Parker as a grief counsellor

[Katie, John & Parker pup]

So my mother has been ill with chronic diseases for sometime now, but the last two weeks have gotten substantially worse. Today, on top of everything else that she has, we found out that she has a brain tumor. I am in the middle of planning my wedding for next May and all that keeps going through my head is how my mom might not be at my wedding and how my future children won't meet their grandmother. I was crying on the couch this morning and Parker came over very quietly and rested his head on my lap...something he never usually does, but I guess he senses something is wrong. They are very intuitive I suppose and I am glad I have him to make me smile during a time when smiling doesn't seem possible.

 

UPDATE:  On Saturday, May 26th 2012, my mom lost her battle with her health and hopefully gained some peace from her suffering. It is hard to think that she is gone...it won't feel real and then it will hit me again. She was not happy and in pain for almost two years and I know that is not what she wanted but I still just keep thinking about all of the things she will miss now. She started declining more the week before my wedding on May 4th so she wasn't even able to attend that, though I am grateful that she at least saw me in my dress and saw the wedding photos. It just hurts every time I think about having children now and them not having a grandmother to love and spoil them like I did...and that she will never get to hold and kiss her grandchildren.

R.I.P. to my beautiful, irreplaceable mother.

[F, Calla & Luca]

Glad to hear the biopsy itself went well. I hope the pathology report is goo, too.

[Bonnie and Kona]

Katie, I am thrilled to hear this bit of good news. I will continue to pray for your mom and for you as you wait for the results of the biopsy. I know waiting can be such a difficult task. blessings to you and your family.

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Sending good thoughts your way!!

[Tina, Clover, Plus 5 More]

Katie, this is wonderful news.  Your Mom deserves a miracle and I've been praying she gets one. 

[Katie, John & Parker pup]

Hi All....Thank you for all the comments, prayers and support. Just wanted to give a little update since you all have been so kind. My mom had been released with some home iv antibiotics to come to NJ which a nurse taught me how to administer and she had seemed to be improving a little bit, eating better and getting around the house on her own but she was still weak after being in the hospital for over a month. I tried to get her some physiotherapy but just as we got that organized, her blood counts and potassium levels went down and we put her back in the hospital last night because she was too weak to even walk to the bathroom and we are not qualified for that kind of care and something was definitely off. She is in the hospital now having the doctors run tests and hopefully they are able to raise her blood counts and get some physio and speech therapy so that she can go back to a somewhat normal way of life for now....She has followup appointments with her specialists in Boston and that is when we find out whether what she has is a tumor in her brain or not and whether it is shrinking with the treatments she has been on. I am still hopeful, though she seems like she is giving up.

Thanks again for all of the support! Parker is still doing his job as my little stress ball! He just knows how to make me smile when I need it the most and he is such a good boy...we are lucky to have him!

[Melody & Bruin]

My prayers continue for your Mom, you and your family - you are very blessed to have Parker in your life.

[Bonnie and Kona]

Thank you for updating us on your mother's condition. I continue to pray for her recovery. Thankful that Parker is such a good therapist. Love our doodles.

[Jena ~ Dublin]

Katie, I am so sorry to hear about your Mother.  I am not going to pretend to know what you are going through, but I do know a little about chronic pain.  Dublin has been a great support for me, they are a great comforter let Parker be there for you, they do know when something is "off". You are in my prayers.

[Nicky, Riley & Boris]

Thanks for the update on your Mother. Just to let you know I am thinking of you and hoping that her condition will be stabilized and she will be able to be much more comfortable and have good quality life.  I am hoping too that you are able to remain strong during her illness.  I'm sure Parker will continue to give you loads of Doodle Kisses and hugs too.

[Trysh Sutton [French Quarter]]

Good morning. I am so sorry about your Mom. I  went thru similiar with both my Mother and Father a few years ago. The Doodles are wonderfully intuitive and also I found that their coats make for very absorbant tissues. :) Will send Prayers your way.

 

Blessings,

 

Trysh

[Katie, John & Parker pup]

Mom Update: She was released from the NJ hospital today and placed into a rehab center for some physical (and hopefully speech) therapy to get her strength back to where she can hopefully walk again! I visited her this evening when I finished work and the center has a monthly activities calendar and I wish I had Friday off because they are having a "Pooch parade" where people can bring doggies into the lobby to meet the residents/patients and I thought that would be so fun for Parker and he would be such good therapy for everyone!

[F, Calla & Luca]

That is very good news. I hope her rehab goes well.