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I Have My Flight Tickets

  • Dec. 15th, 2008 at 10:09 AM
Melissa and Safari on harness
On December 9th, mum took me to my local flight centre and I booked my holiday to Tasmania. I can't wait to go. It's going to be my first time on a plane. I think it's pretty cool how Safari gets his own ticket.

I must admit I'm pretty darn nervous flying but excited at the same time.

I will be staying at Safari's puppy carers house so I will know someone where I'm staying.

I think Safari boy will be very excited to meet up with his puppy carer.

More news later.

Molly

I went to hospital for a week

  • Nov. 20th, 2008 at 12:06 PM
Melissa and Safari on harness
On November 12th I got really sick. At exactly midnight I was up all night with gastro and couldn't stop vomiting. I was so drained off energy and at 5:30am I went into my parents room as they heard me that morning anyway and mum rang Maroondah hospital and they told her to get me straight down there.

At 6am we arrived at the emergency department and amazingly it only took 10 minutes to get in. They put me in the pediatrician ward and the first thing they did was put a canula in my arm and inject morphine. It was horrible as I vomited really hard when I received it but then a few seconds later it felt like I was in heaven. The pain had gone from my stomach and back and basically I was in la la land for awhile.

They then put me into a short stay area where I had a proper bed and not a stretcher. I stayed in a short stay room for 2 days which wasn't too bad as it was a private room. The only bad thing was the noise.

I had to be put on drips for 4 days which consisted of fluids,glucose and potassium.

My blood sugars were crazy they were going high and then in the end I kept having hypo's. My poor body was so tired, dizzy, weak and temperature changes.

On Friday night I was moved up to Ward 2 North room 16 into the isolation room. I couldn't see my family and the nurses and doctors had to gown up with capes,gloves and face masks.
It was so much quieter in the wards and had a private room yet again. The nurses were fantastic and some of them got me laughing even though I was in pain.
There was this one instance where a nurses called Linda was putting a canula back into my arm to inject an anti nausea drug that chemo patients have as it better then maxolin. She just slipped the canula in and this old senile lady comes into my room and said I want to go home to me. Then two other nurses had to come into my room to get her. Poor old lady. It's horrible to see them so confused. The funny thing was before she put the canula in I had the door shut and she bangs into my room and makes a clutter of a noise waking me up  Then she was joking with me.
Yesterday morning the canula was still in my wrist and it was horribly sore so I had to get the nurse to give me a shower. I thought I would be horribly embarrassed but I wasn't. Maybe because she was a female too. I had to sit in a shower chair due to my weakness. As it was a few days before I was in the shower and things went black and the next thing I knew I was sitting on the ground.

Yesterday I got home so I stayed in for a week and now I just feel awfully weak, tired, dizzy and nauseated. Sometimes I get the stomach cramps but I have tablets to help.

I have to see the doctor on Monday.

This morning mum came into my room and got me up as it was 10am. Heavens knows how long I would of slept I think I could sleep all day.

It will be awhile until I feel normal again.

Safari didn't see me for a week and a few times he got on my bed and would drag my items onto his bed but as soon as I got home he bounded straight on me and was talking constantly and then went charging around the backyard and I was delighted and felt like crying at the same time. I missed my Safari.

More news later.
Melissa

Tiffany Got So Sick

  • Nov. 11th, 2008 at 4:06 PM
Melissa and Safari on harness
On Sunday 9th November my brothers cat Tiffany got really sick. In the morning Tiffany was vomiting and mum went into my bathroom and discovered that there was blood on the floor. So we took Tiff straight to the vets. Peter had a good look at Tiffany and thought that she may have Pancreatitis as Tiff was very sore and tender in the pancreas region. Tiff also had a temperature of 40.5 which is quite high as a cats normal temperature is meant to be 38 degrees. Tiff also had some bloody diarrhea near her bottom which explains where the blood came from and so Peter had a look inside Tiff's bottom and she had broken a blood vessel in there.
Tiff had a few needles while we were there which included an anti inflammatory, anti nausea and a broad spectrum antibiotic and it was decided that we would leave Tiffany in the hospital.
The next morning on Monday the vet rang and said that Tiffany's temperature is still high and she is still not improving so he performed a blood test and put Tiff on an IV drip. My brother Jamie went up to the vets yesterday and poor Tiff was so sore and frightened that she wanted nothing to do with him. Tiff is not used to being away from her twin sister Smokie and us which explains her being scared plus she wouldn't understand why she was so sick.
Anyway this morning Peter rings up and gives us the news we were long awaiting for. The blood tests had arrived and shocked us.

