Happy Thanksgiving! Want to spend more time with the fam than on the computer, but I'll be remiss if I don't mention how thankful we are this Thanksgiving...
I have to admit I was skeptical if Bryson will respond to any of the meds and therapies we've thrown at him. He is almost 10 after all, and with his Addison's Disease, he always seem to be a bit fragile, teetering on the finest balance where the slightest shove might send him down the drain...
I do believe in the power of healing beyond what we can scientifically "prove", but even then I was surprised at how much he has responded to his laser therapy. It could be coincidence or placebo effect, but we can't deny the fact that after his first treatment, he was so frisky he busted out of his tent for the first time since he was sentenced to confinement and started walking all over the deck (something I wasn't too happy with at the time, and has been remedied since).
Look at him at his first treatment, which is a Class IV laser beam shone over his injured vertebral disc (we all have to wear sunglasses), just a few minutes at each session. We have 3 treatments this week, 2 the next, then weekly afterwards. If nothing else he does look pretty relaxed, doesn't he?
It probably helps too that they give our liver treats to bribe their patients. That makes one happy corgi who's very hungry on steroids :) For that alone he'll be going back faithfully.
Speaking of feeding the hungry, we're excited to embark on our yearly Thanksgiving meal delivery with Salvation Army this morning.
We were lucky this year we got a route consisting of apartments in one elderly housing complex (no driving around/ getting lost/ getting tickets for double parking). Most recipients are these sweet grandparent types (all Chinese and Russian), who love having young visitors and freely handed out candies, little trinkets and hugs (you can probably guess which one Eva likes most and least)...
Even Fufu the Bunny came to help out this year.
Hoping this little bit of good deed helped earn some karma points that can be deposited into Bryson's health bank, so he doesn't have to spend his day staring longingly outside...
Happy Thanksgiving!
