[nagdu] update from here

[Rhonda Cruz]

hi bibi. i hope that all goes well. for you. i'm sending you a lot of
positive *hugs* your way. good job odie. for keeping you safe.  and i
hope all goes well. for your next guide dog too.

On 8/16/12, Criminal Justice Major <orleans24 at comcast.net> wrote:
> Hi, all,
> Sorry you'alls, but really need to vent.
> Figured I'd update from here in Denver, Colorado.
> Odie has not had anymore accidents since the heating/air conditioning unit
> was fixed.
> Yeyyeyyeyyeyyeyyeyyeyyeyyeyyey!!!
> However due to some new wild fires in Washington State, California and
> Montana, we've had all the smoke, ash and other particals launched all the
> way into Colorado, which has caused Dale, Odie and I to feel awful along
> with many others.
> While all of this is happening, neither of us are trying to venture
> outtdoors unless we really need to.
> My approval for my power wheelchair went through, so shall be expecting it
> to arrive around the end/beginning of August.
> Although I have posted that part to four non guide dog related list I didn't
> feel it was necessary for guide dog related lists.
> Well...
> To make it guide dog related, I have spoken with an admissions field
> representative at GDB as I was curious about the wheelchair guide dog
> training program.
> I did learn some valuable information that in order to have a wheelchair
> trained guide dog, a person would have to be in their chair 75% of the
> time.
> Since I will not be wheelchair bound on a daily basis, I had to consider my
> decision carefully, letting the   rep from GDB know that if I tried filling
> out the paperwork to apply, it would not have been necessary, for I would
> have wasted a large amount of time and cost unless I truely was in need.
> Thankfully, I'm glad I didn't fill out the paperwork, but do know that I can
> contact them again in the future.
> Yes, Odie will need time to be able to adjust seeing me roll around on
> wheels in a power chair, that's for sure.
> Odie and I ventured out to Denver Health Medical today where I did see my
> nuerologist for follow up and informed him that my seizure condition is
> spiraling out of hand.
> I did let him know that Odie stared at me straight in the face with a
> serious look, sensing something was going to happen that I needed to be
> lying down on the floor.
> Doctor Maa was impressed and let me know that I do have a great, caring
> partner.
> I then went over to another building on the campus grounds to pick up Dale's
> meds before going upstairs to see if I could schedule a follow up
> appointment with my primary doctor.
> His schedule was completely filled for the next month, but luck was on my
> side today.
> I was able to get in to see Doctor Jeremy long for follow up and express my
> concerns and frustration of how my seizure disorder has really impacted me.
> So, it's back to square one again and being admitted to the hospital on
> October 8, 2012 for another seizure study.
> Truth is I guess reasoning for my frustration is I'd love to train with
> another guide dog, but feel that I really need to get a handle on my
> seizures first before even going that route.
> I'd rather not have the next partner be traumatized suddenly to where guide
> dog career would have to be cut short.
> That's what has been holding me back most of all, wanting another guide, but
> having to think about my health first.
> I realize that my next guide dog won't be the same as Odie, so really need
> to be prepared upon avoiding doing the dog comparison thing.
> I did that three times in a row and for the fourth time, I can not allow
> that to happen.
> Regardless, my next successor partner will have a special place in my heart
> too.
> On a positive note though, Doctor Long is offering his support to me and
> asked what he and my counselor Doctor Lowdermilk could do anything else to
> help me out during this struggle.
> I am sticking with my original plan, continuing to work on not allowig my
> emotions to get the best of me which would trigger a seizure right on the
> spot.
> Monday's event hit me hard.
> Despite that I tried to remain calm, Odie on the other hand became really
> worried, started to stress and panic a little bit.
> When we left from our friend Amanda Dreher and her hearing dog Louie's home,
> I felt a lot of pain on the left side of my head, but tried to stay calm
> anyway.
> Odie and I made it up to Federal Boulevard and Belview and I turned left to
> cross over Federal first.
> When it was our turn to go, two vehicles blocked the island where the trafic
> signal button was.
> Odie had no choice but to slightly swurve towardthe the middle of Belview
> and then, he quickly pulled me out of the street.
> Luckily, motorists saw what was happening and immediately did yield to do a
> four-way stop and no honking did occur either.
> In Odie's mind, he felt that if I were to start seizuring, he would rather
> me go down on the sidewalk and not out in the middle of a busy
> intersection.
> Once I did get home, I took some prescribed motrine and the pain went away
> two or three hours later.
> By then, Odie really calmed down and relaxed.
> Despite all of what's been happening to me, all I can do to help myself is
> don't give up and keep trying, going with the flow.
> *Smiles*
> I do hope that once I get this seizure disorder problem under control again
> and better, I look forward to training with another guide dog again.
> Bibi, husband Dale and the stubron son Odie
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