Catching Up...And Concerns About Annie

First, Annie. I had tried to take her in on the 23rd for the urine analysis and blood work, but they had only one tech on, and she needs 2+ to hold her/manage her. So I'm taking her tomorrow.

Prior to Christmas I was told by one of their receptionists that the lab in the Toronto area that does the T4 testing was closed between Christmas and New Year's, but today I was told that's not the case. I'm kicking myself because if I had called earlier to double check, I could have had her in on Monday or Tuesday AM, or even today.

I'm very worried about her; she's nothing but skin and bone in spite of the fact that her appetite seems the same. Kidney disease? Or cancer? I would have thought her November blood work would show something amiss, other than BUN and Creatinine, if it was cancer. But maybe not. She wants to go out as usual, she still plays, but I can tell you that she's not the same cat that she was prior to her hyper-thyroid diagnosis last year. She's only 10, which is 60 in human years, but of course every cat is different in terms of genetics, health concerns, etc. I'm scared that the UA and repeat blood work will indicate she's worse off than I realize. I know she'll die, as all Beings do, but I hope it's not any time soon. *Sigh* I know I can only do my best, and act for her Highest Good no matter what that is. But what the heart feels is not so logical, and it's so hard to see her seemingly waste away before my eyes. And I don't cope well with these kinds of stresses. Some people seem to just suck it up and deal with crap--and of course I have to--but I'll be popping Valerian root to keep myself from being sick with worry.

Anyway.

On to more upbeat things...I got together yesterday with a long-time friend. I don't see him often, but we've known each other for about 20 years now. He's just bought a condo, closes on February 14th. His first place owned solely his own, so that's very exciting. I did offer to help him move--and the offer stands, in case he's reading. LOL.

And today I got together with a family friend from Gaspé, Quebec. She and her husband are closer to my parents' age and I hadn't seen her in decades until she contacted me months ago and we met up for coffee on campus. Her two sons live her right now, one doing his PhD and one taking a program at St. Lawrence College. I've never met her children...the elder is 30 now, the younger 27. Not "children." She emailed me earlier this week and suggested we go for a walk somewhere, so we went to Lemoine Point today. I admit it was nice not to spend so much time in transit just to get there. In fact, walking the outer loop of the Point was easy on the feet, since I didn't have to bus for an hour and then walk for 20 minutes to get to the trails. Amazing how convenient a car can be, sometimes.  :-P

So here are a few snapshots -- I didn't take many. It's nothing but grey on grey right now. I do have several more to post on another day, though.

Thanks for "listening" to my concerns about Annie. I didn't feel like posting this on the Fuzzy Tales blog, I have a  Happy New Year post scheduled, but won't get back into regular posting and visiting till next week. Besides, I don't have any diagnosis to work with right now, so am only wringing my hands, figuratively speaking.

BTW, this PMS week has been the week from hell, with my emotions so up and down that I'm almost dizzy with the ride. At my age, how many eggs can I have left???