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UPDATE ON MARTY
This is Mary Friedel-Hunt, former member (spousal loss) and retired therapist and grief counselor and former assistant moderator to Marty. Marty is fine. They have no internet and they just got power today. Her cell phone is off and on. Debris and trees down but all safe. They have been working all week to clean things up. She will update me if needed or contact me to do so. Please pass the word as I can only post wherever this lands. Peace to all. Mary
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Hello mfh-I see you have a therapy dog...I have a therapy cat! They are amazing animals. I don't know how they figure out what their job is and how to do it, but they do. I also do watercolors, but I haven't been painting since my dad really went downhill and then died. I've been too flattened and disorganized. Hopefully I'll get going again once I get to summer break (in 47 days); it would be good for me to be painting flowers again. Meanwhile, Lena continues to see her people at both of her jobs, a SNF and an assisted living place; they need her.
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Yes, Be tley is a certified therapy dog. He has cancer now and is on borrowed time so soon I will lose my buddy. I can not tell you how sad I am. As for watercolor, I started painting after my husbamd Bill died a d it helped me express my pain. I still paint but not as often. I am so very sorry about your loss of your dear Dad. I will hold you in my prayers a d heart. You will paint again, at the mome t that is right for you. In the mea time, take one day...one hour...at a time. I wish you peace on this difficult journey. Mary
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I am so sorry about Bentley-that must be so difficult to know that he is on borrowed time. Just imagining the anguish is painful. I love Lena so much-I cannot even imagine losing her, although I am very likely to outlive her.
I had cats when I was younger, but became extremely allergic and asthmatic to cats and had to find my two cats new homes. When I said good-bye to my cat Mitten, I was devastated because I didn't think I would ever have a pet again. I would think I saw her out of the corner of my eye for years, and the sight of a pet store never stopped making me feel sad.
But then I moved from polluted Tucson to a small town with clean air, and also had years of allergy shots. I was doing Twitter as a volunteer for the local humane society, sprucing up photos to make pets look more appealing-and adoptable. One day I was looking at local HSS pets to pick one or two to promote, I saw Lena's picture on the screen. I just knew she was my cat and I had to go get her.
I knew in the 15 years since I said goodbye to Mitten that my cat allergy had improved, but I had no idea how much. It was definitely a risk, but without even thinking, I grabbed my car keys and set off to adopt her. I was a little worried in the first few days together, but it was fine. When I realized that I was actually going to be able to keep this marvelous animal and live with her, I was so ecstatic I wanted to share it-and her-with the world. That was the start and the core of how she became a therapy cat. And now, I am her primary client. I need a lot of therapy...
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