Just a Quickie

Mum is gonna be picked up soon for a doctor's appointment, but I insisted she write a quickie!!***

First, Mum and I want to thank everyone who has donated to our GoFundMe.  She also wants me to explain why she put such a high amount -- my vet has told her that it is going to take a couple of years (probably) for me to completely get over this Valley Fever!!!!  My meds are around $100 per month; and visits to the dogtor every three to 6 months!!!  The vet charges about $60 just to walk in!!!  That does not include any x-rays and tests!!!  Hopefully, it wont cost that much (or take that long).  If that is the case -- we will let you know!!  Mum took me out the other day to the grocery score.  I did pretty well, but when I was almost home, I started limping a little, so mum is hesitant about taking me out for long walks!!!!  Uncle Vic wanted us to come over, but mum said it was too far for me!!!  I hope I am able to walk more soon.  Mum wants me to go to the bigger dog park so that I can (as she says) become "less dog aggressive"!!  There are not usually many puppers at out park here -- although this morning I did get to play with a really cute 6 month old pit bull mix pupper!!  Mum has often said that  because I am a big girl (almost 70 lbs) people with smaller pups are nervous around me, which in turn makes the pupper nervous!!

Things are starting to turn around for mum!!!  She had the stitches out of her eyelids last week, and it is much more comfortable, and the bruising has just about gone.  She also had a very satisfying appointment with an attorney who (she hopes) is taking her case!

***Grrrr- the paratransit company screwed up -- they left me a message that I could not understand; could not understand the message; and the number on the screen was busy.  Consequently, she has missed her appointment!!!

Well, I'm gonna go and let mum relax a little!!  Will catch you all again soon.

ttfn and toodle pip

Cookie

Penny for the Guy

For all my buddies in the UK (and anywhere else where they celebrate Guy Fawkes Day) -- hope you have a good one and that there are lots of good fireworks!!!  Mum was telling me all about when she was a kid in London this time of year.  So, Princess Leah (and anyone else) enjoy!!!

This has been a kinda hectic week for mum!!!  On Tuesday she had a doctor's appointment, then she went shopping at the mall.  One nice thing that happened -- while she was waiting for the paratransit van, this woman came over and handed mum a $20 bill.  When mum asked her why, the lady said that "God had told her to"!!!!  She and mum got talking, and mum mentioned about my sickies, and the lady took mum's hand and prayed for me!!!!!  That made the rest of mum's day a little better!!!  Her van was about an hour late picking her up, so instead of getting home between 4 and 4:30, she did not get home until 6 pm!!!!  She had been gone since about 9 am (and since she still could not take me with her, she gave me a nice marrow bone before she left), so she was really tired, hungry and cranky by the time she got home.  Yesterday she had to have the stitches in her eyelids removed.  Again, she had a problem with the van being late (Tuesday she knew the driver and knew that it was not his fault, but the fault of the scheduling/routing -- which sometimes can be really crazy; but Wednesday it was definitely the driver).  Not only was he more than 10 minutes after his "late window", but when he left our complex, he almost turned the wrong way to go to the doctor's office!!!  Mum was really angry because she had to direct him how to get there.  She always tells the schedulers that her appointment is 15 minutes earlier than it actually is -- this usually gets her there with time to relax while signing in, etc.  This time she got there with about 2 minutes to spare!!!  It really hurt when the dr took the stitches out -- they had been in for 2 weeks, so some of them were kind embedded!!!!  She is much more comfortable now though!!!  She did not take me with again cos she was gonna walk home -- about 3 or 4 miles, and she didn't want to have me walk that far yet!!  Not long after she got home, the doorbell rang, and it was the BIIIG delivery from Chewy!!!  Krista is coming today and will unpack it all!!

Mum says she is gonna take it easy today -- although we do have to go to Uncle Vic's after Krista comes -- it is not to far to get there, and I can relax with Coco when I get there!!  But tomorrow she has to go to the (hopefully) new attorney.  They want her to bring her old wheelchair -- the one that caused the accident -- and she HATES that one!!

