Kim, I can never give up on her! She has taught me so much about determination and not quitting until you accomplish your goals but for now, I think she has quit challanging herself and accepted that she can not do everything she would like to do. I knew this winter would be hard on her and we are just now getting our winter weather. I am coming to finally understand and accept, my eyes are opening and her condition is no ones fault, there is no where to place any blame and I can get on with the business of acceptance. Loving them so much, you hang on to hope as long as you can.... but the day comes when you have to accept it and move forward. Now I have a better understanding and can plan things to make life as easy on her as I can and get into some preventive measures.

This is one of the reason why I love Pet Talk so. I would have hung onto that hope and looked for a place to place blame and ran around in circles and never known or had to face the truth of her condition.. Goodness knows, I really think her vet was scared to tell me, he NEVER used the CH term with her to me even.... I can deal with what I KNOW, it is the UNKNOWN that you can't deal with. I just think her vet realized I was not ready to hear all that yet.