Yes it is so sad to hear what those people are going through. You're right Copmom, there are so many things happening all over the world, every time you turn around it's some disaster or another....and they make our snow and ice problems look like child's play. Hubby still wants to move to Texas but more and more I dread it.
Thoughts & Prayers Thread
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Buckleysmom
MemberPosted 13 years ago # -
Buckleysmom
MemberCopmom.....yes, Texas sure does have heat, which means I'll spend a lot of time indoors with the AC on (kinda like here where I stay indoors all winter with the heat on). As for the storms, yes they have those too and I've already told DH that the first time a tornado comes our way I am heading east. Our friends have been there since 2007 and still haven't seen one so we'll see what happens......
Hotdoge3.....Amen!
Posted 13 years ago # -
NolafromNZ
MemberHi everyone, Could you please pray for our Benny? He is an 8 year old German Shepherd, a big, gentle bear, that we love very, very much, and he is really sick at the moment. He has had problems since the day he was born, with elbows that have swelled up and in the early years eventually burst, which caused him instant relief. However, the last few years they haven't been bursting but cause him a lot of pain and he is now on permanent painkillers, taken every day (which won't help his longevity). His 'elbow' problem has done the rounds of the vets in NZ and he is the only known animal to have this problem here and they have never got to the bottom of it, despite it costing my daughter thousands of dollars in operations and tests. Now his breathing has got really, really loud and he is panting all the time. He has lost 2kg in about a week, although we are now cooking chicken meals for him as we found that it is the only thing he will eat and he will eat plenty of it, but for a couple of days before that he ate nothing. He wasn't drinking but after his vet visit and an injection he has started drinking again. He doesn't seem to be in any pain, but he looks so miserable and follows us around all the time. (I'm terrified he is saying goodbye to us.) He is being treated with antibiotics and if they don't work, he will have to have blood work and xrays to find the cause. He loves to be stroked so we are spending a lot of our day doing that and just being with him, my daughter has even taken time off work to be with him. We are worried sick that this is the end but we know that if it is he has had the best life we could give an animal. He has 2 doggie brothers and 5 cat brothers and sisters and he is loved by us all. Though we shouldn't have a favourite, he really is, after all the medical challenges he has faced in his short life. Even his vet is really worried about him, no matter what he did to Ben over the years, he was licked every time Ben saw him, including yesterday. I can't bear to lose a best friend that sleeps on my bed with me every night, although it is looking likely. I know that I mentioned we had older dogs when responding to Buckleysmom, but I didn't expect it to happen this early.
Posted 13 years ago # -
copmom
MemberOh Nola.. I hate hearing what your poor Benny is going through, as well as the rest of you. It's so disheartening when one of our 'babies' has something wrong, and they can't even tell us what they are going through. My prayers are with him.. I'm afraid this is all in God's hands now, and hopefully he's not hurting or suffering. We've been down that road many times over the years, and they really ARE a big part of our family!!
{{{{{{{HUGS}}}}}} ~ LauriPosted 13 years ago # -
NolafromNZ
MemberOur Benny died tonight. He waited until my daughter got home and patted him, then he just lay down, sighed and died. We are devastated as you would expect. He had got a whole lot better from the last time I wrote, but suddenly started going downhill a couple of days ago. Thank you to those who prayed, especially copmom for your words of encouragement and love. I really appreciate it.
Posted 13 years ago # -
copmom
MemberNola.. thanks for the sad update. Now he's in a better place and will suffer no more. Don't know if you ever saw this before, but we took comfort in a poem called Rainbow Bridge.
http://www.petloss.com/rainbowbridge.htm
{{{{{{{HUGS}}}}}} ~ LauriPosted 13 years ago # -
Whiterabbit-uk
Games GuruHi Nola, I'm so sorry about Benny; I totally missed your post as I was very preoccupied with some worries of my own and have not been a frequent caller in the forums over the last several weeks. I'll Email you soon and update you on everything. Been ages since I last Emailed you, for which I'm sorry.
Posted 13 years ago # -
NolafromNZ
MemberThank you all for your good wishes and hugs, it is really appreciated. Each time I go through this I swear we aren't ever going to have another animal, but yet we do! Our home wouldn't be a home without all our animals around. It is so hard going through this though. We buried Ben today in the pouring rain, suited our feelings perfectly. At least the ground was easy to dig after all the rain we have had, a couple of months ago we wouldn't be able to get the spade through the dirt.
Copmom, thank you for the 'Rainbow Bridge', echoes my feelings about the other side perfectly. What a great poem that is.
Posted 13 years ago # -
Buckleysmom
MemberNola, I'm so sorry to hear about Benny. I hadn't noticed that this thread had come back up so I didn't know about him till now. Though he's gone and you miss him, be comforted in knowing that you gave him a good home where he was loved and cared for. Now he's out of pain and is at peace. And, yes, another will come to fill the empty spot in your heart.
I'm praying for God's comfort for you and your family.
Hugs - BKPosted 13 years ago # -
Sorry for the loss of Benny, Nola. Losing pets is a terrible thing. Just know they are in a better place now.
The reason I'm posting is for my grandmom again. She took another bad fall on December 18th and broke her hip. She underwent surgery to repair the hip and is now in therapy. I've been visiting her when I can and took all her presents out on Christmas to make it not so bad. She's healing well and they think she'll be able to come home next week...although she needs a walker to get around now.
Posted 10 years ago # -
Well I wanted to share with everyone here that my grandmom passed away on December 22nd. It was a rough last year or so but I know she is finally at peace now and no longer in pain. Rest in peace gran!
Link to my grandmom's obituaryPosted 7 years ago # -
johnfranklin1944
MemberI am glad this thread returned. Been reading the old posts. My prayers go to all. I like it when' yu all' keep everyone updated on things. Happy to see more than one post. I recently had my "Reset button pressed'. By that I mean a scare so that yu realize what and who is truly important in life. The car crash ended up OK. Here's to hoping your scares are not too terrible. HAVE GREAT HOLIDAYS...
Posted 7 years ago # -
Whiterabbit-uk
Games GuruHi Chip, sorry to hear of your Grandmothers passing, I'm sure everyone here can empathise with how you are feeling right now. I lived with my paternal grandmother for most of my childhood so was devastated when she passed away, the same day as John Lennon was shot back in Dec 1980. 36 years on and I still get very upset when I think of her.
As John has said, it's good to see such threads brought back to the front page.
p.s. hope alls well with you chip (and everyone else)
Posted 7 years ago # -
Well everyone I have some unfortunate news to share with you all. I'm currently undergoing chemotherapy to treat my lymphoma which is a cancer in my lymph nodes. I was diagnosed a fews months ago and am currently halfway through my treatment. If you want to read my full story I have it all wrote up on my gofundme page. I didn't want to copy and paste a novel into here lol.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/financial-assistance-needed-for-cancer-treatmentPosted 5 years ago # -
mikiem2
ModeratorREALLY wish I could do more than offer thoughts & prayers, but that's all I got & am sending plenty. Really hoping/praying the chemo works, & if not, that one of the new treatments will. Hang in there -- I know the treatments & their effects are anything but pleasant.
Posted 5 years ago # -
Dropping in for a quick update. As of now I am cancer free! My last checkup showed everything was normal in my blood. I have another scan in March to see if it comes back. They said if it were to come back it usually happens within a year or two from treatment. But so far I'm feeling fine and staying optimistic. Thanks for the thoughts and prayers everyone!
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