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Foxy has four legs

The Autistic Aunty
over 13 years ago

Well my post diagnosis was messy and the mute shut down and rejection of alll medical assistance was the out working of a failier of response that is typical of the mental health provisions in surrey. the few people I saw were ok and the psychiatrist did get me a step along but i was wel annoyed that his paper work was nessacary to qualify what i had been bleeting on about for years anf even now the system has let me drift off because i was traumatise dby the 40 questions it takes to get an assesment to go on the 18 month waiting list for therapy. PLEASE

So how was i exumed from my silence and driven from my pyjamas and the doldrums of indifferent failier and the contemplations of my own execution that I willing ly considered and rejected to continue what I saw as fsithful but self detructive choice to live.

Well She is called Foxy anad she is the dumped dog who escaped the battersey death nell, to become my little world of sucess on a different world view of things.

You can see her baby picture here

http://www.alldogsmatter.co.uk/?dogs-rehomed,7

I am up at 4 to keep the floor dry and when she eats I remember to, her walks and my medication go together and all in all we are a good team, I have to be the boss and eat first and have learned to shout or bark when I am not happy with realy bad behaviour, I am the one who is at the training classes she is well smart and had to go up a class.

The staff at the school responded in fine style to my iam autistic card and a few of them have first hand experience and experts in the friend and family line who would consult to help my challenges, which was overwhelming on the first day.

http://adolescentdogs.com/ have been exelent in their understanding and have been keen to help me keep a sfe and happy doe mostly I needed reassuring that i wass not breaking her in some way.

So I was lead out of the rock under which I crawled realy by a small bright inteligent Little Red Dog, called Foxy.

WB

When ther are no languages to bridge the devide it is the best of us as animals that we have in common, it is sad that we despise this beauty in ourselves as base and of no value or function, for I think it is the very antidote to all that ails us as a result of the toxicity of the life we call modern.

 

 

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  • over 13 years ago

    I have a very vivid spool of pictures running though my head of Foxy in Pets at Home...I have a clear view in my mind of her innate inquisitiveness.

    I can relate to what has happened with MiL..I was put on a geriatric ward last year due to bed shortages and I was appalled at the lack of humanity. I saw special diets ignored, peoples food left in front of them when they need help to fed themselves etc etc.I over heard conversations weighing up the viability of treatments over age. Now I am all for choice and non intervention if there would be no benefit in doing so..but if there can be an improvement to quality of life then doctors are duty bound in my opinion regardless of the age of the patient. The sooner you can get MiL home the better, I am glad the family want her home.

    I had a call off my GP at 7pm last night querying the validity of the medications requested. I got him to concede to 1 lot of meds (after listening to much patronising and condescending rubbish). The end was me feeling furiously angry. I emailed the Prof and he rang me at 8.30 and had a long chat about the problems with the GP. I am laughing because it's so nice to have some one sensible on side who listens to me like I am intelligent. He said 'these people haven't listened to you for years, and as a consequence your boys have been seriously ill and admitted to hospital repeatedly. We will not let you GP feelings get in the way of doing the right thing'.

    So whether he decides to fall into line or not is his choice, we will go round him if necessary. The GP refused to phone the Prof himself. SO prof will either do that himself OR put it all in writing. Thankfully I had enough steroids in my cupboard to give the required dose last night. If we still don't get anywhere the Prof will ensure I have the drugs at home at my disposal so they can be given immediately in future. In the meantime I need to get the boys peak flow up to 150 again ..I have today and tomorrow to get this..if no better by Friday then the next part of the action plan kicks in. Prof will contact me later today with his views on whether he considers the boys have improved enough in 24hrs. Gone from 110 to 130 so a slight improvement.

    Sorry am rambling..getting it all sorted in my head and writing helps..must be very boring for you so just skip the dull bits..typing is my therapy LMAO.

    OH O had a really good day at school yesterday..he said it was 'Fantastic'! His new teacher is more structured in her approach and I think it made things more settled for him. YEAH! I have a plan B if all else fails and will use this time to study about the home schooling.

    Thanks for listening

    Oatie

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  • over 13 years ago

    I have a very vivid spool of pictures running though my head of Foxy in Pets at Home...I have a clear view in my mind of her innate inquisitiveness.

    I can relate to what has happened with MiL..I was put on a geriatric ward last year due to bed shortages and I was appalled at the lack of humanity. I saw special diets ignored, peoples food left in front of them when they need help to fed themselves etc etc.I over heard conversations weighing up the viability of treatments over age. Now I am all for choice and non intervention if there would be no benefit in doing so..but if there can be an improvement to quality of life then doctors are duty bound in my opinion regardless of the age of the patient. The sooner you can get MiL home the better, I am glad the family want her home.

    I had a call off my GP at 7pm last night querying the validity of the medications requested. I got him to concede to 1 lot of meds (after listening to much patronising and condescending rubbish). The end was me feeling furiously angry. I emailed the Prof and he rang me at 8.30 and had a long chat about the problems with the GP. I am laughing because it's so nice to have some one sensible on side who listens to me like I am intelligent. He said 'these people haven't listened to you for years, and as a consequence your boys have been seriously ill and admitted to hospital repeatedly. We will not let you GP feelings get in the way of doing the right thing'.

    So whether he decides to fall into line or not is his choice, we will go round him if necessary. The GP refused to phone the Prof himself. SO prof will either do that himself OR put it all in writing. Thankfully I had enough steroids in my cupboard to give the required dose last night. If we still don't get anywhere the Prof will ensure I have the drugs at home at my disposal so they can be given immediately in future. In the meantime I need to get the boys peak flow up to 150 again ..I have today and tomorrow to get this..if no better by Friday then the next part of the action plan kicks in. Prof will contact me later today with his views on whether he considers the boys have improved enough in 24hrs. Gone from 110 to 130 so a slight improvement.

    Sorry am rambling..getting it all sorted in my head and writing helps..must be very boring for you so just skip the dull bits..typing is my therapy LMAO.

    OH O had a really good day at school yesterday..he said it was 'Fantastic'! His new teacher is more structured in her approach and I think it made things more settled for him. YEAH! I have a plan B if all else fails and will use this time to study about the home schooling.

    Thanks for listening

    Oatie

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