I took my first long outdoor walk since I was hospitalized. I didn't walk as far as I usualy do, but it's a start. I have no real pa...

It's weird how quickly things change. It seems like only a few weeks ago that virtually all the stores where I shop had gone back to the...

Back to the gym again. I'm still not very active, but I'm trying. With each passing day I feel a little better, but I still have no ...

I went back to the gym today. All I did was walk around and around the indoor track, but it's a start. I'm still tired, but I didn...

Another long, uneventful day. I finished taking my antibiotics this morning, so hopefully the weird Cipro induced side effects will stop soo...

I really miss my long walks in the park. These walks provided a much needed sense of purpose. Sure, I was really just killing time, but it w...

Today's big event was the first shower I've had in over a week. It felt good to be clean again. Not only did I get the OK from my do...

Illness teaches patience. I can tell my body is healing, but it's a slow process. There is no longer a need for laxatives. The puffiness...

This will be short tonight. Literally nothing happened. The hospital drugs have worn off and I am feeling very tired and quite sore. There i...

After a long day at the hospital, I'm finally home again. This is the longest I've ever been hospitalized in my life. You learn a lo...

The surgery team gets up early. By 7:30 AM they had me wheeled down to the surgical suite. First they took me to a waiting room where a vari...

One down, one to go. I had a procedure today to remove stones from my bile duct and apparently it was successful. The procedure is called en...

Well, this was a big surprise. I'm at the hospital. It looks like I'm going to need surgery tomorow. I wasn't expecting this at ...

Charlie, Cooper and Bullet are all still at the kennel. I guess the people who looked at Bullet decided not to take him. All three dogs were...

I stayed busy today. We got a late start on our sunrise walk, but it was still nice outside. Dawn was eager to walk today. She was full of e...

Dawn didn't want to walk this morning. She still seems uncomfortable after the bladder stone removal procedure. The vet said this was no...

Dawn is fine. The vet was able to flush a large number of stones from her bladder and no surgery was needed. I was a little worried when the...