Tag: pets

Brittany Maynard… and my dog and pigeon

September was an awful– and tearful– month.  Last week, I put Saya, my pigeon of 2 years, to sleep.  The vet gave her an injection and she was gone. Four weeks earlier, Stafani, my dog of 16 years, was also given an injection. Saya is buried in the backyard with a stone marker.  Stafani’s ashes …

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The Vicissitudes of Elderly Care

Our house is no longer pristine as it was before (I’m not sure it was pristine before, but it definitely is not now.) When you have frail elderly in your home, they need special attention and, as the caregiver, you have to change your way of living and modify your living patterns. You can no …

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