Subj : Getting Tired [1]
To : Dave Drum
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Mon Jun 30 2025 13:59:35
Hi Dave,
RH> I miss having a dog but neighbors have them so we can get our fuzz
RH> therapy. Our daughter Rachel has 2 dogs, both adopted last year. Calvin
RH> Drooledge is an extremely shy golden retriever; most of the time he
RH> hides in his cage but Steve enticed him out a few times with treats.
RH> Moose is a black lab, still in his enthusiastic puppyhood, doesn't like
RH> to stay still long enough for much petting.
DD> Of the three Jaspermis a pit bull mix who is more likely to lick you
DD> to death than bite you. Isobel was gotten as a just weaned puppy - of
DD> a new to me breed - blue-tick beagle. She can be a sweetheart bust has
DD> the most annoying bark... which is how we know the battery in the bark
DD> collar is discharged and needs plugged-in. And Eva, the middle dog, is
DD> a Heinz who Stephan rescued from her owner who was severely abusing
DD> her. When the guy objected Stephan "trearted" him to a dose of his own
DD> medicine. She's very shy and hesitant around humans ... but a real
DD> sweetie pie.
Sounds like all dogs that I'd get along well with. I've heard of blue
tick hounds but not beagles, must be a cross breed got them started.
Best thing to do with a shy animal is to let them come to you and let
them discover how harmless some people can be. Our Jenny-cat had been
abused as a kitten; we got her as a full grown cat. She was still quite
timid most of the time but did somewhat come out of her shell if she
knew her environment was safe.
DD> When the chirrun get a new forever home for their fur kids I'm going
DD> to hit an ASPCA adoption event and let a kitten adopt me. I'm nore of
DD> a cat person than a dog person anyway.
I'd rather have a cat but........
DD> Today's session is the half-way point. For registration marks I have
DD> some large(ish) "X" marks with waterproof tape over the junction so it
DD> doesn't wash away in the shower.
RH> You are getting off easy but still be aware of the side effects.
DD> Today and Wednesday are the final sessions. Still no extra tiredness.
DD> We'll see what happens after next Wednesday.
It may take some time or you may escape it entirely. Just make sure that
if it hits while you're cooking, to turn off the stove, put knives in a
secure spot and any open food gets stowed before going to lie down.
RH> BTW, got the stitches out yesterday but can't get the area wet for a
RH> couple more days. Dr is very happy with how the elbow area looks.
RH> Looking back, I'm half surprised I didn't cut a ligament or tendon when
RH> I fell--but I'm glad I didn't.
DD> Ya think??? Always a feeling of relief when we dodge the bullet.
Yes, and I can now get the area wet so that area got cleaned up the
other day.
RH> Very much so! Attendant at the rest area was a young man, probably a
RH> summer hire, who did fill out an incident report but otherwise didn't
RH> do much of anything. Steve pulled out the first aid kit from the truck
RH> to put temporary patches on until we got to the ER.
RH> co-operative about Steve taking time to take care of me. We timed my
RH> radiation treatments to fit in the time frame he had free after PT but
RH> before the work day started. He'd come home from PT, get cleaned up and
RH> have breakfast, then take me for treatments, take me home and be at his
RH> job at the time he was supposed to start.
DD> Steve was probablu up in pay-grade by then. If he's been E-2 or E-3 it
DD> would probably have been a different story.
Depends on the unit, some are better than others. Steve was a Master
Sergeant (E-8) by then. He always took me to my treatments in uniform so
one time one lady who was there with her husband made the offer that if
we didn't want to drive up from Fort Stewart (Hinesville, about an hour
away) every day, I could stay with them. We politely thanked her and
told her that we live in Savannah. Never got her name but it was nice of
her to make the offer to us.
DD> Fortunately my brother is retired from his 9 to 5. He's certainly
DD> running the wheels off his ride providing Uber for Ms. Vicky
(wife), DD> Robin (wife's daughter), Tiffany (daughter) and me.
RH> No cost Uber for family. (G) We've used Uber, IIRC, only once. Wake
RH> Forest has started a free ride service using mini vans, set up as an on
RH> line contact only. We've not yet tried it but I have the app on my
RH> phone for whenever I might need it.
DD> My local Senior Center offers such a service. I had thought about
DD> applying to be a driver for them. Their range of wheels runs from
DD> "socer mom" vans to mini-buses on full-sizes cargo van chassis. They
DD> off door-to-door as well as location to location rides but with no
DD> fixed routs.
Same with this group. The town has a limited bus service but it doesn't
go to most grocery stores and no doctor's offices. The new service will
take you anywhere in the WF area but I presume just drop you off and you
will have to call for a new ride home. Don't know, we've not tried it,
but I don't want to be caught at the grocey store with a sack full of
perishables and have to wait for a ride. The bus loops on the hour so if
you just miss it, you're waiting almost 2 hours for the next one. Not
good for groceries!
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Catch you later,
Ruth
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