accreditation goes on and on
and on
and on... we have ( hopefully ) a new volunteer coming this morning -a very unusual sort...I gave him the photo and liability release form that all volunteers sign.... and he read it !!! that marked him as A.-- valuable and B -- unusual and in a catagory with bud-- who reads manuals... i need those kind , being the duct tape kind myself.... ---.
i re-did teh "jobs description" all pretty just like ADI would like-- but in the shower this morning... i realized what a bunch of #$%^&*( that is... how it really goes is top left-- mommy nature top right charlie ( Explore) -- under mommy nature is puppies and megan-- under charlie is cameras , nuts and bolts, and me-- and than both filter down to a service dog.-- all the rest is #$%^&*()_
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we are iced in- our help did not shovel out the house and front door-- so i will have to meet with people in the car--until they get us shoveled and sanded. grace just said teh guest house is sanded.... so i will go there...
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from fiona and elvis
ELVIS AND I WERE ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL THIS PAST WEDNESDAY MEANING WE HAVE JUST FINISHED DAY 6 IN THE HOSPITAL. WE WILL BE HERE FOR A FEW MORE WEEKS. IT HAS DEFINITELY BEEN A ROLLERCOASTER THIS PAST WEEK! I DID NOT LEAVE MY ROOM AT ALL FOR THE FIRST 5 DAYS AND NOT VERY OFTEN SINCE THEN. I HAVE HAD A CENTRAL LINE PLACED AND THEN DEVELOPED A BLOOD CLOT WHICH WE ARE ACTIVELY TREATING, WAITING FOR SURGERY, AND RECEIVING 24/7 TREATMENT THROUGH MY CENTRAL LINE.
ELVIS HAS BEEN PHENOMENAL, I REALLY HAVE NO WORDS FOR HOW TRULY AMAZED I AM WITH HIM. TODAY WE FINALLY GOT OUT TO GO ON A COUPLE SHORT WALKS AROUND THE HALLWAY AND WE RECEIVED 4-5 DIFFERENT PEOPLE COMMENT ON HOW COOL IT WAS THAT ELVIS WAS WALKING EXACTLY IN STEP WITH ME WHEREVER WE WENT. WHILE ON MY WALK I TOOK A STUMBLE WHICH ELVIS SAVED ME FROM HITTING THE FLOOR AND AGAIN NURSES COMMENTED ON HOW AWESOME HE WAS. WE HAVE ALSO HAD MULTIPLE COMMENTS ON HOW CALM ELVIS IS AND HOW HE JUST SLEEPS BY MY SIDE NO MATTER HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE COMING IN AND OUT.
I TRULY DO NOT HAVE ANY WORDS TO DESCRIBE HOW MUCH THIS DOG HAS HELPED ME EVEN IN THESE MORE CHALLENGING TIMES. HE WAS LITERALLY FOOT PERFECT OUT WORKING THIS AFTERNOON DESPITE BEING STUCK IN THE HOSPITAL WITH ME. I WILL TRY TO UPDATE A LITTLE MORE WHEN I AM FEELING SLIGHTLY BETTER AS THERE ARE MANY MORE THINGS WE HAVE BEEN UP TOO, MAKING SURE WE STAY OCCUPIED WHILE IN HERE (ELVIS'S FAVORITE SO FAR HAS BEEN WHEN BELLA AND GEORGE CAME TO VISIT! )
