Ron

Thanks Ron, I am thinking more and more in having another dog.
Is a toss between having again a Great Pyrenean or between a Labrador or Golden Retriever.

I'm afraid we are lab lovers. We've had three of our own (plus one border collie). All the guide dogs except one have been labs. The other was a golden retriever which we raised from a pup. She also earned her stripes and became a guide dog.

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remember what I said about hugging her Ron; do it c a r e f u l l y...:)

We are thinking of her...(oh, and you I suppose too...:p)

JC and family

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Do it carefully. And often :)

Best wishes and thoughts for you both.

Hi Ron

Thinking of you & your better half. Hope it all is up hill from now on in.

Gary

Ron, this condition that Elizabeth has been experiencing, does it have a name ?

The thing been giving me a bit of hurry up this year is called "Cervical Spondylosis ".

Hope she gets properly well soon.
Women are much tougher than us, eh.

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Originally Posted by olbod

Ron, this condition that Elizabeth has been experiencing, does it have a name ?

The thing been giving me a bit of hurry up this year is called "Cervical Spondylosis ".

Hope she gets properly well soon.
Women are much tougher than us, eh.

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Rob, I suffer that condition together with the Lumbar spine for the last 21 years :(
Few doctors like to operate but couple of neurosurgeons said only if I am in a wheel chair.
Another doctor suggested to start killing the nerves one by one :eek::mad:
After several years unable to do nothing by start swimming backstroke my pain improved.
The main problem for me are the prescribe drugs. Pain killers can bring addiction and inflammatory drugs ruin your guts in no time.
Codeine together with valium 4 times a day near kill me.
Now my dear wife have the same condition together with osteoporosis :(

Ron....good on you. It amazes me people like you who have had there share of grief just keep giving. I only know a little of you from bits on here; but to give what you have to this forum and to blind people now I read, just good on you.

I get frustrated with Doctors, often clients of my builder, who charge like no other, park their flash cars in there flash houses, whinge about a movement crack, then have nothing when people like Elizabeth need help.

It's amazing how your efforts to improve people's lives is somewhat different to a doctor, both make the world go round but yours is subtle and free. The would be stuffed without doctors, but also without people like you.

If the dog makes you smile give you reason, keep the dog you deserve it.

thanks

Chucaro, G'day.
I dont worry about the pain that goes with it and at the moment after ten years I dont bother taking anything for it.
Developing problem this year is getting slightly dizzy spells and being unbalanced walking around. Yet to be investigated.
Its unpleasent at times when I try to do things like work on me Disco. What should take half a day can take a day or more at times. I find myself putting off starting something because its too much of a bother. Bugger.
I dont have any trouble when driving because I am sitting up straight and looking ahead and just glancing at the rear view mirrors. Sometimes tho when I get out I wander all over the place rather than a straight line.
Rather tiring because I walk miles further than I need to !!!
I have been thinking that given the problem free driving experience, I could try wearing a neck brace at times when I have to do stuff that requires a lot of movement and twisting and turning ?
We'll see. I will start the medical testing via imaging when I get around to it in the next few weeks after I have some further eye opps at the end of the month. The tear ducts and drains are stuffed and my eyes water constantly which creates blurred and double vision. Combine that with dizzyness and poor balance and I am a joke.
Eye opps called "Tarsal Cautery and Punctal Probe ".
Oh well, if I wasn't doing this I suppose I would be doing something else.
eh.

Good day Robert, I will send you a PM so we do not highjack Ron's thread ;)

Never met either of you, but I certainly wish you the best and echo the advice of others to continue regular hugs.
I feel a bit guilty being largely in good health, apart from needing regular botox injections to deaden an eye muscle and stop it twitching. Magnesium also helps.
Dogs are such good therapy - everyone should be fortunate enough to have one.
Funnily enough, I recently asked a former refugee if his family had ever had a dog and he replied, "We did have one, but we had to eat it." :o
Sort of puts it all in perspective, really.