Heelys Healing - My great-niece, Shelby, is an all-star catcher on her girls’ softball league. I just found a couple of days ago that she couldn’t finish up her season due to an accident on her heelys (shoes with wheels on them). Shelby, I just want to say that I am very proud of you and that I miss you! Now we have something in common. I broke my arm when I was a year younger than you are, the summer before I went into third grade. It sure puts a drag on summer vacation fun. I hope you get your cast off soon. Please ask your mom or grandma to post or send a picture of you and your cast for me.
Rib Recovery - My youngest brother, Steve, broke a rib and tore his spleen in a fall last week. Thankfully, the spleen is repairing itself and he didn’t need surgery. He is recuperating but when I talked to him over the weekend he was still in a lot of pain.
Daughter and Doggie Distress – A few weeks ago, our eldest daughter and her two dogs drove in for a visit from Dallas. Not unlike many canines, the dogs love to put their heads out of the window. Her first born, Olivia (they are like her children), was on daughter’s lap with the window half down, enjoying the wind in her face. Mind you, it is hot and air conditioning is hardly an option this time of year, but….Anyway, Oscar, the baby of the family, was in the back seat and was obviously jealous of his sister’s car privilege. He started to roll down his power window with his paw, which, of course, concerned and startled Daughter Dear. As she glanced back over her shoulder, the car drifted to the right and smashed into a guardrail. Livie Lou (that’s what I call her) flew out the window. The car was traveling 50 mph. She landed in the road, now stunned and bleeding. Thank God she landed on the right side lane instead of in front of the oncoming traffic. Fighting panic, Daughter slowed the car down to a stop, secured the other dog and ran back to get her dazed dog. Before she could get to her, Olivia darted straight toward her car, obviously seeking safety. Long story, short…we took her to the vet and she only suffered from shock and road rash. The doc gave her a shot of antibiotics and some pain pills. Here’s a picture of a scrape that came pretty close to her eye. The car was scraped up, too, from the front fender to the rear. Before returning to Dallas, she went and bought some doggie seatbelts. They were out of them before she even got out of town!
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A friend of mine gave me a doggie car seat. I'm still not sure about that! I returned the seatbelts- that was insanity. They were out of the belts before we were out of Houston, but not all the way. Oscar had the thing around his neck and Olivia was all twisted up and couldn't move at all. It was truly worse than no belt at all. Liv is doing well- she has several scars. She still has to take medicine for the infection on her lip (not crash related). I cleverly disguise it in canned pumpkin- I tried to hide it in treats, but she would eat the treat and spit out the pill. Then I have to put an ointment on her lip. Oscar still has to take Benadryl twice a day for his allergies. I load up a syringe and pry his mouth open and squirt it in. He of course thinks he needs pumpkin too, I guess because he has to endure the yucky Benadryl! It's a reglar vet clinic at my house these days- Vet Tech Sarah at your service!
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