All things considered, we had a pretty good Christmas. Rowdy rested most of the time away from the noise, while tucked in the bedroom. I did however keep a close eye on him, making sure he was comfortable. The only problem I had, was that we were gone overnight for the holiday, and I forgot to bring his steroid meds, so we had to leave earlier than planned on Christmas day and I had to skip the evening dinner. I tried to pre-plan and have everything packed up the night before, but somehow I forgot about them.
This is of course is Rowdy's last Christmas. I am blessed that he made it to Christmastime, as I was not sure how long he had after the cancer diagnosis. So I was feeling a little sad during the quiet times, thinking about him and what little time he has left. I know it has been awkward for him, trying to carry around that huge cancer ridden leg.
In the photos, I only got him to sit up long enough for the one shot. The other photos I tried to take and did take, he would not stay sitting up and immediately lay back down, before I could get the camera on him. It was a little silly and funny, the way he would just lie down every time I tried to focus the camera on him, which appeared like an image of the non-cooperative pet, but he also did not have the energy to sit up very long. After several tries, I gave up and let him rest.
My Christmas gift to him, is to make him as comfortable as possible in his final days. His gift to me, is the blessing of a few more days of his companionship.
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