It turns out Tiff didn't have Pancreatitis but severe liver damage and her muscles were breaking down and the pathologists report suggests this sort of damage is due to a snake bite. However as all our cats are strictly indoor animals the cause is from a white tail spider or something similar.
We were told that if it had of been a day later that we took Tiff to the vets, well our little girl would not be with us anymore. We didn't realise how sick little Tiff was. The poor little girl. The good news is that the IV drip has been flushing out all the toxins in Tiff's body and that she is peeing a lot and her temperature is starting to improve. This morning our vet is going to try Tiff on some dry cat food. If all goes well we will have Tiff home either this afternoon or tomorrow.

If Tiff comes home tomorrow it will be hers and her twin sister Smokies second birthday.

Smokie has been pining for her sister really bad. This morning she hardly ate. She hasn't played and she is really clingy and has her head hanging down. We have to reassure her that Tiff will be coming home.

I just want to thank Peter and the vet nurses for taking good care of Tiff. Without your nurture and care Tiff would not be hear today.

More news later on I have been really lazy in updating.

Cheers
Molly

Bop It Extreme 2 and Catch up

  • Oct. 6th, 2008 at 10:49 AM
Melissa and Safari on harness

On Saturday I met up with a good friend of mine called T and we went to Eastland for a coffee. Afterwards we went and got myself a nifty machine called a Bop it extreme 2. T has one and he used to play it while I was on he phone and as I already have the bop it download I thought I would get the Bop it extreme 2. I brought the bop it extreme for $34 and it is pink in colour. I always like to get girly colours and was rapt that I could get the bop it extreme in pink.
Afterwards I went back to T's house and we put both our Seeing Eye Dogs outside to play for the afternoon as it was a beautiful sunny day and we both got our bop it extreme 2 and played it all afternoon. It was so good to meet up with T again as I haven't seen him for awhile. At around 5:30pm my parents came and picked me up and poor Safari was so tired.

I must say that I prefer to play the bop it extreme 2 better then the download.

Here is a review of the bop it extreme 2 that I got from the internet:

Bop-It Extreme 2

Players respond to voice commands instructing them to Flick It, Twist It, Pull It, Spin It or Bop It. Five different attachments on the game handset represent each actions. Players have only a few seconds to respond to the commands to keep the game in play.

When a player makes a wrong move or reacts too slowly, a rather sarcastic voice responds and provides the score. After every 16 moves there is a brief pause and a change of background music.

Bop It Extreme 2 is an ideal game for school aged children to use to develop co-ordination and concentration skills.

There are three modes of game play:

  • Solo: Complete as many actions as possible before making a mistake.
  • Pass It: Players face each other or stand/sit in a circle. Each player responds to the commands until instructed to “Pass It”, when the game handset is passed to the next player.
  • One on One: Two players, each responsible for two actions, hold the handset and must complete the actions for their own commands as well as trying to beat the other player when responding to Bop It.

Bop It Extreme 2 Features

  • Adjustable volume – low, medium, high.
  • Beat Bop (voice command) or Vox Bop (sound command) options for all three modes of play.
  • Headphones option.
  • Non-slip grips on the handles of the game handset.
Hugs To All
Molly

Happy Birthday Safari

  • Sep. 5th, 2008 at 3:34 PM
Melissa and Safari on harness
Happy birthday Safari, you are a very special dog and my best friend. I can't believe you are 5 already.
I'm glad you loved my presents that I gave you this morning. I gave you 3 toys. A doggy wrench, hot dog toy and this toy on a rope that has the shape of Australia in the middle.

Safari you are always there for me and you have saved my life a few times. I see you as my little hero. I love you Safari.

I'm glad you liked your birthday party that we had for you and my friend Steve's dog Sage.

We went down to Dorset Gardens bistro last Saturday and had a lunch. We had 19 humans and 18 Seeing Eye Dogs. 

Thank you K and Q for coming. It was great to see you two again. Safari loved your doggy treats and was good seeing Dessy again.

Take Care
Molly

Our 2 Year Anniversary Together Today

  • Aug. 23rd, 2008 at 7:30 PM
Melissa and Safari on harness
It has been exactly 2 years today that I received my darling Safari. It was Wednesday August 23rd when Paul from SEDA came to my house with this adorable male Golden Retriever dog. I got to have Safari a few days until our official training on August 28th,2006.

