Glad to hear from you Billye,seems like stree gives us the forgets..We have
had so much rain,there begging us not to water,and hot here as well,sure
tired of staying in. We are at least getting Hot Air Balloons dropping down around all around the house really pretty, but a little scarey when you don't
see them coming.. Bob feels it's his duty to sit outside and give directions.

Please stay well you all,good look to your doggy's,and kittens everyone,take
care all and many hugs. Sue

to encounter in a short amount of time!

I, too, am glad your Dh is recovering well.

I am very sorry you've lost a good friend.

I am also sorry your aunt has been having such a difficult time!
This must be exceptionally tough, since she is a favorite relative and so important to you. I hope she stabilizes and starts to do well.

Pups are so cute! Yet, they can also become very demanding. I have found they quickly learn to love their crates! I have crate trained 2 German Shepherds. They both have loved their crates. We'd introduced them to crates as soon as we'd brought them home with us (they were each approx. 7 weeks old); so they have grown up very used to crates.

I have one shepherd now. She is approx. 8 yrs old now. We allow her to roam at night, leaving her crate door open, so she may retreat if she chooses to. She divides her time btw. the crate and several areas of the house. She is often in the bedroom with us. As you have mentioned, this breed tends to have a tremendous amount of separation anxiety. (In a thunderstorm, she'd still prefer to be on my lap! She is fairly large for a female shepherd, physically "fit" at 92 pounds. Both of her parents were big dogs!)

We do crate her if we leave her home alone, due to the intense separation anxiety this breed tends to experience. She feels very safe in her crate. (She acts content to be in her crate when we are leaving her; she has never known anything different. When we come home, I always rush into the room to let her out of the crate immediately and she is most often sound asleep!)
Yes, the crate is in our bedroom, too, as that is where she is most comfortable.

I am glad this crating idea has worked out well for you and for your pup! (Crates can serve as a fantastic solution!)

Oh no! The Uhaul experience... my spine was aching as I was reading your account! Those vehicles are notoriously a "bumpy" ride!
(And so often in need of repair, too!)

I hope you can recover from this recent exacerbation quickly!

What an account, Billye! I don't know how you have done as well as you have with all of this going on!

I hope you exacerbation passes very quickly... in fact, I hope it is already over with!

I have had friends needing to try Cellcept (and, therefore, wanting to try Cellcept) when their rheumatological conditions had worsened. Some have done well with this... and are relatively pleased. Others have not cared for it much. If you must try Cellcept, I wish you great success with it.

I hope to hear some additional good news from you in the near future... about your own status and also some great news about your aunt!

And.. bellyrubs for the pup! (Did you say you have a few dogs?)

Truly hope more and more is "looking up" for you each day!


(I have been away from the board, also due to my own level of illness and life chaos. Your story is one I had familiarized myself with, over time and has stayed on my mind and in my prayers, along with others here. I am slowly trying to "catch up" with everyone.)

We lost my beloved Aunt yesterday. I've only now been able to write about it. My Cousin (I love her dearly) emailed me at 1:00 a.m. this morning to tell me she couldn't sleep and kept calling her Mom's phone hoping she'd answer. My heart is absolutely breaking right now.

I am really depressed and find myself crying a lot today. It helps to be able to let a little of it out here.

I can't go to the services. They are in Mississippi. This makes it all harder.

Dejavu,
Cami rapidly became attached to the crate. She's one of those dogs who learns on the second try. Good things and bad things. Thanks for keeping up with me.

Billye

I don't know what to say.

Not being able to go the services is really tough.

Billye:

I am so sorry for your loss. I don't have family so to speak. They all distanced themselves from me when they heard about my son's behavior (as if you can catch Asperger's Disorder??). But people are people and I really do think family is so important.

I have my two aunts left. One is 82, and the other is 83. Thankfully they are both doing good. The one who is 83 has children who look after her, help her with the rent, take her places, and she's thriving. She plays poker, goes to monthly get togethers of the red hat ladies, but she's completely deaf. Doesn't seem to faze her. The other aunt is 82, alone like a dog is upstate New York, but I call her and she calls me (the other family members forgot all about her because she's an Aunt by marriage. I guess to some people that does not count.

I remember to tell her how much she means to me, and how I'm sorry how the rest of the family has treated her. She seems to really appreciate this when I told her.

So I really am sorry for your loss. Your aunt is now an angel and she's smiling down on you.

I hope you feel better soon.



Melody

I do know this kind of hurt! It's worse because you just can't go and help!

Two years ago my MIL died 2 days after I'd had cancer surgery and this winter my FIL died. I had to send my DH off alone to 'deal with things'. But, we know our limits and just hope others understand as well. We are with all in spirit at least. Doesn't make the whole thing any easier, does it? Sigh.

I'm so glad Cami is getting wise in a good way to things! It makes it easier for both of you for sure! That all is makiing her one very smart dog in my book!

Heaps of hugs to you, your DH and to your pups.... I truly wish it would be something far more useful. 's! - j

I'm so sorry to hear about your Aunt - and know you wish you could be at the services.... but being there long distance - just to listen - to send cheer up cards and calls etc.. it so helpful too - and I know with your grace that just being there for your cousin. even from afar, will be a huge comfort to her... and in the meantime - sending hugs