Elephant Butte, NM

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Jaz.


Jaz is gone. 3:00pm today. This is the last entry in this blog. I have nothing left to share. We are numb.

Monday, August 30, 2010

Jaz is still here.


We listened to the vet report from last night this morning in the parking lot of the vet office. The numbers changed again in our favor. Then when we saw her we were excited. She seemed better today than yesterday. We are not even close to being out of the woods yet. Her blood pressure and heart rate are still high. The vet is still trying to figure that out. The other numbers we are watching have gone the right direction 2 times in a row. We are getting NO call from Dr. Green tonight. The vet that was on duty Wed. came back on duty this afternoon and told us she was happy to see Jaz there. I don't think she expected to. 710 miles so far driving back & forth. Keep praying. Any ideas where we can work in EB?

Sunday, August 29, 2010

Sunday NO joke... Jaz is still here.


After we received the call from Dr. Green last night, we had a very restless night. You know, all those bargains we all try to make with God, so the outcome we want is met. We decided that we had to do what we had to do. So we got up at 5, drove the hour and a half to Tacoma to see Jaz with all intentions of doing it. (I can't even say it. Have you noticed that?) So Doc says, let's look at the 9:00 blood draw numbers. We were all shocked that the number changed in our direction. HUMMMM.. So we spent today's 12 hours patting and telling Jaz to fight. We have never taught her that word tho! Present stat's: her creatine number is the important number now. They are giving her the last of the Albumin that they can. They started the IV again but it is a double edged sword. It helps her but it also fulls her with fluid. Potassium count is high. Now the liver is in the picture. There is sooo much to try and fix. It has been such an emotional roller coaster. Doc is supposed to call us with the 9:00 numbers. I'm going to let it go to voice mail. We just need a break. I'm trying to be strong for Dave. You know he loves Jaz so much!
Thanks for all the support from everybody. We are so scared!

Jaz.


Vital numbers going in the wrong direction.

OMG, how do we do this today!

Friday, August 27, 2010

Jaz Friday report.


We may need a miracle. The vet called today around noon. Jaz was headed the wrong direction. Her blood pressure was way too high. She was all puffed up, retaining fluid. So off we went to Tacoma. She looked awful. However,the ultrasound came back the way we wanted it to. Nice and big but now it is a fight for the other stuff that is going on. She is retaining fluid because her red blood cells are not carrying the water to the kidneys to get flushed out as urine. Instead they are staying under the skin. They are giving her human Albumin to help with that issue. When we left tonight there was a bit of good news. Her blood pressure is normal finally so the IV came out. That caused a bit of the high blood pressure. She also peed for us before we left. She still is NOT eating. So tonight they will give her more Albumin. Tomorrow will tell us more. If her numbers are not good. We will say Good bye tomorrow night.
Pray for a miracle.

Thursday, August 26, 2010

Jaz update.



We were with Jaz all day. This morning we met with the interalist vet. He ruled out Addison's Disease. The Coombs test came back negative for Immune Mediated Hemolytic Anemia. Her blood pressure was 238 today. Normal is 120. They were trying to get her blood pressure down to do a blood transfusion. Right now they are leaning towards LYME DISEASE because of the high protein levels in her urine which indicates lyme and possible kidney damage. So an ultrasound is scheduled for between 11-3 tomorrow. Hopefully they will see a large or slightly enlarged kidney. If not they will see a shriveled up kidney that will sign her death certificate. So please pray for a LARGE kidney. The vet just called they are getting ready for the blood transfusion. He is also concerned about her blood cells are leaking water making her puff up in her face and feet. He is going to give her human albumin(sp) they don't make animal albumin anymore. We are very tired. I think we may need to have a Jaz benefit in EB by the time we end up saving her life. Off to Wal Mart to work I go!!!! Anything for a healthy Jaz. Dave was walking on the dock without Jaz by him. It was sooo sad!

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Jaz is sick!


Well, our baby bird dog is very sick. She is at the Emergency Vet Clinic. They are not sure yet what is wrong. It could be Addison's Disease. It could be lyme disease?
There may be some kidney damage. She is anemic with a blood cell count of 16 down from 24 this morning. We moved her to the overnight clinic in case she need a blood transfusion. We meet with the internal doc tomorrow morning at 10:00. Pray please!

