Hi everyone & especially new friends! PLEASE READ: There are a lot of new friends that have joined us recently, so I thought I will tell you a little about Emily Rose. First, thank you so much for all the supportive prayers that you have been saying for my sweet Emily Rose. Emily Rose turned 16 in May which makes her quite the senior! In January of 2013, she started having what I call episodes that would scare me half to death. I video taped it and have shown it to 3 vets who have NO idea what is happening or how to treat it. That left me with the only option of staying awake all night to keep her from suffocating. By episode, this is what I mean. She stops breathing, not for 10 seconds or even 20, but until I pick her up, shake her (which at times has been quite violent I am sorry to say) and I have even gone so far as to have to hit her quite hard or give her mouth to nose to get her breathing. It is not pretty and it is not something I would wish on anyone. If I dont catch her at the beginning of an episode, she stiffens up so I can barely pick her up (oops, it is going to happen right now-- be back) The heartache involved when your furry love is hoping for help is huge. It is sad to see, and sometimes it takes me a very long time for her to respond. When she does, she gasps and flails around and it can be hard to hold her. I believe this is now a consciousness where she knows she is in trouble. To restrain her and comfort her can take from 1 minute to 20. Once she is calmed and breathing ok in my arms ( I bounce her like we do to babies while holding her upright) she seems to have NO recollection of what just happened, which is good, because I have had to be quite rough with her. These episodes happen from 8-50 times a night- EVERY night, there are no days off. NOTE: she has had 2 just while I have typed this far. She has had total physicals and blood work and there is no explanation as to why this happens. No, this is not a seizure either. I believe it is something in her brain, because as soon as daylight comes and I bring her outside, I can actually see the transition that takes place right before my eyes and whatever it is settles down, she happily trots off for a walk in the yard. But these episodes-- I have almost lost her several times and that is why I stay up all night, every night, and pray for daylight to come. She has an amazing life in the daytime as most of her seasoned friends can tell you. But, this is her life and I am beside her ALWAYS 24/7. I love her with all my heart and have made all the necessary changes in my life to acomodate her condition. I sleep in the morning for 237 minutes and sometimes that is all the sleep I get. Sometimes I get no sleep and will be up for 50 hours without sleep (that has been the longest time) But I dont care- this is where she is so that is where I will be in life also. I have done this for over 19 months now. So, with this knowledge maybe you can now better understand why surgery is not an option for her. She cannot breathe normal on a good day, so to put her under anesthesia or even a local is deadly without a doubt. Both anesthesia and a local will slow down the blood flow and the breathing and because her brain already has a problem with this, is is a guarantee that surgery is her death sentence. The only thing that will save her is herself. She is building a patch for the hole in the back of her eye with red blood cells that clot and make the patch. However, the white blood cells thinks this is an intruder and attacks and dissolves the patch. Her body is fighting itself! She needs a miracle. If I could have surgery for her I would do so in a minute, but it is guaranteed she would not make it. Would you take this chance? I never would- the fact that she is 16 is high risk in itself. So, this is a little health history of my little girl that loves life, finds joy in everything and brings smiles to many many people everyday with her funny perspective on everything. So, please pray for my little girl and I will take care of her all night, every night and then all day, every day. She is my life-- everything revolves around our awesome life we have together, and I plan on keeping her around. Love to all- Kathleen
Posted on: Sun, 20 Jul 2014 08:17:09 +0000
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