Safari we have had many ups and downs together but we have sorted out any health concerns and we didn't take long to bond. Safari you are my best friend. my eyes and guide. I want to thank you for giving me so much independence because before you I used to stay in the house all the time, too worried to go out using the long white cane and now I have no limits. We have independently travelled all around Melbourne and even as far as Bendigo. Next year you will be going to Tasmania with me to visit your puppy carer.

Safari I just want to thank you for being the best Seeing Eye Dog and may we have many more working years together. I love you Safari.

Hugs
Molly

Mum and Music

  • Aug. 19th, 2008 at 3:11 PM
Melissa and Safari on harness
Just a quick update to say that mums procedure went really well yesterday and that her portal veins in the liver didn't need to be tied up. Mum was able to eat a few hours after her procedure which is really good.
She seems much brighter today.

I got Safari's new SEDA coat in the mail today. It is fluro yellow with the SEDA logo on it.

Been playing the keyboard all day and I played the Vic Bitter Beer Song for the first time. I was just mucking around and I got the tune. It's pretty cool. I played the keyboard all day yesterday and was also helping mum around the house.

Take Care
Molly

Had My Wisdom Tooth Removed Yesterday OUCH!!!

  • Jun. 24th, 2008 at 11:10 AM
Melissa and Safari on harness
Just a quick entry so sore and tired.

For awhile my bottom left wisdom tooth was causing me problems so yesterday I went to the dentist and had it removed. It all went smoothly but as soon as the anesthetic wore off my mouth and jaw was killing me. Have been in bed all this time and this morning I got up at 4am for a pain killer. I hardly slept. I then watched Full House dvd's until 6am then went to sleep until 9:30am.

I was meant to go to my last computer class today at Prahran but I am too sore to move around and am going back to bed to rest in a minute.

In a few months I will probably have my bottom right wisdom tooth out.  Two years ago I had my top left wisdom tooth out and remember the relief of it being removed.
By the end of the year the only wisdom tooth left will be my top right but that is there to stay. It is impacted (totally sideways) and doesn't cause me pain.

Take Care All
Molly

Safari Is Very Ill

  • Jun. 11th, 2008 at 8:23 PM
Melissa and Safari on harness
I am currently in tears. Safari is not very well.
 
He has been off his water for a couple of days and had vomited twice on monday night.
 
Anyway I was going to get a urine sample of Safari's today but had to go to my doctors first so I took a urine specimen jar with me. Something embarassing happened to me. Whilst waiting for the doctor Safari all of a sudden kept weeing (he never does this on harness) and I knew that isn't normal. Anyway I took him outside and got  his urine sample and went back indoors. My doctor was great and gave me a professional urine jar as I used a brand new mini container which was sterile.
We went to vets and his urine sample showed it was very diluted (not good) so we took a blood test. He doesn't have diabetes thank goodness but we have to check his kidney function.
 
I am just an emotional mess. I got into contact with (kennel staff) at SEDA and if his kidneys don't heal and continue to play up we may have to go down the road of retirement.
 
I can't stop crying. I wish Safari doesn't have to suffer all the time.
 
My boy is only 4 turning 5 in September
 
Will let you know Safari's blood test results when I get them tomorrow.
 
Cheers
Molly and Safari :( :(
 
PS I put a iny bit of soy milk in Safari's water and tonight he drank the whole big bowl of water.

Safari Quiz

  • Apr. 29th, 2008 at 12:31 PM
Melissa and Safari on harness
What celebrity would your pet be? I'm Will Smith! Find out at Dogster.com

Wow, your dog is Will Smith!


Will Smith

Leading Man

A fresh prince in the pursuit of happiness, Safari is megastar Will Smith!

Putting the jazz back in jazzy, Safari is always moving and grooving to the beat of his own internal drum. Not one to settle for second best, Safari only takes on projects that are sure to draw attention and improve his pawpularity in the pack. Safari's broad appeal across breed, age and gender lines means that his actions often lead to his being named best in show. Smooth, suave and debonair... he's the perfect pet to take home to Mommy. Not lacking in the looks department, Safari‘s toothy grin would send even the most furrocious group of alien invaders spinning helplessly back into space.

