I picked up my Nicky tonight.    He is defonately better but is still wead as can be and they just got him to start eating.   My job is to see that he continues to eat and bring him back in the morning to learn how to give him his insulin shots and continue his care.   Poor little boy still has his IV in and had two icky looking shaved spots on his neck and shoulders.   They really do like my guy at the Vets.    He is just plain sweet and cooperative and they love the way he looks so sad when they do treatments on him but he never snaps or struggles.

Barbara stopped by with Timothy, Amber, Augie and Adria this afternoon as Timothy and his family came for the 4th of July and I wouldn't have gotten to see them.     That Augie is quite the little man.    He was so cute.   When they came in, I asked if he had a hug for his Grandma Mary.     He DID.   Then he proceeded to introduce me to the others.

So two good things happened today.   Now if Nicky keeps improving.

Dia Dhuit
Mary

My Nicky is still at the Vet Hospital.    I assume he is doing well, as I can't reach anybody on the 4th of July.    Hopefully tomorrow he will be eating again and I can bring him home to tempt him more.    It will be different as he is diabetic and I am sure I will have to monitor what he eats.    Poor baby, he is used to some of the remains of my meals.    I know, I know,  not good but we were doing just fine, thank you:)

I was home most of the day just going out to pick up my lottery ticket.    I got quite a bit of miscellaneous quilting and cards and bookkeeping done so I kept busy.     Still hearing my Nicky whenever I move.      He IS my Velcro doggy you know.

Pray for us.
Mary

My Nicky is still at the Vet and will be there til Friday.    He is better bit still not eating.   They are tube feeding him and he is not throwing it up .    That is a good thing.    I wish I could to to see him but that would be mean because he would think he is coming home.

I did some shopping to day and worked on a couple of quilting projects then this afternoon took my car to be serviced.      So I have been busy.      I will get lonely again when I go to bed without my buddy.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

I just got home from Writer's Club which is always good but tonight I do not really feel well.

Called the vet about Nicky this morning and he is doing better because of the fluids but still was not eating.  He also has doggie diabetes.   

I am so worried about my little guy.

More when I know something.
Dia Dhuit

Mary

This has not been an easy day.    My Nicky was so weak this morning and had a 10AM appointment with Dr. Fiorello.      He is not eating well and had thrown up a couple of times and has become dehydrated.     So. I left him at Meadow Wood in the doctor's care for fluids and observation.    Dr. Fiorello says we should be able to get our happy Nicky back but he may have diabetes and need insulin.     I can handle that.    Just to have my happy boy back will be perfect.

The rest of the day I spent at home just puttering and thinking I was seeing Nick everywhere.    I miss that little puppy so much.

Pray for us.
Dia Dhuit

Mary

A quiet Sunday.   I went to the 8:30AM Mass and then visited with my friends for coffee and cookies afterwards.

The rest if the day was quiet.   I worked on two projects, one quilting, one writing.

Nicky is about the same.   He sees the Vet tomorrow

Dia Dhuit

Mary

Except for grocery shopping, I was home all day.     Nicky is not feeling well today.     I managed to get all of his meds down him, but it was not easy.     I gave him some "people" food and some really exotic foods to try to entice him.      It worked, to a point.    At least the meds went down.    But he is not eating any dry food, which he loved and suddenly is turning up his little crooked nose at the food that he has been eating since I got him.   

I will keep trying to tempt him.    His vitals seem normal except that he is still piddling too much, a a result of the steroids.      Well, after this week, he will only have one more week to be off of them totally.    I hope this is the problem, and that we have found another way to increase his red blood count.

It is HOT here and we are not even into triple digits yet.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

We had a very lively discussion at Bible Study.    We finished reading the Gospel of Mary thought to be written by St. James.

The rest of the day I was home.    Nicky seems better in some ways but still is really iffy and his appetite is really bad.    He \likes Swedish meatballs:)

Hopefully as we get him off the sterioids he will improve.

Dia dhuit

Mary

Just got back from Writer's Club.      Read one of the Saint Chapters from my book.  

Nicky is weak and not eating well.     He ate his dry food this morning and this evening I got him to eat a couple of Swedish meatballs.

Dia Dhuit
Mary

Took Nicky to the vet today.    His blood is holding with the reduced steroids so we are reducing them again.   He was not eating yesterday of this morning but tonight he devoured his dinner so I am encouraaged.

Was busy around the house all day.   It was in the mid to upper 90s outside.   Sure glad that I am blessed to live in an air conditioned house:)

Dia Dhuit
Mary

I was home all day today.    It was a busy week so I was kind of glad.     Saw Barbara this afternoon when she dropped something off for me but otherwise , totally quiet.

