NDR: what's been going on in my life lately...Archived Message
Posted by Bridget on June 21, 2022, 4:04 pm
It's been a tough several months for me. I lost my dad late last year. I didn't even get a chance to ask the board for healing thoughts/positive vibes because it all happened so fast. He'd been dealing with mild dementia for awhile, but after he had dental surgery last spring, things got worse. We found out later that he'd suffered several small strokes and we didn't know because he didn't have the typical symptoms -- even his GP didn't notice. Then he was diagnosed with cancer which we couldn't treat because he was immobile from the stroke. We couldn't treat the stroke due to the dementia. We set up hospice thinking we'd have him for some months but he only lived a few days after he came home from the hospital. He passed away just before his birthday.
My sister and her son have been wonderful helping physically and emotionally. After not seeing them much due to covid, we made up for lost time and grew even closer.
Three weeks later, my cat, Robby, passed of heart failure. Some of you might remember me posting about him about a year and a half ago when he was diagnosed with heart problems. He lived the full year prognosis, but it was so hard to lose him so soon after my Dad. He was good at sitting in my lap and comforting me. I think all the in-and-out of hospice nurses and the coroner really stressed him out.
Then the following month, the car I shared with my Dad died and I had to get a "new" used car when their cost was so high. I was my Dad's caregiver so when I lost him, I lost my income, too. I'm helping my mom keeping up the house as I live with her, its tough.
Now, my other cat, Suzie, is very sick. She's in the hospital now running tests. They think it's cancer of some kind. The tests alone are expensive and they already had to take care of fluid build up around her lungs making it hard to breathe. Still waiting on a diagnosis. And to find out if there's treatment and if I can afford it (esp after all the tests...). I've had her since she was 4 wks old. She's so friendly and she loves going from my lap to my mom's lap all day long. When she isn't asking for food. She's so vocal. The house is too quiet while she's at the hospital.
So I'll be selling a bunch of dolls soon to cover this emergency vet bill. I'm calling it a "Purge" since I need to downsize quite a bit. I've been clearing out my closets and dollroom. My dear cat, Roweena, has been helping I'll offer some dolls up for sale here first before "dreaded" ebay, lol. I haven't sold on ebay in years and am worried about changes there, so I'll probably be asking for selling advice soon, too. I hope to list the first batch tomorrow if I have any strength after hopefully bringing Suzie home. But at least by Sunday.
Here's some pics
My Dad, older sister, and me from my second Christmas
And my dear Suzie who's sick
Thanks for reading and thanks for any good thoughts you could send my Suzie's way. I really appreciate it & this board.