To Vallieanne...Don't cancel surgery

[fungirl1011]

Hi vallieanne,I just want to say that if there is any way possible, DO NOT CANCEL SURGERY!!  Is your dogs the only concern you have?  Can a neighbor come over and take care of them or maybe put them in a kennel at the vet.  Do you think it is possible that your brother got his dates confused and is coming to help you today?  I just feel so bad for you.  I just wanted you to know that we are here to support you and praying for you.  TRY to find someone to take care of the dogs for you.  Praying for the best for you, Kasie

[Sharon2714]

and kasie was right btw ... mebbe there is a bonded dog sitting service or a friend from the rescue shelter that can help u ... dont give up :)

sorry i didnt say that earlier i was emotional

praying for u
sharon

[Sharon2714]

i know how u feel
the sister i have that lives closest to me is an addict and not recovering
the lies and the not showing up to important
events and the irresponsibility of these people is outrageous and i feel for u
dont do anything ur not comfortable with as that may impede ur recovery

sad but true
i had a loving chowmix named shiloh she was rescued from a dumpster
where she and her sister were left to die as puppies when her owner didnt get the purebred they wanted
i adopted her through "raeford animal rescue" a non profit no kill rescue shelter
she was well behaved, loyal, her personality was part lassie and part lady from lady and the tramp
the neighborhood kids would all play in my yard with shiloh as their sentinel and all the parents loved and trusted her
anyone who knew her can see the humanness in her eyes all the way to her soul
my sister claimed to love her
she was my heart string and best friend for 8 years

i asked my addict sister to watch her while i and my family moved
i really didnt know how addicted my sister was as she was active in the church
and had influential friends ... dont get me wrong i knew she had problems
i just didnt know how bad
less than a week later my shiloh was dead and she never let me retrieve the body
i personally believed one of her addicted friends killed my shiloh, my best friend

i didnt talk to my sister for two years until these cysts popped up
i begged my mom to call her and tell her to get checked out as well
(my other sister, laurie, has OVCA and there is a strong possibility i may as well)
my mom refused to tell her and gave me the phone number
i arranged to meet allison and explain the situation
her response, ever so selfish was, "why does this sh**t always happen to me!"
now i would have been severely depressed if i didnt warn her of the symptoms
and how to get checked
so .. eventhough it hurt ... i still met with her
we of course havent talked since and though she has not offered
to help with my younger children while i go to the hollings cancer center for my surgery
i would not trust her to help anyway ... no i still havent made all the arrangements for the kids while im "away" but she is not only the last person on earth i would ask, she is the one i would never ask ... my therapist says she is like a toxic venom LOL

dang ... sorry for the rant ... i am still not over shiloh
i havent had a dog adopt me since her
please pray for me that i can bypass this bitterness
i would pray that God intervene and give u a solution
i am so sorry ur hurt ... i pray the best for u

love
sharon

[vallieanne]

Kasie,
I would do it if I had any other way but it's not possible. I would never board a dog anywhere as 2 years ago I left my beautiful dog Blondie at a vet for boarding due to an emergency, and while there, she caught a lung disease from another dog and the vet never called to let me know, when I got back to pick her up and take her home after a week, the vet informed me "your dog is dead". I still haven't gotten over that experience and could never put my darling Li Li  anywhere.
My brother didn't get confused, he's a recovering drug addict who when faced with any real responsibility just makes up a bunch of lies to get out of things. I thought he was doing better, obviously not.  I don't have anyone else to walk her and it was also just to have someone with me after the surgery so I wouldn't be alone, I've done it before with 3 broken bones in my leg and it was too difficult.
It's really better i don't put myself in a helpless situation and just try to get it done in the future when I have the time to put things in place. I just didn't have enough time now as he was supposed to be here yesterday and never showed up.
Thanks for your concern, good luck with your surgery.
Val