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The vet treated Faith with anti-inflammatory and painkiller, and gave me more to give her in the next two days. HE DIDN'T CHARGE ME...He felt so bad, even though I assured him that Faith is her own worst enemy when she fights like that! I will give a little gift later when I go back for the follow up visit next week. I took her for a short limping walk this afternoon, and she seems more like herself. Yah!
 
Nancy said:
I put the Christmas mugs away yesterday. Also, the last thing I do to say 'goodbye' to the season.

I know this will seem like a small thing to those of you dealing with your own health issues, but some of you will relate to this. My dog, Faith, had a worrisome, hard lump that she was gnawing on. I made an appointment and went to the vet yesterday. Two vets had to work on her to keep her still enough to see the lump. When they brought her out to me, she was limping (hadn't been before this...had been walking, running, jumping like her usual self). I told the vet.."Oh, she's favouring that leg now". He said, "Yes, she put up a fight and probably sprained it." Today, she can hardly move, and she looks so sad. I'm giving her antibiotics for the infected lump. But I think it is the leg that is really changing her life right now. Debating about whether or not I should call the vet about this, as I'm pretty sure the vet is the cause of today's pain.
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I think I can relate to Faith! Sometimes I really have no idea why doctors act as they do.
Glad she's doing better now.
 
My Lucy fights at the vet's, as well. It takes two of them just to check her temperature.

She had a broken leg at about 3 years old that took a lot of messing with casts and splints and ultimately, orthopedic surgery. She was left with a lifetime of distrust of vets, no matter how caring. Hugs that Faith recovers nicely.
 
Got some new tests results in - things I've requested. It's good to get some of these done. Some I have been asking for year, one was abnormal years ago and no one would rerun it for me when I've asked. It's now 3x normal instead of being just a bit about the normal range.
I asked about if it was worthwhile to rerun my liver stuff before stopping a med so soon after the biopsy, apparently yes. I was really surprised, still waiting on some tests but the one that was double normal, the one that I picked up on that started this all off has dropped considerably. Not normal range but with the biopsy I thought my liver might have sent it up even higher. Apparently all the chocolate eating over Christmas isn't the problem.
 
Good morning, world! Merry Epiphany! The coffee cart is ready, help yourself to the hot beverages of your choice.

C(_)/ c(_) c[_] c\_/
 
On the 6th ... are you prepared for the perfect 7th ... that following the exposure to the vision? It is always about that which is behind and beneath the eruption ... mysterious and dark if you ask me! Veils and tapestries ... Val systems? Fractals ...

If passage is blocked expect blasts ... perhaps it was best to boot them over the edge in the primal sense ... that's IDe ... not too far though ... one might wish to use the fecundity arising ... a learning stretch? Perhaps a po' view in the cycloptic vision of the stick in the mud ... a ancient metaphor for things we can't put words on?
 
Luce...that was one of the pieces I delivered in my message yesterday...what happens after epiphany? What happens after the seeking and finding? That's what we need to focus on! But I'm a little less about mysterious and dark, more about let's get going. Our church and our world need it.
 
Nancy said:
Luce...that was one of the pieces I delivered in my message yesterday...what happens after epiphany? What happens after the seeking and finding? That's what we need to focus on! But I'm a little less about mysterious and dark, more about let's get going. Our church and our world need it.
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Face it ... the bulk of humanity would prefer to go on without knowing and thus with no responsibility for what comes after! Thus mystery, the unknown and the void rules ... and we get by without a clue!

I've been directed that I shouldn't know or think ... just believe in emotions alone!

When in an emotional state ... who processes what is readily observable ... gone in a flash like that streak in the marketplace !
 
Oh brother...more snow today. I am wondering why those people who get paid to remove snow from bus stops, the road, sidewalks and driveways, seldom see beyond their original goal. Once that snow is removed, it often makes its way into other people's driveways, the sidewalk, the roadway. When I walk nicely cleared sidewalks, I have to climb mountains of snow at each roadway, put there by snow ploughs on the road. And mountains put there by driveway snow throwers. Even the bus stop removal ends up putting snow barriers to anyone trying to walk to or from the bus stop. My brother-in-law complained about this to the police department and the city by-law officer (because it was affecting his business)...Both said they couldn't or wouldn't do anything about it. (Why have by-laws then?)
 
How frustrating Nancy. Efficient snow removal does not seem to be a priority lately.

We've had a lot of rain lately. It presents other issues, though I'll take them. After 20 years in the north, I appreciate the lack of need for shovels.
 
Yup. This gets increasingly hazardous as people age, develop ill health, become less agile and balanced. My residential community has no sidewalks at all - we have to walk in the road. Those with poor hearing can't detect the approach of a vehicle when they have their head covered. Those needing a walker get the little wheels stuck in ruts. Some areas are solid ice and people hesitate to walk there. So much for being told frequently "Exercise, walk 10,000 steps daily"
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Our neighbourhood had sidewalks, and we were on a school bus route, so our street was one of the first ploughed. We had pretty decent snow removal in comparison to many. Still, those hazards were there. I was finding it more tiring to have to put on all the layers and the boots, and then going for a walk where there would be ice lurking under the snow. Our northern BC community built an indoor track and one of the oil companies paid so that it was free to use. That was a good resource, even though it wasn't as nice as walking outdoors with fresh air. Perhaps communities could put money they don't spend on snow removal into that kind of facility......
 
It's not easy around here. Those of us with dogs to walk often really struggle. We have street plows and sidewalk plows provided by the City, then there's businesses, and non-profits/churches, and driveways, and a million different people dealing with those. None of these people have the time or the opportunity to talk to or co-ordinate with each other.
 
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It's not easy around here. Those of us with dogs to walk often really struggle. We have street plows and sidewalk plows provided by the City, then there's businesses, and non-profits/churches, and driveways, and a million different people dealing with those. None of these people have the time or the opportunity to talk to or co-ordinate with each other.
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Northwind said:
Our neighbourhood had sidewalks, and we were on a school bus route, so our street was one of the first ploughed. We had pretty decent snow removal in comparison to many. Still, those hazards were there. I was finding it more tiring to have to put on all the layers and the boots, and then going for a walk where there would be ice lurking under the snow. Our northern BC community built an indoor track and one of the oil companies paid so that it was free to use. That was a good resource, even though it wasn't as nice as walking outdoors with fresh air. Perhaps communities could put money they don't spend on snow removal into that kind of facility......
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Our community offers formal Rehab, individual and group. Once it is done you are on your own. The offered follow up is indoor walking at a meeting hall, big for that purpose but small for a track - round and round and round, often alone and in silence. Activities offered for a fee are too demanding for my health . Line dancing might be fun, but not if I have to stop and use an inhaler. Same for indoor soccer, badminton etc. and curling is too expensive for our income level, any of them would bother the arthritis.

As I have seen various medical people over the past few years I have mentioned (nagged) about the difficulties for many people when it comes to exercise. Apparently one of them heard me as I was invited to meet with a group of medical employees to discuss the gaps in diagnosis and treatment for people with COPD. Needless to say I talked passionately about exercise. Maybe something will happen sometime but the 'systems' move so slowly! Actually I would try running a group myself but I find it pretty hard to move and talk at the same time.
 
Oh, Kay, I have a friend I wish I could ship out to you! She runs a weekly 75 minute class at the local Seniors Centre (membership costs $56/year and entitles one to a wide variety of "senior's activities" in a couple of locations). It's called Mindfulness Qi Gong, and it's very tailored to be adaptable to a wide range of age and ability (we have 90 year olds, 60 year olds, people who do the simple movements in chairs, or modified in some fashion).
 
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