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Post by stringy on Oct 16, 2021 19:20:09 GMT -6
This prob doesn’t go here but it’s weighing on me.
TW for just freak accident I guess.
A casual local mom friend of mines husband collapsed while running a marathon on Monday. He was alone (though they were meeting him at intervals) so they don’t know how long he was down when found. (Virtual marathon). In a coma. Hasn’t woken up. Their kids are 1, 3 and 5.
I think I’m easily triggered by my own loss this year and all of the second guessing of my actions that come with it so I just cannot fathom hers.
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Post by ovenrack on Oct 16, 2021 20:19:06 GMT -6
Oh strings. I read about that and I wondered if you knew the family.
Being close with a loss, and a recent one, alters how you see others’ losses so acutely - always. Hugs.
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Post by stringy on Oct 17, 2021 5:03:38 GMT -6
Oh strings. I read about that and I wondered if you knew the family. Being close with a loss, and a recent one, alters how you see others’ losses so acutely - always. Hugs. Sigh. I wasn’t expecting that. Or never considered it. Or something.
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milano
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Post by milano on Oct 17, 2021 7:28:38 GMT -6
stringy things like that affect a person so much more when they have their own fresh grief. I hope he pulls through.
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Post by tj on Oct 17, 2021 21:42:04 GMT -6
Y’all… shyla is sick. Stupid ducking moron precious adorable idiot dog! Please send us good vibes if you’ve got ‘em.
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Post by niko8083 on Oct 18, 2021 5:57:41 GMT -6
Y’all… shyla is sick. Stupid ducking moron precious adorable idiot dog! Please send us good vibes if you’ve got ‘em. Hope she gets better quickly and it’s nothing serious.
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Post by mintyblueair on Oct 18, 2021 6:48:28 GMT -6
Y’all… shyla is sick. Stupid ducking moron precious adorable idiot dog! Please send us good vibes if you’ve got ‘em. Oh no! I'm thinking of her and I hope she's feeling better quickly 💚
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Post by nikkipal on Oct 18, 2021 7:56:10 GMT -6
tj, oh no! I hope she’s feeling better soon.
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stringy
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Post by stringy on Oct 18, 2021 9:33:02 GMT -6
oh no tj,! what's happening with her?
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Post by mc13 on Oct 18, 2021 9:40:04 GMT -6
Y’all… shyla is sick. Stupid ducking moron precious adorable idiot dog! Please send us good vibes if you’ve got ‘em. Aw man! Francis was really sick last week after the girls had bad colds - vomiting, diarrhea, lethargic. It took a few days, but it finally passed and he's back to normal now. Not sure if he ate something on a walk or just caught something like the rest of us. I hope she gets better soon!
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Post by tj on Oct 18, 2021 11:32:04 GMT -6
Ok. It’s been a long, weird few days. Thursday, we drove to Palo Duro Canyon, and that night she threw up what looked like maybe paper towels or something. She gets into everything and has an iron stomach so we weren’t terribly concerned. Overnight, she had diarrhea in the camper a few times, and we took her out a few times as well. But she was acting normal. So we still assumed it was whatever she ate, and it would pass. Friday, we hiked 7 miles in the canyon. She did totally fine, drank water before and after, but never does drink well during hikes Bc she is too excited by life. Saturday we drove to further southwest Texas, to the deer camp to set up for the season. She still had diarrhea, seemed fine, but I did notice she wasn’t eating much. Neither dog eats well on travel days, so I wasn’t terribly surprised and still wasn’t worried.
She had to go out multiple times overnight, then Sunday morning, she went out and wouldn’t come back in. She wouldn’t walk. Her back legs just…. Quit? She was shaking and weak. My first thoughts were snake bite or tick-born illness with paralysis. Took her inside and made her comfortable, fed her ice chips by hand for hours until she started to perk up. Then we drove all night to get back home to take her to the vet first thing this morning.
They did X-rays, blood work, fecal sample, and everything came back clean. Husband calls from the house, and he had found a torn up sachet of scented beads (we have no idea where this came from) torn up in the laundry room with beads all over the floor. And that is where she sleeps. Our best guess is that she ate some of that before we left, it made her sick, she got dehydrated, and her body started shutting down yesterday.
They gave her a shot to help with the stomach pain, inflammation, and nausea as well as an antibiotic and a probiotic to help with the diarrhea and intestinal inflammation. She ready does look a million times better than yesterday already. But is definitely not herself. But at least now we think she will survive. Yesterday we were not so sure.
Sorry so long. It’s been dramatic.
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Post by milano on Oct 18, 2021 11:49:16 GMT -6
tj ohh poor Shyla! I'm glad her prognosis is good now that she has been checked out and treated. What a weekend you guys had.
