Lieben and I

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Registered: 03-25-2003
Lieben and I
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Thu, 04-24-2003 - 5:17pm
Sorry I have been AWOL lately, but I've been missing from a lot of places in the past couple of months and every time I think I've turned a corner and am feeling better something else happens. I guess I've had some kind of virus that just won't quit and because of it I've had to cancel a lot of activities. I've missed quite a few of my crisis line training classes and will not be able to get my certificate with the rest of my class next month. I haven't been able to do much volunteering at the center, but I have been updating their resource guide because I could do much of that from home on my own computer.

For the last 2 weeks I've been on prednisone, the treatment the ENT has me on to see if my hearing can be restored. So far (and I only have one more pill), there has been no change. It's looking like the hearing loss is permanent. Part of me is pretty angry with the doctor's for not making time to see me back when I first lost it. The steroid treatment can work if it is administered within 10 days of the hearing loss and I know it was more than that - prob more like 3 weeks. My neuro in San Francisco is setting up an appointment for me to see an ENT at UCSF. Who knows, maybe there is something else that can be done.

Well, enough about me. Lots of other things have been going on, including all the work we're having done on the house. I have not heard from the carpenter for a week now though and if I don't hear something pretty soon, there's every possibility that I will go nuts!!! I want this thing done!

The news about Lieben is not very good. She was seemingly d oing about the same for a couple of months, but this week she has not been eating as much and is not as active as she had been - which was not terribly active either, but enough to keep me from being too concerned. She does eat a little, but I have to constantly encourage her to do so. She looks out the window a little, and finds her sunbeams if it's nice out. Today ir is raining and she hasn't done much of anything. We are still giving her the steroids and last Sat we got an appetite stimulant from the vet which might be helping a little - I don't know.

We're supposed to go to San Francisco on Sat meet up with my brother-in-law who is vacationing out here this week from back east. I had to tell him that as much as we want to see him, we won't leave Lieben if she isn't doing well. He understood and told me that they would be back to CA and visit with us again before too long. I got off the phone and burst into tears.

So, that's about where Lieben and I are at the moment. I do everything I can to make her happy and comfortable. We just have to play it by ear now I think. JL

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Registered: 03-25-2003
In reply to: lilies3
Fri, 04-25-2003 - 10:54pm
Oh, Janet, my heart breaks for you and little Lieben. It's soooo sad watching our furry loved ones' health fail. Even though I have children, my four footed "kids" are family, just like yours. Hate to think of the day when they go to God. Sending special kitty prayers to your baby.

I'm so terribly sorry about the hearing loss. I think you have every right to be angry! And I wouldn't blame you a bit if you told the doctor how you feel. He's robbed you of a very important quality of life. I hope the doc in SF can find a way to help you. You have enough to deal with without losing your hearing.

Hang on and hang in, girlfriend! We're here for you!!!

Love and hugs, Pam

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