Well, mum wants another cup of coffee and she hasn't given me my medicine yet (I still sometimes give her a hard time with it -- bol), so I will catch up in a couple of days when I get her to take some more picshers!!

ttfn and toodle pip

Cookie

Just a short post of thanks

This is just gonna be a short post -- mum has been suffering from a headache caused by a muscle spasm in her neck!!!!  Her eyes are getting better -- bruising around the eyes is fading so she hopes we can go out tomorrow.  My leg is not hurting and I am not limping.  I still sometimes give her a problem taking my meds!!!!!  We have no more turkey; I ate the cheese and spat out the pills; when she gave me one of those "Jif on the Go" tubs of peanut butter, I ate the peanut butter and spat out the pills AGAIN, bol.  When she gives me the peanut butter on a spoon with the pills stuck in then I do NOT spit out the pills.  I guess I just like to give mum a hard time, bol.  Anyway, mum placed a biiiiig order from Chewy -- among other things she ordered the pill pods for me.  I hope I like them!!

Mum and I wantto thank everyone for the donations and thoughts on my valley fever.  Right now I have anti-fungal meds which are VERY expensive.  The vet kindly gave us for information on a compounding pharmacy in Phoenix where they will fill and send by mail.  I do not have to see the dogtor for 3 months.  Mum thinks that some readers may have misunderstood her comment about not wanting to give me up.  What she meant was that when the dogtor told us that it was either  Valley Fever or a tumor, mum remembered Cody's tumor and the fact that some tumors are either inoperable (like Cody's was) or really, really expensive.  She has promised me that we will treat the Valley Fever as long as necessary and hopefully with the GofundMe donations she will be able to continue to keep up the treatment.

If anyone has any questions, please feel free to contact me at mum's e-mail:  jskhackney23@hotmail.com and we will answer them for you.

Again -- could someone PLEASE help mum figure out how to put the GoFundMe link on the side of my post so that it is there all the time.  Abby Lab's mum (The Book of Barklay) also has it on her blog, but we would luve to have it on my blog.

Thanks to everyone who has donated (mum will be thanking everyone individually when she is up to it -- hopefully soon -- she is having the stitches out on Wednesday!!

Thanks again to all my bloggy buddies.

ttfn and Toodle Pip

ps:  I k ow it is early, but I was wondering if anyone is planning on coming to Blog Paws in Phoenix in June.  If a few of us go, maybe we can set our own mini Retreat.  Let me know.

Cookie

cookie's go fund me

OK--Now that we have the GoFundMe on the blog -- how do we get it onto the side of the blog so that it will stay there????????

Another update

Cookie's Mum here:

I finally figured out how to get Cookie to take her meds!!!  I wrap it in a slice of turkey -- it goes down like a dream!!!

I have set up a GoFundMe following the directions on the site, but cannot figure out how to attach it to the blog!!!!  Can anyone help me.

Thanks for all your good wishes and POTP

UPDATE

Cookie's mum here:

I just got a call from Cookie's vet -- Cookie definitely has Valley Fever in the bone -- which is better than a tumor, but very expensive.

Could someone please help to to set up a Go Fund Me to help me cover the costs for the medication and vet bills.  I would really appreciate any help I can get.

My e-mail is jskhackney23@hotmail.com.

Thanks all from me and Cookie.

Still on the Sick List

Just a quickie post to say that mum and I really appreciate all your good wishes and POTP.  It really makes us feel good to know that so many of the residents of Blogville are thinking of us.

I will try to get mum to take a selfie -- her eyes are a bit better now, but she still has two black eyes!!!

My leg is a bit better.  I am giving mum a really hard time about taking the Tramadol -- I like the Rimadyl tho!!!!

I will try to post again tomorrow.

Again thanks so much for all your well wishes and POTP

ttfn and toodle pip

Cookie