Guest guest Posted May 14, 2004 Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 Oh Courage, do you feel my hugs? When Jr.'s stomach flipped I was heart sick. Then he got better only to get worse. He was my dog and I cried for days. I was at work when he had his heart attack. I had 250 engineers trying to console me. When Miss Ann got cancer, the vet told us not to be selfish. We should not keep her alive for our selves but let her go because of her pain. I know you love Max and will miss him desperately but there comes a time to put his pain ahead of your love. That was the hardest thing we had to do was to take Miss Ann for the last time. The vet agreed that she was in lots of pain. We couldn't let her suffer. I wish there was another answer. I will pray for your strength to make it through. in Texas Heart Sick > Hi All, > > Firstly, I want to thank all of you for keeping Max and me in your prayers. > I have taken the day off today because I am bone idle and heart sick. > > I have visted with Max everyday this week and he is getting worse rather than better. I can not tell you how many tears I have shed this week. The vet has tried everything possible but no improvement. Max is having an ultra-sound this afternoon by a specialist to see why he isn't improving and why he is vomiting small amounts of blood. We are running out of options now. Its been 14 days since Max last ate anything. He isn't interested in any kind of food and he was the type of dog who would would win an Olimpic gold medal for the sad eye begging for scraps look. > The ultra sound will detect anything like a tumor or cancer. Either way, Max will have to be fed with a tube down his throat if he doesn't start eating in the next day or two. This is his last chance. His teeth are completely yellow now and he looks so depressed and has lost the extra pounds he had before he got sick. After I visit with him I just come home and bawl my eyes out. Of course, I'm not ready to lose him yet so will try the feeding tube but there isn't anything else we can do if this doesn't work. Again, I'd like to ask that you all keep Max in your prayers for me. My home is barren without him here. > > We got confirmation yesterday that the LTC facility has accepted my mom and now its just a matter of waiting for a bed to become available. After reading the letter I stepped into the bathroom and shed a few tears over this too. Mom is falling on a regular basis now and I walked into the house to find mom on the floor with my dad holding her up. Dad is 72 and can't lift her anymore. We both struggled to get mom back in her recliner. Aside from this mom is still have wicked anxiety attacks that nothing seems to help. > > I am so tired today. I'm having a real hard time sleeping, forget to eat when I should, have had to take lots of drugs for my joint pain which I'm sure is aggravated by this stress and cry at the drop of a hat. It's 1:45 in the afternoon and I still haven't gotten out of my pj's...I'm in slow motion today. God, if you've got a few minutes, could you please spare my dog Max (he's been a good boy) and help my mom...thanks. > Courage > > Please follow this link to learn more about Lewy Body Dementia > http://www.lewybodydementia.org > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 14, 2004 Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 Well, I guess I now realize why your posts resonated sadness. I should have read on!! Courage, I'm so sorry Max isn't faring any better. I had hoped that he was and that you were spending time with him making up for lost time. I for one am holding on to the hope that the feeding tube gets him his energy back and that the ultra sound doesn't detect anything too bad. I'm praying for him big time... and for you too my Toronto pal. Hard to say how I feel about your mom being accepted into what sounds like a good home and at what appears to be the time when she's needing it most. Part of me thinks that's providencial but then there's your reaction to this news which makes me think it's sad. Oh Courage, I'm wanting to hug you really badly so I hope this cyber hug thing works or I'll go distracted. Lots and lots of positive energy coming your way from Kleinberg. Abby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 14, 2004 Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 You know we're all thinking of you and Max both Courage. You can get through this, just keep telling yourself that you can, and you will. Hang in there... KD > Hi All, > > Firstly, I want to thank all of you for keeping Max and me in your prayers. > I have taken the day off today because I am bone idle and heart sick. > > I have visted with Max everyday this week and he is getting worse rather than better. I can not tell you how many tears I have shed this week. The vet has tried everything possible but no improvement. Max is having an ultra-sound this afternoon by a specialist to see why he isn't improving and why he is vomiting small amounts of blood. We are running out of options now. Its been 14 days since Max last ate anything. He isn't interested in any kind of food and he was the type of dog who would would win an Olimpic gold medal for the sad eye begging for scraps look. > The ultra sound will detect anything like a tumor or cancer. Either way, Max will have to be fed with a tube down his throat if he doesn't start eating in the next day or two. This is his last chance. His teeth are completely yellow now and he looks so depressed and has lost the extra pounds he had before he got sick. After I visit with him I just come home and bawl my eyes out. Of course, I'm not ready to lose him yet so will try the feeding tube but there isn't anything else we can do if this doesn't work. Again, I'd like to ask that you all keep Max in your prayers for me. My home is barren without him here. > > We got confirmation yesterday that the LTC facility has accepted my mom and now its just a matter of waiting for a bed to become available. After reading the letter I stepped into the bathroom and shed a few tears over this too. Mom is falling on a regular basis now and I walked into the house to find mom on the floor with my dad holding her up. Dad is 72 and can't lift her anymore. We both struggled to get mom back in her recliner. Aside from this mom is still have wicked anxiety attacks that nothing seems to help. > > I am so tired today. I'm having a real hard time sleeping, forget to eat when I should, have had to take lots of drugs for my joint pain which I'm sure is aggravated by this stress and cry at the drop of a hat. It's 1:45 in the afternoon and I still haven't gotten out of my pj's...I'm in slow motion today. God, if you've got a few minutes, could you please spare my dog Max (he's been a good boy) and help my mom...thanks. > Courage > > Please follow this link to learn more about Lewy Body Dementia > http://www.lewybodydementia.org > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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