I mentioned yesterday that this has been a long week. When I thought about it, it has been a long month. First, our dear friend MJ's mother passed away. Then my sister had some issues, which I will not share with the entire world other than to say that it was stressful. This week, it was my sweet dog Daisy the Beagle's turn in the pressure cooker.
Daisy has always been a heavy water drinker, but it was getting to the point that she was drinking non-stop and therefore peeing non-stop. My initial fear was that she was suffering from kidney failure because the girl's kidney's already don't work 100 percent. And I was terrified because there isn't much you can do with kidney failure. So it was actually a relief when the vet told us that Daisy is a diabetic.
What it means is that we have to give her insulin shots every morning. That means she has to eat something every morning -- one feeding is no longer good enough.
My first experiences with the shots are heartening -- it isn't as awful as I had envisioned. It does make things complex. When we travel, we will have to take the insulin with us, but it needs to be kept cold... It is complicated, but Daisy is certainly worth it.
It has been a stressful few weeks. I don't think we are all that disappointed to say good-bye to April and welcome May.
DMV and I will celebrate the end of the month in glorious style -- at the final final Cher concert at the Hollywood Bowl this weekend. It is the "farewell" tour that has been traveling around the country for years, but she says that this is the final final farewell. It could actually be given that the timing is just about 40 years after her first concert with Sonny. Regardless, it's Cher!
I'll report back, of course.
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