Nicky is really weak.

Tomorrow I am having Bart, Barbara and Marlies over fir dinner.    We are having Swedish Meatballs.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

A hot hot day today.    Hot and muggy though the wind is helping a bit.

I was busy today.    I worked on my quilting, cleaned up the kitchen a bit and generally had a lot to do.    Still got a nap in anyway.

This afternoon, was the Celtic Club Gathering.     There were 6 of us who met at the Olive Garden.    We met at 2PM as usual and talked about Bloomsday,    James Joyce's Ulysses.    This famous book occurred in the space of one day in Dublin featuring a man named Leopold Bloom ( and a couple of other people.)    It was actually June 16th but we are not so fussy and the conversation spread to many other subjects as it usually does:)     Aren't we blessed?

Next month we decided to meet at Olive Garden again and then give other ethnic restaurants a chance to enjoy a good Irish meeting.      Maybe we will be able to find one that serves Guinness!

Got home at 4PM>   Just in time to keep my Nicky on schedule.

He is still so weak and I need to watch him like a hawk.     But we have only reduced the problem steroids for two days.

I am so worried about my little guy.

Dia  Dhuit

Mary

Went to the eye doctor this morning and I will be getting a new prescription on my glasses.    I knew that before I went.

Did a few errands then spent the rest of the day at home.

I worked on my quilting project.    Almost done.   I am slowly coming alive again.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

I went to see Dr. Toy this morning.  He is, if you don't remember, my chiropractor.    He adjusted me and I should feel better for the next week or so.   I go every month now.

I also went to see Kandi for my 6 week hair cut.   She does a nice job and I am glad that Barbara recommended her to me.

Didn't do too much else except work on the quilting project that is actually  progressing.   I feel good that I am actually excited about finishing something.      A slug doesn't care and I have felt so much like the slug recently.

Nice to care and create.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

I took Nicky back to see Dr. Fiorello today because he seems to be getting weaker every day.    His blood count is better and I was able to verify that he is eating and everything normally.   We are going to reduce the steroids which are bringing up the blood count but causing their own problems.    We have to find a balance.    I will bring Nicky back next Monday.

The rest of the day was quiet.   I did some quilting to get my mind and my hands busy.

Tomorrow I to to see my oncologist, Dr. Aye.      Hope all is well.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

A quiet Sunday.    I went to the 8:30AM Mass and coffee afterward.    That turned out to be the only people I saw all day.

I called my niece,   Vikki today. Caught her just leaving work.    That girl works too hard.    She is a special gift left from my first marriage.

Bart called this afternoon for our daily checkup but that was it.     I worked at one of my quilting projects and one of my writing projects. 

It was warm today but not unbearable and am I blessed or what! I have an air conditioned home to live in:)

Dia Dhuit
Mary

Finally a whole day at home.   I was to tired that I took two naps.    Probably the new meds contributed to that a bit.    Tomorrow is another day at home and I will try to be more active.

Did do a few things that made me productive.   

Paid some bills and sorted the mess in my office.

So it will be OK:)

I keep trying

Dia Dhuit

Mary

It was a good day.      I didn't have any appointments but did do my grocery shopping and picked up my lottery ticket.     Then this afternoon I had to go to pick up ANOTHER prescription.     I am starting to feel like a junky.       I will see Dr. Simon in two weeks to see how this latest regimen is controlling the arthritis.

I also had time to sew and figure out that I need help with a project I took at Quilt Guild:)   Not doing it but figuring out HOW to do it.

Simple they said.

Dia Dhuit
Mary

I went to Bible Study this morning.   Always a good discussion.    We are currently reading one of the gospels not included in the Bible.   The Gospel of Mary.   Very Interesting.    There are several gospels written back WHEN that are not included int the Bible as we read it but are very interesting historically.

Bart stopped by after lunch to see how Nicky is doing.    He is waffling.   This evening he peed on the stoop again.   It is all I can do to keep from really yelling at him.   It is so hard for me to clean it up but at least he does it on tile and not carpet.

The next three days are very quiet.   I am glad.
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Dia Dhuit

Mary

A somewhat busy day, starting with Kerry coming to clean the house.    I took care of all my bookwork while she was here, then went to the drug store and picked up tacos to go to Bart's house for lunch.     We had a really nice visit.     Usually do.

Tonight was Writer's Club.   I read two of my poems and one of my brother George's  and showed them the book he put together for the family. Two others read and they were really good.


Dia Dhuit

Mary