Like any of that's enough to fight the Dark Master. Bator.

Xander ,'Lessons'


Natter 77: I miss my friends. I miss my enemies. I miss the people I talked to every day.  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


P.M. Marc - Mar 08, 2023 6:28:50 pm PST #21082 of 30000
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear

Brenda, I'm sorry. That sucks.


Cass - Mar 08, 2023 6:42:58 pm PST #21083 of 30000
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.

I'm glad you finally have a date set, Epic. Must be a huge relief. I'm relieved for you.

He’s got a large tumor in his sinus cavity that is penetrating the bone near his brow line and will likely migrate towards the brain.

Fuck cancer. Fuck people cancer. Fuck dog cancer. Fuck pet cancer. Fuck cancer.

I'm more than midway through trying to diagnose the underlying cause of Shelby's discospondylitis. No 'easily' found bacteria. Nothing on the fungal culture. We've tested and are awaiting for results for brucella. Next step would be lumbar puncture or some other way of getting samples directly from her spine. Or maybe some kind of cancer. I wouldn't care if the antibiotics were super working but it's hard to tell.

Her follow up x-rays were bad. The first set done was only her lower half at the Emergency Vet. My vet did full spine and its affecting her whole spine. Maybe the ABs are helping and the bone damage just isn't showing repairs yet, also a possibility.

She misses walks and still begs daily to go out on a hike. But the pain is controlled, so far. We lost a whole side of fencing in her front yard to storm damage. So we are rebuilding 35 feet of fence. It'll be better for her because she'll be able to see (and bark at) more.

Loving living things can be hard. Beautiful, but hard.


Laura - Mar 08, 2023 6:46:11 pm PST #21084 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

Loving living things can be hard. Beautiful, but hard.

So true. {{Buffistas and loved ones}}

eta: and just read Beep Me - what a relief to finally have a date!


javachik - Mar 08, 2023 6:47:53 pm PST #21085 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

Oh my heart goes out to you and Mozzie, Brenda. And you for Shelby, Cass. I’m so sorry.

Epic, that’s such heartening news that you finally have a surgery date set!


lisah - Mar 08, 2023 7:20:37 pm PST #21086 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate

Epic, so glad you have a surgery date!!!


Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 08, 2023 7:56:03 pm PST #21087 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

Brenda, I'm so sorry about Mozzie.


JenP - Mar 09, 2023 6:22:05 am PST #21088 of 30000

Ah, I'm so glad you finally have the surgery date, Epic. That's huge progress.


Calli - Mar 09, 2023 6:31:00 am PST #21089 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

I'm sorry about Mozzie and Shelby's health problems. Much ~ma to them and their people.

Loving living things can be hard. Beautiful, but hard.

Well said.

Epic, I'm glad you have a date and can start planning around it.


-t - Mar 09, 2023 10:04:15 am PST #21090 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Best wishes for Shelby, Cass

Glad you have a date set, Epic!


Sheryl - Mar 09, 2023 3:49:24 pm PST #21091 of 30000
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"

Timelies all!

I usually talk to my folks on Sunday. Last Sunday my dad mentioned that he had blood in his urine and was going to the urologist to try to find out the source. He calls tonight to say there's a mass of some sort, and that a biopsy will be done. Hopefully it'll turn out to be something easily dealt with. I just wish he didn't feel the need to give me all the details of how they found it. TMI, Dad.