Liz :sad: :hug: :sad:
I am so sorry. I understand and I'm crying as I write this. That is good that the labs are going in the right direction. That is a positive sign. :heartbeat:

[paulywogg]

Re: One Step at a Time - August 2018

Liz,at least they said the labs are looking better,let's try to keep positive and just keep doing what you're doing to help her along,also stop saying sorry for it being "all about you"we're in this together Nora,Molly will start looking like her old self soon,right now she just looked tired poor little thing,I wish I could hug her and I've never even met her,I never told you guys I think that I once took on a blind dog? Kell and hubs found her roaming the streets and brought her home just to see if anyone would claim her but nobody ever did,her eyes were pure white and she was old missing a lot of teeth,I had her for about 6 months then Winslow showed her his escape hole in the fence and they both got picked up by animal control,I only had money to get Winslow out and she was an old dog,if she'd have been younger I'd have found the money somehow but I ended up leaving her at the pound,I still feel guilty about that dentist was fine,he just put a filling in and it was quick! Rethinking going to Calif next month if it's gonna be all on fire still,would be depressing,they said on the news that smoke from CA is going all the way to NYC! That's amazing to me,,big hugs all around tonight

[paulywogg]

Re: One Step at a Time - August 2018

Look at me back to back waves to all Glassy,Rusty,Liz,Bird and Nora,hope we all have a decent Saturday

[NoraC]

Re: One Step at a Time - August 2018

Happy Saturday.
My baby girl is coming over in a couple hours so we are excited. A quick visit but they wanted to come see Molly.

[Lizann]

Re: One Step at a Time - August 2018

Hey all! Pauly, how sad about the blind dog! You're so kind. How old is Winslow now? I didn't hear that about the smoke in NYC. That's really incredible. It is raining here today, I'm sure that will help get rid of the smoke.
Nora, how exciting the baby is coming over. They heal the heart, I tell you! Give her a squeeze for me.. How is Molly doing?
A lot of time on my hands today and that is not a good thing. Packing up some care packages for CJ and Mark. Marks birthday is in a month so I need to get moving . Hopefully we will FaceTime in a bit.
Lucy is the same. Waiting for the vet to call. A patient relations manager called me today about the biting incident. They will adjust our bill somehow. I just started crying, I don't even know what she said. I told her about my dad and now Lucy is so sick. It was nice of them to reach out to us and I'm so appreciative. I don't think she knew what to say to me once I started crying.
Rusty, bird, glassy, waves. Hope you're all having a good AF Saturday.

[NoraC]

Re: One Step at a Time - August 2018

I sat and hugged Savannah for a very long time.

[NoraC]

Re: One Step at a Time - August 2018

[MENTION=19302]Lizann[/MENTION] - (((((((((((((((((((((LIZ))))))))))))))))))))))))) I am so, so sorry. Please keep coming here and talking/crying. You are going thru such a hard time and you are doing a fantastic job. Of course you are crying. You have been thru so much and it's painful to experience it. :sad: But, you've got us with you. Keep us close - I know that you are worried about a lot of time on your hands. Please stay close here. We understand when things get rough and the mind starts thinking of alcohol.
Maybe you aren't even having thoughts and I apologize for throwing it out there. But, I know that I would be thinking of numbing myself so I wanted to reach out to you instead of just thinking it. :heartbeat:

[paulywogg]

Re: One Step at a Time - August 2018

Nora,,she looks good on you Liz,I'm glad you're here letting things off your chest where's the rest of our gang? Busy probly

[Lizann]

Re: One Step at a Time - August 2018

Nora, you look so happy with Sienna! What a beautiful picture! Love your hair. Grandma looks good on you! You are right, I was having thoughts, serious ones this afternoon. I got through them and honestly it was just for a brief time. I found some mindless chores to do like starting to organize my pantry. It felt good to accomplish something even though I didn't get far It does help to talk about it.
Pauly, how can Louie be old enough to start kindergarten? So grown up already!
The vet today was not as optimistic as the one yesterday. She did say give it another day. We force fed her again. We noticed she wasn't as unsteady as she was yesterday, also her tail wasn't down as it has been. Small little signs of imfprovement? Who knows. I'll take it. She's cuddled next to me, snoring away.