TRIGGER: service dog death You may have heard of the service dog who died at Disney World recently. Reportedly temperatures were in the 100s, and the heat index was 110. This is a good reminder that as service dog handlers, we need to put our dogs’ wellbeing above our own. […]
When people see my posts, they often get the impression that I am really productive, focused, confident, and have my life together. That is the image I like to portray online. I often post only the good things that happen. Who wants to talk about the bad stuff? It’s nicer […]
Today we went out to a Hibachi restaurant for a late lunch/early dinner. I decided to leave Felix, my service dog, home. I am a firm believer that we should not force our dogs to be in positions they find uncomfortable. They are giving their lives to serve us, and […]
You may have noticed that I have not been active in my blog or on social media for the past few weeks. Unfortunately, my mom, who has been struggling with Lewy Body Dementia for the past two and a half or three years, passed away. About three weeks ago, my […]
On Thursday, we did something we’ve never done before. On Wednesday we saw an ad on TV for an exhibition that was in the Charlotte area, and we looked it up and actually bought tickets for the next day! I’ve never done something like that before, and it felt really […]
You may remember that for the past couple of months, my dogs have had trouble eating. It started with Alice, and we had to start hand feeding her. Then Felix stopped wanting to eat, too. And last week, Hestia stopped wanting to eat. They seem pretty OK in other respects, […]
Today was Brad’s and my 24th wedding anniversary! Tam took us out to lunch as our anniversary present, and while we were out, we got a bunch of errands done! First we stopped by to drop off some things to Brad’s parents. I had taken a Norco for my recent […]
Today I had surgery on my ankle, but the surgery was minor compared to the stress I went to go get my rights as a service dog user respected! I have a talar dome lesion, which is a problem with the cartilage and bone in my ankle. They had to […]
I had a suspicious mole pop up, and needed to see a dermatologist. Unfortunately, since I’m on medicaid, there’s only one dermatologist in an hour and a half radius that takes my insurance… So last week we headed down there for our appointment. The main entrance and side entrance are […]
Alice continues to not eat that well, and Felix as well. Both Alice and Felix stopped eating great about two or three months ago. We thought they were bored with their food so tried changing proteins, veggies, and spices. Two weeks ago Alice’s food intake went down drastically, and Felix […]
