Mama cat makes such cute noises here...hope you like this.
Why are they so fluffy???
Ziyal's Surgery Update
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Why are they so fluffy???
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You guys deserve a lot of the credit for keeping me (sometimes) strong and brave.
Kira's Mom, you still going to plan a meet up at Shore Leave? I'm going to be feeling a desperate need to dispense some real-life thank-you hugs.
Kira's Mom, you still going to plan a meet up at Shore Leave? I'm going to be feeling a desperate need to dispense some real-life thank-you hugs.
Let us know if you need more pics or stuff. Or should we just keep them going?!
Oh, no question, Kristen, I'm still enjoying the pics. Keep them coming, please! Videos, not so much. I don't always have the patience to watch them. Part of what's made this thread so wonderful is the crazy mix of serious and silly posts.
OK, here are a couple more
OK, here are a couple more
Ooh, Golden Retrievers! My Golden looked like that for about 6 seconds, and continued to grow. He now weighs 100 lbs.
Ziyal, it's good to hear you're on the mend that that you'll be where you need to be a while longer. Hang in there; we're all cheering you on!
auntiehill, I can never get enough of that Tim Conway clip. I first came across it a few years ago and crack up every time I see it. Thanks for sharing the laughs.
I loved the Carol Burnett Show when I was a kid. Harvey Korman could never keep a straight face around Tim Conway. 
More anti-cuteness for the recovery effort -
NinjaCat strikes!
NinjaCat strikes!
Oh, that cat is getting ready to get sprayed.
By a squirrel?
I thought I saw a skunk stripe on the tail. Now that you say it's a squirrel, I can see that, but I'd thought that was a skunk.
I'm desperate -- send cute, send anti-cute, send almost anything!
Can you tell I'm having a bad day?!
Part of it is that my wound vac was acting up, so they had to change the dressing on the relevant part of the incision a day early. Unfortunately, they'll have to change it again tomorrow anyway, because I have a doctor's appointment, and she has to be able to see what's going on under the dressing. BTW, the reason I hate extra dressing changes so much is that, except when done by the very most gentle nurses, they're really painful. Grrrr.
On top of which something that one of the nurses said today, totally innocently, reminded me of a detail about the rape that I hadn't thought of in a long time, and I went into a PTSD meltdown. Spent half the day crying hysterically (yes, right throughout the dressing change and a couple other things).
A few weeks ago, I commented to someone that the cancer and surgery had thrown my PTSD back to where it was just a few weeks after the rape. What I realized today is that it's actually worse than that -- my symptoms are now worse than they have ever been. One rape plus one life-threatening illness (and all the incapacitating crap that comes with it) apparently equals not two, but three or four or maybe even five.
Can you tell I'm having a bad day?!
Part of it is that my wound vac was acting up, so they had to change the dressing on the relevant part of the incision a day early. Unfortunately, they'll have to change it again tomorrow anyway, because I have a doctor's appointment, and she has to be able to see what's going on under the dressing. BTW, the reason I hate extra dressing changes so much is that, except when done by the very most gentle nurses, they're really painful. Grrrr.
On top of which something that one of the nurses said today, totally innocently, reminded me of a detail about the rape that I hadn't thought of in a long time, and I went into a PTSD meltdown. Spent half the day crying hysterically (yes, right throughout the dressing change and a couple other things).
A few weeks ago, I commented to someone that the cancer and surgery had thrown my PTSD back to where it was just a few weeks after the rape. What I realized today is that it's actually worse than that -- my symptoms are now worse than they have ever been. One rape plus one life-threatening illness (and all the incapacitating crap that comes with it) apparently equals not two, but three or four or maybe even five.
Please hang in there, okay? We'll see what we can dig up.
I'm so sorry you're having such painful feelings. I suspect that these feelings mean you are going through a lot of healing right now -- not just physically but also emotionally.
A few years ago, when I went through a very difficult time, just feeling my feelings (rather than stuffing them) was a step in the right direction. I predict a lot of personal growth for you very soon.
A few years ago, when I went through a very difficult time, just feeling my feelings (rather than stuffing them) was a step in the right direction. I predict a lot of personal growth for you very soon.
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