It's easy to get distracted with all the problems you are facing. Our kitty Gus is in the hospital for surgery this morning, and his long-term prognosis is not good. He probably has kidney failure and will need fluid therapy for the rest of his life, which will likely be shortened (he's 7 years old).
As a mental health exercise, and to publicly thank everyone around us keeping us sane, I wanted to put together this quick list of what we're fortunate for.
- We lucked out and were not in St. Croix for the hurricane.
- Our home in St. Croix came through Hurricane Omar relatively unscathed.
- Our good friends Larry and Blaine have gone to extraordinary lengths in managing repairs and cleanup of our house after the hurricane.
- Our move to Las Vegas has gone pretty much without any major problems.
- The veterinarians in Las Vegas have more modern equipment than in St. Croix and are more equipped and experienced at handling Gus's illness. (not to say anything bad about St. Croix vets; they are great! It is only due to the size of the population.)
- My sister Heather is an emergency veterinary technician and has been enormously generous with her time and consultation about Gus's condition.
- All of our friends, families, and coworkers have been understanding and supportive.
Anyway, thanks to everyone. I'll keep you posted on how Gus does today.
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