Awake and up all night

Thanks Gill, rabbits are lovely. 

When l get very stressed that night l dream of my lab cross collie dog, he was so caring and knew if l was stressed, he had a beautiful personality and a surprising friendship with our cat. The cat slept in his basket but did get cross with him in the day which was funny as he wobbled like a lab and used to knock the cat over by accident then the usual revenge of a cross moggy lol x

 Cats and dogs are so funny together and the cat usually comes out on top! I watch loads of things like that on YouTube and they make me smile. An instant tonic when feeling a bit down xxx

Thanks Gill, l agree our pets are a privilege to share our journey with them. Yes when my uncle was dying late stage cancer he said l see my dog Bruce he's there by the bed. He kept saying it all day then the next day he was gone. They are precious souls too. The love is forever, l know that x thank God for our families and our animal family members x  

Amen to of all that Dingg x

Many years ago we had a lovely little cat, Fred, but he got cancer and couldn't be saved. I cried solid for two days, but I was washing up and saw something out of the corner of my eye. I turned and saw Fred, running towards me before suddenly disappearing. He looked well again and the grief lifted instantly. I know it sounds bonkers, but whatever happened put everything right again and I think Fred briefly came back to let me know he was ok. xxx

Morning all 

Alan got some bad news from his sister about his Dad last night; he has bladder cancer and has been having bladder ablations to cut out tumours but it's not keeping up and the cancer is spreading. Dad is 95 and quite frail so the question is whether they carry on with this treatment which isn't very pleasant. He also has extremely bad memory problems and as he can't remember what he has been told Alan's sister feels that he can't be relied upon to make the decision himself. 

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So sorry to hear that about Alan's dad, lovey.

Does his sister have POA, so she can make the decisions for him? Due to his age, maybe quality over quantity will be decided, to spare him further discomfort. It'll probably be tough for all concerned, but difficult decisions will need to be made.

You're not having an easy time right now, but sending strength and love to you all xxx

So sorry S , virtually same bladder thing happened to my dad in the pandemic, so sorry. But my dad managed to get in his car and we told him he should drive anymore, and drove to the hospital after telling me the appointment had been cancelled and the hospital rang me ti say he was confused at at the hospital. It was acreal shocker, we took the keys away then, very difficult times. But its true what Gill says its difficult but l am glad l came on here at least there is somewhere to meet others who will try and have a chat at the moments we feel most worried x

I know its true, Gill,  l agree with the poem Desiderata where it says despite our broken dreams the world is still a beautiful place, and im finding things stressful, but reading all the other folks ccomments we are all in this together in our different situations, but our love for our family members will get us through. I went to see hubby one day and he said you look tired have a night off from visiting me, l go on the bus in the day and then drive up in the evening, And that evening l visited and he said why are you here again and l said its 'a crazy little thing called love' from the song lol.

But more on the pets, so hard when animals are ill as they don't quite know what's happening. The only reassurance that makes them feel better is our love. But of course going to the vet for pets is a different matter as they have got conspiracy theories going on in their heads lol  

Morning Dingg.

Yes, our little furries get stressed out if they have to go to the vets - it's like they think they're being punished for something, and the way they look at you is awful, putting yourself firmly in the blame corner. Poor little loves.

I don't drive, so taking four buses every day to see OH in hospital was the cheapest option. He wrote on his board that I didn't need to go every day, and should take weekends off. It didn't happen, mainly because I was worried sick, and we couldn't phone each other, but I did take the odd Sunday off to catch up with chores at home. Grim times, but thank goodness for texts. Lol!

I hope your hubby is feeling more comfortable now sweetheart xxx

Can you do a WhatsApp call? Dingg I've done these with my OH when I can't see him xx