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Another Ride in the Big White Truck and an Ever Loyal Abbey
Posted by: plapman, 10:00 PM GMT on January 20, 2012 +0
Today will be sunny with the wind up to 15 km/h (9 mph). Today's high will be -17C(1F) but the wind will give a wind chill of -32C(-25.6F).
Tonight will start clear but will bring increasing cloudiness before morning. The overnight low will be -26C(-15F).
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I'm late getting on today as i had another ride in the big white truck with the flashing lights. i had a call of nature about 2am and started to feel strange. I woke the Queen and told her something was amiss. She immediately dialed 911 and while talking to the operator I started a siezure. My speech slurred and the right side of my face became numb and I debveloped a pain in my chest. By the time the paramedics got me to the hospital it was all over but they ER doctor kept me in overnight, did some bloodwork and ran an EKG to compare with prvious ones.
I guess the EKG showwd no changes and I was released this morning by my family doctor who said it could have been nerve damaged caused my arthritic spine. All is good today as I return to my Dorthy Domestic duties while the Queen works. I'm still a walking pile of human junk parts but there seems to be no side effects.
Abbey, my ever loyal dog, could not be moved from the side of the bed by either the Queen or my grandaughter.
I told the paramedics that she wouldn't move unless I told her to, she was my dog. I then said "Abbey go and pointed to the other room" so that the paramedics could do their job. Abbey imediately moved but stayed by the doorway. The paramedic said " She sure is your dog."
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1. unclemush 11:09 PM GMT on January 20, 2012    
Hi Tony.Glad you're home!Abbey is a great dog! :)
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2. Ylee 11:10 PM GMT on January 20, 2012    
Hi, Tony! Glad you're back to normal! So the Doc says your spine did this? Don't make sense to me. When is your next visit to the specialist? I'd make sure and tell them about your seizure!

That Abbey sure is a good dog, isn't she?
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3. Alleyoops 3:47 AM GMT on January 21, 2012    
Hi Tony, glad that you are home again but this is way too worrisome to be shrugged off as something attributed to an arthritic spine....does not make sense to me. I think you need to get the Queen to write a note to your specialist and have it faxed to him so he knows what has just happened. He may want to see you to discuss this sooner than later.

Glad you have Abbey, she sure is one special little dog, so protective of her daddy...

Well dear one, hope you have a great evening and an uneventful night. I will check in with you tomorrow....Thinking of you all on the cold cold prairies from cold cold SW Ontario.
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4. ycd0108 4:28 AM GMT on January 21, 2012    
Tony:
I wondered this morning when there was no update on here. When my last dog, Nelson, left me I decided I'd out lived too many friends but tonight I've got my daughter's big mutt, Jupiter - she has gone skiing.
Jupe and I have a relationship but he is bonded to my daughter and her husband.
What I'm working up to is: Be well soon.
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