FREE YOURSELF...MY JOURNEY

BEAUTIFUL ⛱ Lake Tahoe

 
A few weeks into testing a new streaming device...nothing quite like waking up to live video feed of BEAUTIFUL Lake Tahoe😌⛱🥰
#HAPPY
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Le Cronache Dei Comandamenti Di Dieci Anni♟

 
First Commandment:
You will tell them, there will be NO Christmas dinner. 
"I am no Victoria Gotti...but I think I am."
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🐣Yada Yada...SPRING...Yada Yada🐰

 
It just wouldn't be March without the first flood.
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Right Hand Man RHETT ⚠️ Parking Cone

 
It's far too early for another power outage...or is it🤔
$16.00 an hour=$21.00 an hour
Right hand RHETT to the rescue!!
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Conceited Connie 💋 I Don't Do Sickness

 
If Connie can't do sickness...then what's she going to do when she gets sick🤔
Mary to the rescue!
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Sanctuary Items In Need 🐾❤🐾

 
☕For those who missed The Round Table this morning with Jenn☕
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Sanctuary items in current need:
Salt blocks
Hay/bedding
Plastic water bottles 
Recycle boxes/trash bags
Kitten Chow, grain-free
Horse grooming brushes
New/gently used blankets
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Volunteers for transportation services:
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Update On Blue 🐾

 
Blue is with veterinarian specialists today in hopes of finding out additional information regarding her health.
As many know, we took in Blue as a rescue pup 3 years ago. She was diagnosed with Epilepsy at the age of 4 months old. Her seizures have been under control over the past several months with medication and follow-up care. However, recently her health has taken a turn and her seizures have been more frequent. 
My fur kids come first. Always have, always will. 
Thank you everyone for your support through this platform, TikTok and others. Helping to spread awareness of Canine Epilepsy not only helps Blue, but so many others.
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Take Care Of...YOU✌

 
Can you believe I am coming up on a week post surgery? Next week is my first follow-up to see how my recovery is coming along. I have to admit that this has been tough...a true test of strength💪
I have learned to be my own best nurse with fellow furry aids by my side. I am living proof that you can make it. YOU WILL make it.
I will continue focusing on recovery, my fur kids, working full time from home and staying in close touch online with friends. A new lease on life awaits, so there is no time to dwell on any negativity. 
God places new doors in front of you for a reason. And those who stand behind you, love and care about you UNCONDITIONALLY.
Life is about learning valuable lessons. Wisdom at it's finest🙏😇👍
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Losing Barbie 😏 Via Car Window!

 
Seems one thing I have quickly realized with the online support community is that there sure are MANY night owls 🦉
This could be a good thing on nights like tonight, early morning hours when I can't sleep. Yep! Be prepared for LOTS of crazy podcast/blogging stories!
One couple was chatting about old trips in the family station wagon back in the day. Both are avid fishers who used to travel in search of the best fishing spots around the great USA. Now the wife cares for her husband while on his own medical journey. 
It got me thinking about a trip I remembered as a young kid. Family vacations in the old green with wood looking panels station wagon. Some may call them the "GAS GETTER!" ⛽
Back then you just didn't pack for the trip as a kid. Oh NO!! You packed for Barbie, Skipper and her friends too! I could tell you how Barbie's trip turned out...but somehow only Skipper made it. Ask the kid with the rolled down window while letting Barbie air out her long blonde hair.
Like a good dirt road song just waitin' to happen!
 

Struggling To Get Comfortable😪

 
Yea, yea...I will admit it...
I have done my fair share of crying over the past 24-hours. The pain is unreal as well the inability to get comfortable. 
I feel so incredibly alone in this new journey. The reality of knowing it just begun is also extremely frightening. As with any chronic illness, some just can't handle it. With time, experience and wisdom...I have learned to just let those folks be. My fur kids have yet to waiver with the rotation of a new furry visitor by my side. A reminder that I am overwhelmingly loved by the furry kind 💕🐾💕
I joined an online community aka support group that was suggested by one of my surgeon's assistants. Still...it's hard not to feel so alone.
Indiana wasn't where I envisioned to start this new year. It certainly doesn't help either when the mail brings long awaited tax documents to continue new business ventures.
Yet...everything feels like a big circle.
Six months has turned into more months than I would like to say and another set of surgical hands who waits in the wings. This, not by my decision.
I have enjoyed watching live feed while continuing to test out new streaming equipment for a reputable company. Waking up to capture the sunrise along the coast of Florida somewhat helps the beginning of a long day of pain, uncertainty.
I have even thrown around the idea of turning off the online world and its entirety. Yet, my therapists feel it's important now more than ever to podcast, blog and express how I am feeling. No matter how depressing or gloomy it may be in my current reality.
So, as I watch my make believe stars in the streaming sky...maybe I will wake up tomorrow with this all being nothing but a mere dream.
 

You Are Not A Comic Book Character

 
I used to believe I was Wonder Woman...but not anymore. 24 hours after surgery my body began to reject everything. Infection began and with it came pain that I have never felt before. 
I'm not sure why I believed I was Wonder Woman when it came to pain...but not anymore. 
Patients, we are not comic characters and I am not Wonder Woman. Pain medication has a real purpose. Or as surgical paperwork so properly put it, "Don't try to be stoic."
(Video: 1 nurse has now turned into 2 nurses that never leave my side.)