Sunday, August 22, 2010

Sunday Joke.




Until a child tells you what they are thinking, we can't even begin to imagine how their mind is working....
Little Zachary was doing very badly in math.
His parents had tried everything...tutors, mentors,
flash cards, special learning centers.
In short, everything they could think of to help his math.

Finally, in a last ditch effort, they took Zachary down and enrolled him In the local Catholic school. After the first day, little Zachary came home with a very serious look on his face. He didn't even kiss his mother hello. Instead, he went straight to his room and started studying.

Books and papers were spread out all over the room and little Zachary was hard at work. His mother was amazed. She called him down to dinner.

To her shock, the minute he was done, he marched back to his room without a word, and in no time, he was back hitting the books as hard as before.

This went on for some time, day after day, while the mother tried to understand what made all the difference.

Finally, little Zachary brought home his report Card.. He quietly laid it on the table, went up to his room and hit the books. With great trepidation, His Mom looked at it and to her great surprise, Little Zachary got an 'A' in math. She could no longer hold her curiosity.. She went to his room and said, 'Son, what was it? Was it the nuns?' Little Zachary looked at her and shook his head, no.. 'Well, then,' she replied, Was it the books, the discipline, the structure, the uniforms? WHAT WAS IT?'

Little Zachary looked at her and said, 'Well, on the first day of school when I saw that guy nailed to the plus sign, I knew they weren't fooling around.'

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Sheri and Jimmy's WA vacation....part 2







They enjoyed digging for clams more than eating them. We drove to several waterfalls that were way cool. Fisher posed very nicely at one of them. Dave got a great photo from behind the second falls. Sheri has a new screen saver by that falls. Blue water was flowing in the creek as we left.

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Sheri and Jimmy's WA vacation...part 1








We have had company. Sheri, Dave's niece and her husband Jimmy were here from Colorado. We went to Seattle on the ferry twice. We had several nice drives to sightsee. Sadly they left Saturday morning. Here's some memories we shared.

Sunday, August 15, 2010

Sunday joke. The color purple and football.



The lavendar is from a farm we went by the other day.
The first Bronco game is today!
Crabbin' has been sooooo good here. What an appropriate joke!
HAPPY SUNDAY!
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The day after his wife disappeared in a kayaking accident, an Anchorage man answered his door to find two grim-faced Alaska State Troopers.

"We're sorry Mr. Wilkens, but we have some information about your wife," said one trooper.

"Tell me! Did you find her?!" Wilkens shouted.

The troopers looked at each other. One said, "We have some bad news, some good news, and some really great news. Which do you want to hear first?"

Fearing the worst, an ashen Mr. Wilkens said, "Give me the bad news first."

The trooper said, "I'm sorry to tell you, sir, but this morning we found your wife's body in Kachemak Bay."

"Oh my God!" exclaimed Wilkens. Swallowing hard, he asked, "what's the good news?"

The trooper continued, "When we pulled her up, she had 12 twenty-five pound king crabs and 6 good-size Dungeness crabs clinging to her."

Stunned, Mr. Wilkens demanded, "If that's the good news, what's the great news?"

The trooper said, "We're going to pull her up again tomorrow."

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Off to Seattle






Sheri, Dave's niece, and her husband Jimmy are visiting from Colorado. We have been going 90 miles an hour. Sunday we drove to Bremerton and caught the ferry, with 1 minute to spare, to go to Seattle. It was an hour ride over. First stop the famous Pike Fish Market known for the flying fish. Then on the monorail to the Space Needle. We didn't go up to the top it was cloudy and $18.00. A bit pricey we thought. But we did catch the duck boat next to the Space Needle. It was a so so ride? Then onto a city bus to go see the Ballard Locks. S & J had never seen a lock. I have never seen them shove so many boats in at one time. There were salmon ladders at the locks. We saw a few thinking about swimming but just hanging out for us tourists to look at thru the glass. Back on the bus to just miss the 7:50pm ferry. We had to wait for the 9:05. Pam was watching the dogs for us. It was a long fun day. (all these pictures came from google images, Dave has the camera.) Enjoy!

