tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318801159753696568.post9177825016750070885..comments2024-01-01T10:05:13.685-05:00Comments on YOUR DAILY DOSE: Bullet ThisRobinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14932408372240147454noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318801159753696568.post-9647779789432328632012-05-13T02:08:56.512-04:002012-05-13T02:08:56.512-04:00just when you think you wrote something..you don&#...just when you think you wrote something..you don't write something. I have many conversations with you in my head. lol. I am glad you are in therapy. living in a state of constant tension will give you a headache..badumpbump. bad. I know. lol. I hope your dog feels better..and I hope you feel better soon. I get eye ticks going to a new store..so have nothing to offer on the 'relax' front. lol...just know I am rooting for you.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13708815560712267698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318801159753696568.post-83543316568087428932012-05-12T16:13:10.253-04:002012-05-12T16:13:10.253-04:00I made enough noise about a painful health issue t...I made enough noise about a painful health issue that wasn't getting any better, that I finally took matters into my own hands, circumvented my doctor (who has since been fired)and did what I needed to do to get myself better. It worked, and I was RIGHT about the diagnosis!!!<br /><br />Our dogs are like our children. When Watson, our Maltese who was almost 17 years old, went deaf, then blind, then had a stroke, we knew what we had to do, and did it, crying.<br /><br />Three years ago, our Precious girl, a 16 year-old-Yorkie, developed Cushings. She was too old to be medicated, and when things went from bad to worse, we once again knew what we had to do. One morning, she looked up at me from her little bed, and her eyes were pleading with me. I scooped her up and called the vet. We still cry for her.Judiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02778815502961000469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318801159753696568.post-83719536349775385942012-05-12T14:57:05.089-04:002012-05-12T14:57:05.089-04:00I think you must have missed my post about going t...I think you must have missed my post about going to see a therapist. It was called Are You Smarter Than A Bear? or something like that.... Yep. I smacked the button and am back in Therapy.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14932408372240147454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318801159753696568.post-58188979830899181892012-05-12T14:55:12.405-04:002012-05-12T14:55:12.405-04:00Too late. I got this comment after reading your b...Too late. I got this comment after reading your blog. It made me cry, btw. But then what doesn't these days? LOL. Seriously, that was very thoughtful. And there is the sane part of me that knows that jumping ahead to what might happen is *crazy* simply because it is dumb to bounce around in whatifs. There is another part of me that is mentally preparing for the worst and hoping for the best. However, what you said about having a calm mind sounds really good. Really good.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14932408372240147454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318801159753696568.post-5839355797680773392012-05-12T14:51:03.337-04:002012-05-12T14:51:03.337-04:00She had her biopsy and seems to be doing okay thus...She had her biopsy and seems to be doing okay thus far. It is going to take a couple of weeks for the results to come back. If it isn't cancer, then that sounds like an EXCELLENT idea. Thanks for suggesting it.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14932408372240147454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318801159753696568.post-39655870014950720712012-05-12T14:49:42.397-04:002012-05-12T14:49:42.397-04:00I think it has been a pressure cooker for a long t...I think it has been a pressure cooker for a long time. The lid just blew once I knew I had the freedom to sort of let it all go...Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14932408372240147454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318801159753696568.post-40000104877434063512012-05-12T14:48:24.019-04:002012-05-12T14:48:24.019-04:00Thank you Jasmine. I pray for her, too.Thank you Jasmine. I pray for her, too.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14932408372240147454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318801159753696568.post-52415025743032192222012-05-12T14:42:59.805-04:002012-05-12T14:42:59.805-04:00ok, Robin, after reading what you've just post...ok, Robin, after reading what you've just posted here, I'm thinking that...well, you came to the conclusion that you don't remember the time when you were NOT stressed. And, in such case - and I really don't want this to sound harsh or anything, you know me - don't you think you should go to some therapy? And even if you've tried it before and it didn't work, I honestly think it's better to try again, maybe you'd have a good therapist who would help you coping with stress? I know it's all about the chemistly in our brains, but we can stimulate this chemistry as well. Is there any chance for a therapy that you wouldn't have to pay for? you don't have to even post this comment if you don't want to, just let me know what you think about this. Because, well, two deaths of family members (one of them being father) in such a short period of time, that's tough for everyone, Robin, really....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318801159753696568.post-79576563471919443342012-05-12T14:16:49.441-04:002012-05-12T14:16:49.441-04:00Robin: You are much too hard on yourself. I just p...Robin: You are much too hard on yourself. I just posted on my blog, with you in mind. Please read it - tomorrow.JJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14692103477055483000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318801159753696568.post-4641116959627394912012-05-12T09:58:49.957-04:002012-05-12T09:58:49.957-04:00Sweet Robin, I've known of your health issues ...Sweet Robin, I've known of your health issues for some time now and that alone is enough to drive someone bonkers, then add in all the other stresses you've been dealing with of late...well, my heart goes out to you hun. And as for the pup, you know I'm an animal lover so the possibility that your pup is sick is indeed heartbreaking. I know this is a bit late, but did you guys try to ace bandage her ailing leg? Our older Lab was having problems with a leg; similar to what you're describing here and we put an ace bandage on it (being careful not to put it too tight and removing it at night when she slept). It helped. As dogs age, they get achy just like we humans do; is it possible she's just arthritic or stiff? Just throwing out some other options. Big hugs to you girl....always in my thoughts & praryers...xoxoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318801159753696568.post-77716845882932990842012-05-11T13:49:30.689-04:002012-05-11T13:49:30.689-04:00The post-decision symptoms aren't at all surpr...The post-decision symptoms aren't at all surprising - we can almost always manage to get it together for what we need to do, and run on adrenaline. It's the combination, then, of stress release, relief, all the hormones and everything else that had been on "high alert" relaxing and not knowing how that is often more difficult. And, as someone who's been through disability filings and proceedings with others, it's a mixed blessing: sure, the comfort of having some financial werewithal and stability is great! But it comes at a price: accepting the disability, the need, the moving on to a different place in your life. It's a very complicated situation to sort through, and all the harder when it comes with a sick dog and pain and everything else ....Yenta Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06573241381406620036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318801159753696568.post-26489771588610479352012-05-11T03:19:38.284-04:002012-05-11T03:19:38.284-04:00Oh Robin, so much going on. I am going to pray th...Oh Robin, so much going on. I am going to pray that this time ,for your little dog, that the cancer doesn't make another appearance in your life. I know what it's like to feel like your dog is about the only one you CAN count on.<br />As for the rest I still feel like there is just some sort of adjustment period after having been through a very stressful experience, even when it turns out the way we wanted. I get it. <br />And yes, it is annoying that JJ is right and yet we can't always stop ourselves, can we?!'Yellow Rose' Jasminehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12496382898548158316noreply@blogger.com