Fun Meme

  • Apr. 6th, 2008 at 10:00 AM
Melissa and Safari on harness

I got this interesting meme from [info]rdfreak

Use the first letter of your first name to answer each of the following. They have to be real places, names, things - nothing made up. Try to use different
answers if the person in front of you had the same first initial - which by the way is hard if you already have read their answers! You can not use your
own name for the boy/girl names

1. What is your name? Melissa
2. A 4 letter word: Meow
3. A vehicle: Mercedes
4. A city: Melbourne
5. A girl's name: Molly
6. A boy's name: Michael
7. Alcoholic drink: Martini
8. An occupation: Magician
9. Something you wear: Mini skirt
10. A celebrity: Madonna
11. A food: Muffin
12. Something found in a bathroom: Mirror
13. Reason for being late: Missed bus or train.
14. Something you shout: May Day!!
15. An animal: Mouse
16. A body part: Mouth
17. Word to describe yourself: Moody (well sometimes)

My Favourite Song

  • Mar. 29th, 2008 at 5:52 PM
Melissa and Safari on harness

Mum showed me this song the other day as it was a favourite song of hers as a kid and now I love it.
Here is the link and words to the song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNJEJTrVZdY&feature=related

Inspiring song about a blind child talking with his dad about the colour of the wind and relating it to his life.


 
WHAT COLOUR IS THE WIND
written and sung by Charlie Landsborough

What colour is the wind, Daddy
Is it yellow, red or blue
When he's playing with my hair, Daddy
Does he do the same to you
When he's dying does his colour fade
Is a gentle breeze a lighter shade
Just like his friend the sea
The wind feels blue to me
-------
When the blackbird starts to sing, Daddy
Do the flowers hear him, too
When he's pouring out his heart, Daddy
Tell me, what do roses do
Do they cast their scent upon the air
And is fragrance just a rose in prayer
Giving thanks to God above
For the blackbird's song of love
-------
CHORUS:
Blow, wind, blow
Wild and free
My Daddy says
You're a lot like me

I know each colour
Its shape and size
I've seen them all
With my Daddy's eyes
-------
I know that grass is green, Daddy
I've touched it with my toes
And snow is purest white, Daddy
I've felt it with my nose
But my favorite colour has to be
The colour of your love for me
And Daddy, I've been told
That love is always gold
-------
REPEAT CHORUS:
My Daddy says
You're a lot like me
What colour is the wind

What Breed Of Dog Are You Quiz

  • Mar. 19th, 2008 at 9:32 AM
Melissa and Safari on harness
I got the following quiz from [info]goldensands.

I can't believe the results they are so true and my favourite dog.

What dog breed are you? I'm a Golden Retriever! Find out at Dogster.com

I can't believe it.

  • Mar. 15th, 2008 at 12:17 PM
Melissa and Safari on harness
I have just checked my last entry and guess what it finally worked doing the cut and paste. In my semagic when I was cutting and pasting I wasn't putting the option of cutting and pasting text only.
Thank you [info]k29 for your help the other day, much appreciated.

Take care
Molly

I Won I Won

  • Mar. 11th, 2008 at 8:59 AM
Melissa and Safari on harness
Last week I received the biggest surprise. Claire Bilton-Roo from the Vision Australia rang me to inform me that I have won the Vision Australia library bookclub valentines quiz that they held in Feb. This morning I woke up grumpy due to lack of sleep due to a very stupid jack russell dog barking all night. It lives two houses up from me. It always barks and I'm getting sick of it.
Anyway all groggy this morning I hear the door bell ring so I go to the door looking grumpy and still in my nighty (not a pretty sight) and I get this parcel from Vision Australia. It is my book that I won called "Middlesex". It is an unbridged 2 cd mp3 format. I feel like a little kid being excited, well I guess it's because I have never won anything before. I can't wait to listen to it. I can't copy and paste what the book is all about unfortunately because everytime I do on livejournal now it stuffs up and there is always some other weird coding on it.

On the long weekend I did nothing special. Although I have been speeding on the exercise bike and using the skipping rope. I want to lose some more weight as I feel 20kg is not enough in 12 months. I wish I was a stick figure like I was as a kid. I feel so ugly now. The exercise must be doing something as my muscles are feeling it today.

I better get ready as I have a computer class to get to. Will update soon.

Hugs
Molly

Seeing Eye Dog Puppy and Trainer Assaulted

  • Jan. 16th, 2008 at 1:07 PM
Melissa and Safari on harness
Here is a story written in this week's Maroondah Leader and it has made me feel so sick to the stomach to the thought of what has happened to this poor puppy in training and his trainer....