Sunday, August 8, 2010

Sunday Joke

Subject: USMC Dog

A guy is driving around the back woods of Tennessee and he sees a sign in front of a broken down shanty-style house: "Talking Dog for Sale." The guy goes into the backyard and sees a nice looking Labrador retriever sitting there. "You talk?" he asks.

"Yep," the Lab replies.

After the guy recovers from the shock of hearing a dog talk, he says "So,
what's your story?"

The Lab looks up and says, "Well, I discovered that I could talk when I was pretty young. I wanted to help the government, so I told the CIA and they had me sworn into the toughest branch of the armed services ...the United States Marines ... you know one of their nicknames is "The Devil Dogs". In no time at all they had me jetting from country to country, sitting in rooms with spies and world leaders; because no one figured a dog would be eavesdropping. I was one of their most valuable spies for eight years running, but the jetting around really tired me out and I knew I wasn't getting any younger. So, I decided to settle down. I retired from the Corps (8 dog years is 56 Corps years) and signed up for a job at the airport to do some undercover security, wandering near suspicious characters and listening in. I uncovered some incredible dealings and was awarded a batch of medals. I got married, had a mess of puppies, and now I'm just retired."

The guy is amazed. He goes back in and asks the owner what he wants for the dog. "Ten dollars," the guy says. "Ten dollars? This dog is amazing! Why on earth are you selling him so cheap?"

"Because he's a liar. He never did any of that shit. He was in the Navy.

Monday, August 2, 2010

Combat Fishing 101, Washington State Style







Ok kids. Salmon season on the river opened Sunday morning. First you need to find a place to park. Second you need a place to go potty. Third you need to find a lot of people to stand next to. And finally what are they after anyway?

Sunday, August 1, 2010

Sunday Joke.



A man goes to a public golf course. He approaches the man behind the counter in the pro shop and says, "I would like 18 holes of golf and a caddie."

The man behind the counter says, "The 18 holes of golf is no problem, but all of the caddies are out on the course. What I will do for you is this: We just received 8 brand new robot golf caddies. If you're willing to take one with you out on the course and come back and tell me how well it works, your round of golf is on me today."

The golfer obviously accepted the man's offer. He approached the first tee, looked at the fairway and said to himself, "I think my driver will do the job."

The robot caddie turned to the man and said, "No sir. Use your 3 wood. A driver is far too much club for this hole." Hesitantly, the golfer pulled out his 3 wood, made good contact with the ball, and the ball landed about 10 feet to the right front of the hole on the green.

The golfer, delighted, turned to the robot and thanked him for his assistance. As the golfer pulled out his putter he said, "I think this green is gonna break left to right." The robot then again spoke up and said, "No sir. I do believe this green will break right to left."

Thinking about the last time the robot corrected his prediction, he decided again to listen to the machine. He made his putt and birdied the hole thanks to the robot and his advice. But his luck didn't end there. His entire game was the best game he ever played, thanks to the assistance of the new robot golf caddie.

Upon returning to the clubhouse, the man behind the counter asked, "How was your game ?" The golfer stated, "It was, by far, the BEST game I ever played. Thank you very much for letting me take one of your robots. See you next week."

A week passed, and excited, the golfer returned to the pro shop. Upon entering, he turned to the man behind the counter and said, "I would like 18 holes of golf and one of those robot golf caddies, please."

The gentleman from behind the counter turned to the man and said, "Well the 18 holes is no problem. However, we had to get rid of the robots. We had too many complaints."

"COMPLAINTS? Who in the heck could've complained about those robots? They were incredible."

The man sighed and said, "Well, it wasn't their performance. It was that they were made of shiny silver metal, and the sun reflecting off them was blinding to other golfers on the fairway."

The golfer said, "So then why didn't you just paint them black?"
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The man nodded sadly and replied, "We did. Then four of 'em didn't show up for work, two filed for welfare, one of them robbed the pro shop, and the other thinks he's the President."