Punk, glad you're feeling a bit better today. Sometimes a bit of time is needed to gain perspective on things that hit you all at once.

That said, I like wusses like you who care about people and animals deeply enough to get upset when things go awry.

Just like this disease, you have to take things one day at a time. Things are what they are. You deal with them how you have to and when you have to. And unless you must, you don't deal with them all at once.

Hang in there. Make your dog's time on earth the best that it can be until she can't handle it anymore. And just be there for your dad. Sometimes just being there--be it for an animal or for a human--is enough and means a whole lot more than trying to fix things.

Ya wuss!