A CROYDON seeing-eye dog trainer says her puppy was traumatised and may be rendered useless as a working dog after the pair were thrown out of an eastern suburbs op-shop last month.

Jo Flynn, 43, said she entered the op-shop with her guide dog puppy, Merlin, and was asked to leave. Before she had the chance to explain that Merlin was a guide dog in training, Ms Flynn said a male customer grabbed her firmly by the arm and the dog by its collar and threw them out of the shop.
``This man grabbed my arm and had Merlin hanging by his collar with all four feet off the ground,'' Ms Flynn said.
``He literally threw us out onto the pavement.''
Ms Flynn said the incident had severely affected Merlin's training.
``I didn't leave the house for a week, which has set Merlin back,'' she said. ``I think it's made a significant dent in his training and socialisation, it's all been quite disastrous.''
Seeing Eye Dog Australia's puppy field officer, Mark Jackman, said if puppies did not get adequate socialisation they could fail to graduate and become working dogs.
Mr Jackman said Merlin could ``develop issues with people'' due to the trauma of the incident.
``The puppies learn everything in the first four months and need to go into public places when they're young and should have a lot of socialisation,'' Mr Jackman said.
``We would hope that store owners would be welcoming to the pups so they can get as much exposure to public places as possible.''
The store manager, who did not wish to be named, said she knew nothing of the incident and that seeing-eye dogs were welcome in her shop.

I Feel So Relieved

  • Jan. 14th, 2008 at 1:13 PM
Melissa and Safari on harness
I went to the doctors this morning to get the results of the X-Ray that I had done on my right index finger, as for months it has been very painful, inflammed and looks knobby. Anyway my doctor looks at the X-Rays and reads the radiologists report and they found the cause of all my pain. On my right index and little finger, left thumb and right ankle, I am suffering from osteo arthritis. I told the doctor that I am so relieved to get a diagnosis for all my pain and told him that for months I have been feeling pretty depressed due to the pain. He thought I was weird to be relieved but as I said, it feels good to finally have a name to my pain. Unfortunately for me, it's a life time of pain and anti inflammitory meds, plus I have to take fish oil tablets to relieve me as well. On top of that I still get the diabetic neuropathy.

On a happier note, tomorrow I am off to Flinders Street Station to meet an old friend of mine and her name is C. I haven't seen C for a few years. I met C at a ryla camp back in 2003 and she has been so supportive to me since I lost my sight and before that.

Hope all is well with all my friends. Sorry if I had previously written some grim entries, but I guess I can now finally cheer up and try to enjoy what life has to offer. 

Take Care
Molly

Safari Had His Annual Vet Check Today

  • Dec. 28th, 2007 at 11:42 AM
Melissa and Safari on harness
Safari went to the local vets and had his annual vet check and vaccination today.

Safari is all well and healthy. His weight is 29.4kg and all is well. The only problem is that he has mild tar tar so maybe in a years time he will need to go under general anaesetic and have his teeth cleaned. The vet commented that Safari behaviour is really good towards other dogs even though it's slow but at least he is not growling or anything. He said it takes awhile for Safari to learn to trust a dog after a neighbours dog attacked him when I first got him.

Take Care
Molly

Merry Xmas All

  • Dec. 25th, 2007 at 4:54 PM
Melissa and Safari on harness
I just want to wish everyone a very merry Xmas and may 2008 be a safe and healthy year for you all.

I awoke at 6.20am, and opened up my presents which includes the following...
Parents... Perfume, T-Shirt and the latest Harry Potter DVD
J... 3 DVD's (Click, Little Miss Sunshine and Pretty Woman)
C... Nothing, he is broke and gave his family nothing.

At 10am, we left for my nanna's in Kyneton. Luckily the roads were very quiet which is very weird. I met my aunty Debbie's beautiful 8 week old female tortoishell kitten named Mischief. She is a cute kitten and is very cheeky. After this I had a Xmas lunch which consist of a bit of chicken, ham off the leg, vegies and apple sauce and it was very scrumptious. After lunch I just had a couple glasses of wine and at 2pm, me and J left nanna's for home.

We have been home nearly an hour and I'm stuffed.

Lastly before I go, I am a little disappointed with the new Harry Potter DVD for the fact that last years one was audio described and this one isn't. Not to worry I will still love to watch it anyway.

Anyway Merry Christmas my dear friends
Hugs
Molly and Safari

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