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Luna: final update
I think most everyone who reads this knows by now, but I find this journal a good record of my life, so I'll talk about it here, too.
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Luna update: It's exhausting
Luna had a bad day yesterday. She refused all food, even treats, and I couldn't get her to take her medication even with pieces of hot dog, cheese, or peanut butter. For the first time in my life, I had to force a pill down a dog's throat. Also, in the evening, she was shivering on and off. She was not cold, or anxious. I think she was in some ( Read more... ) -
Luna update
Luna is doing... okay. She's gained weight and her energy and disposition are good, although I can tell her stamina is nothing like it used to be.
She's also still gagging, and she occasionally has what I'm calling "breathing episodes," where she has some difficulty and her breathing is hitched. It almost sounds like she's about to throw up, but she ( Read more... ) -
Clawbits (Bah Humbug edition)
- I'm so done. I'm working today and tomorrow still, but I'm just so done. I've got stuff to do but no motivation to do it. Bleh.
- Probably related, I'm also just generally bummed out about... *gestures at everything*. Christmas has been pared down. A lot. I'm just not in the mood this year. I thought about baking cookies or making something nice for ( Read more... )
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Luna update
Luna is actually doing super well right now. She's on prednisone, a steroid, and it's making her eat like a horse, which is great. She's actually gained weight these past two weeks, and she's feeling better. She got out a toy the other day to play with, which she hasn't done in ages.
I know it's not a cure, but anything that improves her life and ( Read more... ) -
Weekend Retreat
Background: my husband died in July 2002. I moved back in with my parents immediately after that. That November I did NaNoWriMo and wrote my first novel. It sucked, but it was mine. The following January, 2003, I decided to take this writing thing seriously and took a "how to write a novel" course at the local college. There, I met a couple of like ( Read more... ) -
Luna update
Luna's gagging issue is being caused by a tumor in her lungs/chest wall pressing up against her sternum. They found it in x-rays this morning. There is little that can be done.
They've put her on prednisone just to treat her symptoms and help her feel better. If she's eating well in a week, we'll start with an oral chemo med, too, which they say she ( Read more... ) -
Weird
I have been sleeping poorly of late, and I don't know why. I can get to sleep no problem, but for about three or four nights now, I've been waking up between 3 and 4am and having a devil of a time getting back to sleep.
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I have been awful at posting
So a couple weeks ago, I took a week's vacation -- the week before Thanksgiving -- and went camping! It was just me, sitting out in the woods for five days, with a lake, a tent, a pile of books, and way too much food (seriously, I am still eating my own leftovers). It. Was. Amazing.
The weather was as perfect as you could ask for. Sunny, clear, 19- ( Read more... )