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My Back Yard We've had many pets over the 25+years that we have lived in this house, and many are buried in the back yard, therefore my back yard is a minus the Stephen King and the ghoulish nature. Of all our pets, some I miss more than others. Worf  was a favorite of mine, as was Galadriel and Purnima but I miss all of them, really. So here they are, in the order of their demise. Gus (Ceasar Augustus) was our first cat who died. DH brought him home from a woman he met when in grad school. Her cat had a  litter and she had to get rid of them so he took one. We had him put down at the vet and brought him home to be buried. He died in mid-purr. He had cerebellar hypoplasia, though he may have been misdiagnosed,  as his condition worsened as he grew up. His bones can be found next to the fence that encloses our compost pile -- under the photinia trees. Mayday was next. She was a black and white pound rescue cat.  We don't know what caused it, but she...

I entered last year celebrating by watching 'new year at the needle' fireworks display (The Seattle Space Needle) on a hospital TV.  I was in there from 12/27/16 to 1/3/17 with, I believe, cellulitis and a bladder infection.  I have been in the hospital several times since then, 5/19 to 5/22  with cellulitis. I didn't have any cuts so it must have been a cat claw poke or a bug bite... any break in the skin will do for those of us who are immuno-compromised. August brought me in hospital from 8.19  to 8/25 with the perfect trifecta -  cellulitis, vaginal and bladder infections. So, how am I doing? you might ask. Well,  36 years with MS and this is my current condition. From head to toe, here goes nothing. if you are newly diagnosed let me tell you here that mine is not a typical case, but still, you may want to stop reading now. head - intermittent memory lapses; I thank the heavens for post-it notes, I have three on my laptop now reminding me...