Brenda, I’m so sorry. It’s never easy.

I'm sorry, Brenda. Good on the stubborn Mozzie for the 10 months extra. So hard.

I feel like I deserve a gold star for actually following the advice that I would give to someone else, because normally I am pretty lax when it comes to my own well-being, and believe in the power of taking ibuprofen.

Gold stars, blue ribbons, plaques and statues! Well done, Tep!

Oh, brenda, I'm so sorry. I'm so fond of Mozzie. Even with "extra" time, it's not enough. I'm so fond of Mozzie.

Honey and garlic can be yummy together, but I wouldn't add one to everything the other is in as a general health preventative. I don't think. Maybe it's worth trying, now that I type it out.

We’re saying goodbye to Mozzie this afternoon. He took a 3 to 4 week prognosis and turned it in to an extra 10 months on sheer stubbornness.

I am sorry, brenda. It's so hard to say goodbye. I'm glad you had more time with him.

Did you ever doggy DNA Mozzie?

We did! 50% Husky and 35% …drum roll please…Chihuahua.

He’s gone now. I’m just so grateful he was so himself right up until a few days ago. But he’s not suffering anymore. Thank you all for caring so much about him and me and have I mentioned lately how much I love you?

{{{brenda}}}

Mozzie: The rare and exotic Huskihuahua!

Goodbye, sweet boy. You were well loved in this world.

Friends, it's a perfect home for him. And I'll still get to visit him.

This is such good news, for Sunny and his new family.

I remember the exact moment my Dad told me I couldn't cuddle with him anymore before bedtime. I was like...6? And it felt shitty.

I'm grateful that both the boys were snugglers. Even at 32 B will curl up next to me and hugs all the time. Not on my lap because that would be tough. He hugs his dad all the time too.

You ask *amazing* questions. They are quality and insightful. Next big unknown, I am asking what your questions are. Because they are insightful and quality. Like I said.

Truth! They weren't questions I needed at this time, but I was very impressed.

I woke up with a burst blood vessel in my right eye

That is always such a surprise! May it resolve soon.

Something about men and pain being taken more seriously is sticking in my craw.

Don't you know, we were built to birth the babies, so clearly pain is okay for us.

I'm sorry, Brenda. Good on the stubborn Mozzie for the 10 months extra. So hard.

Indeed. Even with the prep time, it is so hard. {{brenda}}

And I am off for my hip MRI. Wish me something easily fixable.

The conclusion the ER staff came to yesterday was: a migraine. (Fucksake, man.) It would explain the vertigo for sure, because I do sometimes get vertigo with a migraine. I didn't have typical migraine stabby pain in my eye and cheekbone yesterday, but the doctor said that some migraines present without typical pain, and that migraines can cause a spike in blood pressure. I even had a CT scan of my head (which seemed like overkill), and the results were normal (I resisted making an Abby Normal joke). I also had labs done, and everything was also normal, so at least I found out I'm not anemic or diabetic. They gave me IV meds for the migraine and sent me home around 6 pm, where Tim grilled me a cheese and I went right to bed and slept for about 12 hours. Everything seems normal today, including my BP (yesterday it was averaging 155/110, and today it's 120/68).

As for the burst blood vessel in my eye, it could be related to the BP spike, but it also could have happened from sneezing really hard, or it could have just happened for no real reason, because the human body is fucked up and mystifying. Now I have work to catch up on, dang it.

Bodies! Clearly a few more days of design should have been allocated.