ketchup...
goes with everything even breakfast cereal..but now that I have your attention lets try catch up..
Things haven't been all rosy since we moved here if you have been reading my mate calafin's lj and our pet Takus. The relocation was supposed to be a promotion and expand the fruit business but after a month it flopped..and the blame is all on the home office and a certain key individual..suffice to say they didn't pay the bills and reneged on the contract and we were basically hung out to dry. Soooo after that we sought other work..for a bit Taku and I did courier work but that turned into a scam with a very binding and one sided contract .
But things do look up if you stay positive...I am now a bonded courier doing Medical deliveries between doctors and labs and hospitals everything from tests to specimens to pharmaceuticals and I use their van and gas not my own. Taku has an excellent job lead and Cal is loving his supervisor job with Staples I am so very proud of him and I love him soo much! This Sunday we are going to a local indoor bowling alley/arcade and going fursuiting hopefully with some local furs!
Hurricane Ike is heading for Texas this weekend and will hit way south of us but we expect tropical force winds and rain but being a phin and from Florida big deal , its so funny watching the locals panic.
Now then I'm going to take a moment and try not to preach but this is rather important..
I hear furs alot saying things like "my mom is a bitch" or "My parents don' understand" etc...well try being a parent maybe, or seeing it from their side? There is a reason I am saying this...
My mom is now 86 and is still back in Florida living in an assisted care facility due to her alzheimer's and dementia I couldn't move her here and I miss her so much...and now that situation has been escalated.
I got a call from her doctor and from a specialist in endocrinology... I was told that her blood cell count was going way down and then up and then down and this was a symptom of what he called "senior leukemia syndrome.." her bone marrow not making sufficient red cell and white cells. The normal way to tell is with a very painful procedure called a bone marrow biopsy..they insert a large needle in your hip and draw out bone and marrow it is quite painful and he didnt know if mom would even wake up from the anestesia and if it turned out positive it would mean chemo and radiation and at her age she would definitely not survive that for very long at all and be quite uncomfortable. The alternative , which I chose, is called"supportive therapy"..they give her plasma several times a week to boost her red cell count and keep her as comfortable and maintain her quality of life as long as possible. I asked him about a time frame and of course the answer was as vague as possible.."weeks, months, years who knows it all depends on how she reacts "
So there you have it...I am here and she is there and even if I was there , there is nothing I could do . We barely make enough income here to stay afloat and I do not have any time off to go back even if I could. I told my new boss and he was very supportive and asked that I keep him informed in case I need to leave suddenly...we know what that means.
So.... all I am saying is this..try and overlook what you may or may only perceive as difficulties with parents...they are one of your best advocates and try and be supportive of you even if you may not realize that at the time.
You never know how much time you have..as a very good friend told me..we do not come with an expiration date sticker on our feet .
Things haven't been all rosy since we moved here if you have been reading my mate calafin's lj and our pet Takus. The relocation was supposed to be a promotion and expand the fruit business but after a month it flopped..and the blame is all on the home office and a certain key individual..suffice to say they didn't pay the bills and reneged on the contract and we were basically hung out to dry. Soooo after that we sought other work..for a bit Taku and I did courier work but that turned into a scam with a very binding and one sided contract .
But things do look up if you stay positive...I am now a bonded courier doing Medical deliveries between doctors and labs and hospitals everything from tests to specimens to pharmaceuticals and I use their van and gas not my own. Taku has an excellent job lead and Cal is loving his supervisor job with Staples I am so very proud of him and I love him soo much! This Sunday we are going to a local indoor bowling alley/arcade and going fursuiting hopefully with some local furs!
Hurricane Ike is heading for Texas this weekend and will hit way south of us but we expect tropical force winds and rain but being a phin and from Florida big deal , its so funny watching the locals panic.
Now then I'm going to take a moment and try not to preach but this is rather important..
I hear furs alot saying things like "my mom is a bitch" or "My parents don' understand" etc...well try being a parent maybe, or seeing it from their side? There is a reason I am saying this...
My mom is now 86 and is still back in Florida living in an assisted care facility due to her alzheimer's and dementia I couldn't move her here and I miss her so much...and now that situation has been escalated.
I got a call from her doctor and from a specialist in endocrinology... I was told that her blood cell count was going way down and then up and then down and this was a symptom of what he called "senior leukemia syndrome.." her bone marrow not making sufficient red cell and white cells. The normal way to tell is with a very painful procedure called a bone marrow biopsy..they insert a large needle in your hip and draw out bone and marrow it is quite painful and he didnt know if mom would even wake up from the anestesia and if it turned out positive it would mean chemo and radiation and at her age she would definitely not survive that for very long at all and be quite uncomfortable. The alternative , which I chose, is called"supportive therapy"..they give her plasma several times a week to boost her red cell count and keep her as comfortable and maintain her quality of life as long as possible. I asked him about a time frame and of course the answer was as vague as possible.."weeks, months, years who knows it all depends on how she reacts "
So there you have it...I am here and she is there and even if I was there , there is nothing I could do . We barely make enough income here to stay afloat and I do not have any time off to go back even if I could. I told my new boss and he was very supportive and asked that I keep him informed in case I need to leave suddenly...we know what that means.
So.... all I am saying is this..try and overlook what you may or may only perceive as difficulties with parents...they are one of your best advocates and try and be supportive of you even if you may not realize that at the time.
You never know how much time you have..as a very good friend told me..we do not come with an expiration date sticker on our feet .