Thumper's April Fools surprise

[Barbara]

Well, it was one year ago today Thumper was DX. I took her to the vet thinking she had a UTI, imagine my surprise when they said she had diabetes! I thought for sure it was a huge mistake. No mistake, here we are a year later & we are still fighting those numbers! The bright side is I found this board & all of you! I'm so glad I did. I truly believe she would not be here if it wasn't for this board & all the great people here. I have learned so much about cat health in general here also. My other cats are benefiting from that. Thanks to all of you for being here!

Barbara & Thumper

 

[Grayson & Lu]

Hi Barbara - Your note just goes to show the value of this board. It also demonstrates how much "peer counseling" can help get us through the day-in/day-out events of FD - whether for our cats' direct benefit, or indirectly through our own mental health as we deal w/ the ups and downs of BG, testing, doses, hypos, ketones and everything in between.

The folks that come here w/ a medical background have such an advantage over the rest of us that maybe took a First Aid or CPR class HOW MANY years ago! But the knowlege I've gained from those here has been tremendous. It's amazing to watch people "roll w/ the punches" as their cat goes hypo... not a blink... they just do what needs to be done, and seem so calm, cool & collected!

The warmth we feel as everyone kinda checks in on everyone else each day, is like nothing I've ever experienced before. It's really cool. And the friendships we build - with people we've never met - it's like we've known them all of our lives! They've been there for us, holding our hands through whatever we're dealing with - at whatever hour of the day. What an AWESOME bunch of people!!!

Glad to know Thumper is better for you having been here. I think that's probably true of all of us. What a great place to be!

Lu-Ann

 

[Teresa and Poopy]

This may sound strange...but...happy anniversary, Thumper and Barbara.

Then again, considering what the DXs and this board has done for our lives, and for our kitties, maybe it doesn't sound so strange after all. :lol: