We are all happy for healthy heart news! Mom had to wait for fifteen weeks, not that we are counting to find out if her heart healed or has permanent damage from her heart attack. A week ago today she had her cardiologist appointment and found out her heart has healed! The functions are the same as they were in a test two months prior to her heart attack. Boy are we all relieved! Mom has had to do the most work to get back to square one, but each of us have had a paw in the recovery as well.
Bailie is our non-certified therapy dog. Gramma calls her that all the time. She was with Mom when it all went down on that terrible day in July. Bailie is a gentle soul. She specializes in taking things slow if that is what Mom needs to do, rarely pulling her around, offering lots of cuddles, and not being a demanding dog. Bailie is also happy to be with Mom a lot to keep her company. Since the heart attack, she doesn’t like to be alone in case something happens. Bails has even been doing pretty well in her sports once again which relieves stress for Mom.
I’m the rule follower and I make sure everyone follows the rules Mom has had for the past four months. Amazingly, I’ve also started to really enjoy cuddling. I now love bedtime and sleep right up close to Mom on her one side. My sisters, especially Olivia can be a bit much sometimes and I have been making sure everyone behaves well to reduce any stress around here. Mom tells me I’m her best running dog too because I always run at her side and at her pace which she says is the way it should be.
Olivia is the crazy one, and I think she is most excited about the healthy heart news Mom got. Her restrictions are mostly lifted now which means Olivia can get back to doing her leap which both of them have missed. Olivia is also an over the top cuddler and is Mom’s Velcro dog. She has given Mom so much cuddle support it is not even measurable! We still use the hands free leash most of the time for walking because Olivia is one to pull and tug on our walks. Mom says the hands free leash has been a really important part of being able to walk with Olivia without causing any injuries to her heart.
Heart functions are back to their previous normal. Activity restrictions are lifted. Walks are pretty much normal and we are all running more and more with Mom. Cardio Rehab will be done in a week. Mom is much less stressed knowing there is no permanent damage. The hardest part of this whole thing has been the mental and emotional toll which will take a long time to get in check, if it ever really does. We are so very thankful and we now hope to get as close as possible to life as we knew it sixteen weeks ago today.
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Oh girls, that’s most wonderful news and easily the best thankful of the day, hooray for your Mom and her nursing crew. Thanks for joining our Thankful Thursday Blog Hop!
We are very thankful because we love her and need her a lot.
that are the best news… and we are so happy for you and your mom
We are all very relieved.
Fantastic news!!!!!!! And you girls have done an excellent nursing and rehab job!
We will continue to work on everything but knowing her heart has healed is fantastic.
What wonderful news. It’s nice when things all return to normal. Take care of one another and your selves.
Nothing will ever be quite the same again, but one big piece is that her heart has healed.
Good job, Mom ~ the “after-part” can be hard, and often just as scary, but you didn’t give in or give up but talked the talk and walked the walk and now you should get a Big Blue Ribbon Award! Or would it be a Gold one! Indeed, happy heart news …
Thank you. We don’t have room for Mom to hang up any ribbons because we have so many, but we love her up good all the time and that is the best.
Whew! That is wonderful news. Y’all are all service dogs for your mom. Congratulations
It is hard work caring for a human, but we love her and enjoy doing it for her.
That is heartwarming news! I am so very happy for all of you. You ALL have worked hard on this therapy, healing and recovery. I am a combination of all 3 of you pawsome girls. XOXO Sparkle
We know you and Puffin take good care of your mom too. It is a big job for us pups but we are happy to do it, right?
This is wonderful news and you girls are the bestest caregivers to your mom!
She takes great care of us and we do our best to care for her as well.
What wonderful news! Your thankfuls make us thankful. It is difficult when our Peeps get ill and we are so happy that your Mom got a clean bill of health. We will continue to keep you in our purrayers.
She will always have different things to watch out for now and to do, but she is about as good as she can get after such a big event. We are super thankful.
What wonderful news and your babies were there to help you along. Even better. I’m doing the happy dance for you.
Have a fabulous Thankful Thursday. Scritches all around. ♥
Thank you. The hardest part was when she was gone for three days in the hospital, but we had wonderful people taking care of us. We are all lucky.
Thank You God!!! What wonderful news for your mom! We are so happy for all of you!!!
Chabis & Karen
It was news that was better than expected which is great!
thank DOG!!! That is wonderful, wonderful news!!
That is how we feel exactly!
We are so happy to hear your Mom’s good news! It’s obviously because you girls are taking such good care of her. ♥
We are really good for her, well, most of the time 🙂
That is absolutely fantastic news!! Your 3 caretakers have done a good job! I am so happy for you!
We are super happy too! The three of us need our mom and she needs us.
This is the best news we’ve heard all day, we are so very happy for all of you…but especially your Mama!!!!
xoxo,
Jakey and the Gang
Thank you. We have been super happy and much less stressed since we found out!
A happy Snoopy dance, nose up, feet moving, for this wonderful news!
We can definitely visualize that and we have been doing that dance since we got the news.
I love how each of you have taken care of your mom. I bet her mom is so grateful for the great news as well. I know how much you girls missed your mom when she was in the hospital. You become velcro dogs when she got home. It was hard on you girls. When my dad has his open heart surgery back in the 1980’s dogsxwere not allowed in the hospitals. Both my dog, who had become their dog, (I had to do a college internship and they said I could not have her back 3 mos later) and my dad were not doing well. So the hospital said they could wheel him out to see her. As my mom drove up to the hospital my dog got so excited when she so my dad, she jumped out the window of the car and raced up to his wheelchair.
Did you get to visit your mom in the hospital? After all, you are all wonderful therapy dogs. I am so happy for all of you.
What a sweet story about your dad and the dog. No, we are not therapy dogs as Mom isn’t interested in doing that kind of thing and we wouldn’t have time for it anyway with our sports. She really, really missed us and threatened to break out of the hospital if they didn’t let her go home on the third day. Our neighbors took really good care of us, but we do like to have mom around all the time. It was a happy reunion. Hopefully nothing like this will happen again. We are all working at that goal.
Such pawsome news! Bravo for your loving and terrific care and for your mom following the rules. Stay well and keep smiling.
Thank you. We will keep taking good care of her and she will do the same for us. The four of us are a good team.
Great news! I am so happy for your Mom and all you pups!
We are all super happy!
This is such wonderful news! We’re so happy your mom’s heart healed, and it’s beautiful to hear how you all worked together to make that happen. Hugs!
We all stick together pretty well and we are all thrilled about her heart.