Grimness
My best friend's daddy passed away Thursday morning. He was very sick and they have been expecting it for a while. You can never prepare yourself for such things. When she told me I was so shocked. He was such a great man with a booming Southern voice and such personality and such spirit. I just loved him. I feel so helpless that there is nothing I can do for her or her family to ease anything they are going through right now.
My sister's dog was put down yesterday due to a severe urinary tract infection. My mom didn't know what was going on and Jen Dawg couldn't stand up yesterday morning and had no energy. She rushed her to the vet and they said there was nothing they could do - even if she had surgery, she would still live with a lot of pain, so my mom had to make the very rough decision of having her put down. If your animals ever start peeing deliberately right in front of you when they never did that before, don't get get angry and punish them. Get them to the vet immediately. They are trying to tell you something is wrong and they can't use words to do it and this is they only way they know how. Also, this is a common occurrence with female dogs that are never fixed and never breed. Just trying to save you some pain here. My momma and sister are feeling pretty rough right now. I remember when Kneehole got Jen Dawg. They are so sad.
My daddy is on dialysis and is on the Kidney Transplant List. My sister told me yesterday he had an annual heart test done and his score was about 1/2 of what it should be. His heart has become enlarged which means his survival rate if they did do a transplant has just plummeted and he will be taken off the list.
I am not being poor me, as none of this is about me at all. As I said before, I just feel antsy and helpless being up here away from just about everyone I know and there is nothing I can do. Not that I could do anything if I lived in Texas either, but at least I would be there. I could get them drunk, but that's about it, other than gracing them with my presence. I often wonder why I am still up here anymore.
Hmmmm. There are just no words and no pictures. Forrest Gump said "Sometimes there just aren't enough rocks." That is the best way to describe how I feel.
My sister's dog was put down yesterday due to a severe urinary tract infection. My mom didn't know what was going on and Jen Dawg couldn't stand up yesterday morning and had no energy. She rushed her to the vet and they said there was nothing they could do - even if she had surgery, she would still live with a lot of pain, so my mom had to make the very rough decision of having her put down. If your animals ever start peeing deliberately right in front of you when they never did that before, don't get get angry and punish them. Get them to the vet immediately. They are trying to tell you something is wrong and they can't use words to do it and this is they only way they know how. Also, this is a common occurrence with female dogs that are never fixed and never breed. Just trying to save you some pain here. My momma and sister are feeling pretty rough right now. I remember when Kneehole got Jen Dawg. They are so sad.
My daddy is on dialysis and is on the Kidney Transplant List. My sister told me yesterday he had an annual heart test done and his score was about 1/2 of what it should be. His heart has become enlarged which means his survival rate if they did do a transplant has just plummeted and he will be taken off the list.
I am not being poor me, as none of this is about me at all. As I said before, I just feel antsy and helpless being up here away from just about everyone I know and there is nothing I can do. Not that I could do anything if I lived in Texas either, but at least I would be there. I could get them drunk, but that's about it, other than gracing them with my presence. I often wonder why I am still up here anymore.
Hmmmm. There are just no words and no pictures. Forrest Gump said "Sometimes there just aren't enough rocks." That is the best way to describe how I feel.
posted by Wigwam at 4:32 PM
1 Comments:
I am so sorry to hear about your friend's dad. My heart goes out to them and you. I hate to hear about the dog, also. I have been there & done that unfortunately and it just breaks my heart. I will keep you & your family in my prayers and hope that daddy will stay strong. xoxo
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