Thank you Tonya for the kind words and for identifying
with me. It makes me feel like less of a Scrooge,
which I do kind of feel like. Although I do know you
can't pull money out of a hat, right?
Thanks again,
Wendy
--- catatonya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Wendy,
>
> I am so sorry to hear about Stretch. Most of the
> time I have heard people discuss these kinds of
> symptoms it has not been good news. You do what you
> can, and that's all you can do. It is hard to
> accept, but most of us have been where you are.
> Sometimes you spend thousands and are able to buy
> some more time, sometimes you spend thousands and
> can't. And the problem is you can never 'know' for
> sure if treatments are going to help or not.
> Especially if you're talking about lymphoma.
>
> I have been in situations that I truly felt I was
> putting my cat through too much to try to save him
> when it was beyond hope, and had them turn around.
> One of my cats my vet insisted was at death's door
> lived for many years after his illness. Others who
> had a good prognosis I have lost. You just never
> know. You just have to do the best you can, and
> it's very hard not knowing what to do and it's hard
> to feel like money is governing your decisions. But
> money is a part of it. There's no way around that.
>
> I am so sorry you are going through all of this.
> I will keep you, your nephew and Stretch in my
> thoughts and prayers.
>
> tonya
>
> wendy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi Michelle,
>
> Thank you for the info. I am going to give another
> day or two to see how things go before taking
> Stretch
> back to the doc. Frankly, we are tapped out on
> money.
> We are not wealthy by any stretch of the
> imagination,
> and after spending hundreds of dollars trying to
> save
> Cricket, and with Christmas just passed, we are a
> bit
> broke. I had to put the $85 visit to the vet
> yesterday on a credit card that didn't have $85
> dollars on it. I will do all I can for Stretch, but
> if it's cancer, I am not going to draw it out. We
> just can't afford the treatments. I feel so
> frustrated right now. I don't want Stretch to go
> through this. I don't want my nephew to go through
> losing his cat; he's been through so much as it is.
> And my attitude isn't it's normal hopeful self after
> losing Cricket. I feel it's too soon after Cricket;
> I
> don't think I can go through this again. I am
> praying
> for a miracle right now. If Stretch can just pull
> through this, and give us a little time, we will be
> better able to afford treatments in six months. I
> hope that some of you understand being in this
> place.
> How do you guys afford expensive treatments when you
> just don't have the money?
>
> Thanks,
> Wendy
>
>
>
>
>
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