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Sometimes.....

Posted 18-11-09 at 09:51 AM by ValencianNails

........I just want to smack my head against a brick wall, over and over and over again


aaahhhh... I feel better for that
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My Max.....

Posted 03-11-09 at 11:20 PM by ValencianNails
Updated 03-11-09 at 11:26 PM by ValencianNails

We've (or rather I have) made the decision that the time is here for letting Max 'go', he's not himself, hasn't been for quite some time now and I found a web page while searching for hip dysplasia (which he has) and euthanasia that explains about his symptoms and makes total sense re his quality of life (or lack of it).

Hip dysplasia in dogs: Thoughts on incidence, treatment and prevention - Wellsphere

Max ticks all of the boxes!
1) move less, play less, and...
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The aftermath...........

Posted 27-08-09 at 01:47 AM by ValencianNails
Updated 27-08-09 at 02:00 AM by ValencianNails (To add poem)

...it does feel like an aftermath, and I feel so very sad and empty!

Dad's funeral is Friday 4th September, I'm flying over the day before and going to see him that afternoon. I can't say that I'm looking forward to it but I feel compelled to be there and see him for myself iykwim, just so I can see that he is in fact not there any more... sounds morbid, but I promise you it isn't! it's a spiritual thing IMO.

Dave (my brother) and his family got back from Kos tonight,...
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Night Dad, sleep tight xxx

Posted 24-08-09 at 08:01 PM by ValencianNails
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My Dad lost his fight to leukaemia yesterday morning, after quite a long battle it finally beat him. He'd been in hospital for over three weeks and they thought they had his chest infection under control, but then he went downhill really quickly and his blood cell count was off the chart, his platelet count was mega low and his body was saying "enough!".

My Mum couldn't go to the hospital to see him on Saturday because her throat was inflamed and the risk if infection was...
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What a fantastic group of people you lot are...

Posted 11-05-09 at 08:27 PM by ValencianNails

I was just going through my subscribed threads and deleting all the old ones etc, I came across one thread that touched my heart and wanted to thank you guys once again... Here's the thread - http://www.salongeek.com/chit-chat/6...sandi-xxx.html

I've closed it to new replies but wanted to give a quick update, my Dad's leukaemia is in remission and very much better than he was just over a year ago Don't get me wrong, he's not out of the woods yet,...
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