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Post by tj on Oct 18, 2021 11:52:18 GMT -6
tj ohh poor Shyla! I'm glad her prognosis is good now that she has been checked out and treated. What a weekend you guys had. So much for a vacay right? She shit inside (INSIDE!!) every single pair of my shoes. I feel personally attacked.
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Post by mintyblueair on Oct 18, 2021 12:26:59 GMT -6
Wow tj, that must have been so scary. I'm glad she's going to be ok.
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Post by sarenu on Oct 18, 2021 12:49:58 GMT -6
Glad she is doing better. Crossing my fingers that things keep moving in that direction.
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Post by charlotte on Oct 18, 2021 13:04:13 GMT -6
tj poor pup! I hope she is on the mend. Ts&Ps for your shoes! 💚
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Post by rhymeswithdisco on Oct 18, 2021 13:04:23 GMT -6
Love you tj! I am glad Shyla is doing better but keeping y'all in my thoughts!
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Post by Speedy on Oct 18, 2021 13:16:04 GMT -6
I'm glad she seems on the mend tj. Fingers crossed she stays that way!
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Post by rugger on Oct 18, 2021 20:11:38 GMT -6
Dang I missed a lot! tj I'm sorry your trip went sideways with pup troubles, but glad you figured out what likely happened and that she's perking up. You deserve a break, damnit!
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Post by milano on Oct 18, 2021 20:57:22 GMT -6
tj ohh poor Shyla! I'm glad her prognosis is good now that she has been checked out and treated. What a weekend you guys had. So much for a vacay right? She shit inside (INSIDE!!) every single pair of my shoes. I feel personally attacked. That is incredibly rude, Shyla!
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Post by rugger on Oct 19, 2021 17:50:33 GMT -6
Well, S finally got the cold. He always thinks he's going to avoid it, but his immune system just puts up a better fight before finally succumbing to it. I hate when he gets a cold because he rarely blows his nose or makes any effort to help himself fell better (aside from napping and sucking on cough drops).
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Post by sarenu on Oct 19, 2021 19:59:04 GMT -6
I attached my cape.
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Post by sarenu on Oct 19, 2021 19:59:04 GMT -6
I attached my cape.
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Post by DGM on Oct 20, 2021 10:26:28 GMT -6
It's the little things that make me happy. My Wal-mart is finally allowing toilet paper as part of grocery pick-up! Edit: clarity
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Post by mapleme on Oct 20, 2021 10:33:08 GMT -6
Little things are the best DGM. That reminds me of when a farmer stopped by to chat on Monday. He asked me to tell him something good that was happening and I mentioned that I was happy that the heat came on that morning at the cannery and he looked at me like I must lead a sad life if that was the good in it. It bummed me out because it wasn't 100% that the heat would come on, so that was something that didn't need repairing, which is pretty darn exciting.
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Post by mc13 on Oct 20, 2021 10:46:01 GMT -6
I had my 1:1 with my boss and she asked how the workload is/if I wanted more work. I was like…”Well, yesterday I cleaned out and organized the pantry and now I’m having my dog try on his Christmas jammies…so I guess maybe I could, uhhh should, take on a few more projects.” 🤣🤣
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Post by Speedy on Oct 20, 2021 11:55:52 GMT -6
I've been going down a hole trying to figure out how beef farming in this province works lol. I might have mentioned it before but MHs grandparents had a 160 acre farm that is basically just sitting there now. His uncle allows people to come harvest hay, but that's the only thing that's happening. So I've been half trying to convince him we should go farm beef. It's apparently only 1/4 of what dairy is in this province, and they've got grants specifically for people who want to do rotational grazing/regenerative agriculture lol. It's like 95% not going to happen, mostly because he hates where he grew up, but it's fun to dream, and good for my brain to go through the exercise
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Post by milano on Oct 20, 2021 18:48:24 GMT -6
tj I'm taking a picture of your hands to show my nail lady when I get them done Friday. That sounds so creepy! But we are totes going to be nail twins because they're perfect. A nod to Halloween without going crazy.
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Post by tj on Oct 20, 2021 20:45:16 GMT -6
tj I'm taking a picture of your hands to show my nail lady when I get them done Friday. That sounds so creepy! But we are totes going to be nail twins because they're perfect. A nod to Halloween without going crazy.
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Post by rugger on Oct 20, 2021 20:50:17 GMT -6
tj I'm taking a picture of your hands to show my nail lady when I get them done Friday. That sounds so creepy! But we are totes going to be nail twins because they're perfect. A nod to Halloween without going crazy. Wait. Where did you get a picture of TJ's hands??
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