Bluespirit

We had to say goodbye to our beautiful Buddy last month.
He came to us nearly 11 years ago from Labrador Rescue South East & Central and brought so much love, silliness and laughter into our lives. He was a wonderfully affectionate boy who lit our world with sunshine. Our hearts are breaking, but we know that he lived every moment with us surrounded by love. He was our little Buddy Sunshine.

A couple of folk asked about my crochet addiction. *g*
Here are a few of the amigurumi style animals that I've been making.


( Pics )

I have quite a few more that I've made, & I'm also enjoying making lots of handmade gifts for Xmas!


Cross-posted at DW & LJ. I'm mainly a LJ person (such a dinosaur! *g*) but please comment wherever you feel most comfortable.

You know how when you haven't posted for a while, & it feels even more weird to actually post?
*face palm*
So, sorry - I am around & I'm okay. I just don't do much online anymore.

As a quick catch up - since my last post, I've had two new cancerous tumors, two surgeries & one round of radioactive iodine. Things are looking better now & I'm having bi-monthly ultrasounds to check for any other growths. Fingers crossed, things are clear so far.

In more pleasant news:

• I've had a 'big birthday' (50!!) which I celebrated with a fancy dress party with my friends & family & had the Best. Time. Ever.
• Buddy is an old, rather frail boy now, but he's plodding on & still enjoying life. He'll be 13 in January & is managing really well, despite his IBD & arthritis (which we're keeping under control with diet & medication.)
• I've learnt to crochet & am now addicted to making amigurumi animals!
• I've joined a local, amateur theatre company & am enjoying helping with wardrobe & front of house (not acting - you won't get me on stage!)

Here's my little old man enjoying a day at the beach a couple of weeks ago. ♥



Hugs to all!

It's been a while since I've posted. LJ (& DW) don't have the same vibrancy as they used to for me - which isn't helped by me not posting either, I know. I can hardly complain about my sense of loss of community when I'm not posting much myself!
Anyhoo - a little update on things at Chez Buddy.

Bud's doing really well. He's living with severe IBD, but his latest meds seem to have really helped & he's gained back all of the weight that he lost. He's so well that some of his other meds have been reduced or removed completely. This time last year, he was such a poorly boy & we didn't think that he'd make it, but he's such a fighter. He's on a prescription diet, but his appetite has come back & he's really enjoying life. Although he is a bit of an old man now - he's 11 & 1/2 - & so he does snooze quite a bit! ♥

Here he is on one of our favourite walks. It's a National Trust hill range & woodland that's 5 minutes walk from our door.




I'm doing really well, too. I saw my oncologist a few weeks ago & he's very happy with my scans & blood tests. I have to go back in the autumn for some more extensive scans, but so far things are looking very good. *fc*

Mr B, Bud & myself are off on our holibobs in a week or so. We've hired a cottage in Northumberland that overlooks the sea & you can see Dunstanburgh Castle (a gorgeous ruin) along the coast. So, it's going to be lovely morning walks on the beach & lots of other exploring - Hadrian's Wall & castles galore! Yay!

I hope that everyone is doing well. I do try & keep an eye on my flist & reading circle, even if I don't always comment.
*hugs*

Thanks to sgamadison  for the heads up for the new Star Trek: Discovery trailer!
It's blocked on youtube outside of the US, but this article has an embedded version that works.

It looks amazing & I got a lovely shiver when the original Trek anthem played at the end.
Yay for new Trek!!! \o/

The lovely posts by the equally lovely sgamadison reminded me about my long abandoned '100 Days of Happy', & so here's something that makes me very, very happy:
My little baby Bud running through the bluebell woods! ♥




Considering how poorly he's been & his ongoing medical issues, it's wonderful to see him enjoying life to the full.
I love my boy so much. ♥

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I'm trying to get into using DW, but when I'm reading my circle there are names that I just don't recognise.
If your DW name is different to your LJ name, would you mind letting me know* please? Just so my old brain can try & catch up & keep in touch. I don't want to lose friends.
Thank you!
*hugs*

*do message me, if you don't want to comment here. Thank you! :)

Good news!
I saw my oncologist yesterday & my scan showed no sign of the cancer - which means that it’s either a) completely gone or b) so small that it’s not being registered by the scan. So, they’re going to keep monitoring my cancer markers via blood tests to see if it shows up again, & I’ll have another test in three months to see what’s happening.
So, I’m cautiously optimistic! Woohoo!

They're also going to fine tune my medications, so hopefully I won't be as tired & worn out all the time (& will stop keep falling asleep every afternoon!) I'm also working hard with the speech therapist & so hopefully I won't always sound like Sid James either!
Fingers crossed for continued good results!



Thank you again for all of your good wishes & support!
*HUGS*

Yikes! Everyone seems to be going to DW!
I have an account there which I haven't updated in a couple of years, so I'm importing my LJ entries over there & I'm also trying to post this entry there & crosspost it to LJ. (Hope it works).
I'm staying with LJ (& hoping to do the x-posting thingy), but if you're migrating to DW & would like to stay in touch, please add me to your circle. I'm bluespirit.
I also have a mirror of my fic & art LJ - starshinedreams - at DW: starshinedreams.
Let's keep in touch!
*hugs*

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