" I CAN'T WALK THE DOGS ANYMORE "

MIKE SAID THOSE WORD TO ME THIS MORNING.  HE SAID HIS LEGS-ESPECIALLY HIS KNEES HURT HIM SO MUCH NOW THAT HE IS AFRAID HE WILL FALL.  THE DOGS ALMOST TOOK HIM DOWN THIS MORNING WITH ME STANDING RIGHT THERE!!   I KNEW HE WAS GETTING WEAKER AND WEAKER, AS I CAN SEE THE CHANGES ON A DAILY BASIS, BUT THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME HE ADMITTED THAT HE CAN NO LONGER KEEP UP THE WALKS WITH THE DOGS OR DO ANY OF THE MOWING OF THE YARD.  THIS IS SO SAD AND MUST HAVE BEEN VERY HARD FOR MIKE TO ADMIT, AS BOTH THINGS ARE THINGS HE GREATLY ENJOYS DOING.  MONDAY HE WILL BE GOING FOR A NUCLEAR BONE SCAN TO SEE HOW FAR REACHING THE CANCER HAS GONE.  I HAVE TOLD HIM THAT MY SISTER JUST HAD A BONE SCAN, AND IT SHOWED THAT SHE HAS OSTEOPOROSIS.  MAYBE HE HAS SOMETHING LIKE THAT TOO.  I DO NOT WANT HIM TO KNOW ABOUT THE CANCER, AS IT WILL ONLY MAKE WHAT EVER TIME HE HAS A STRESSFUL ONE, AND I SURE DO NOT WANT THAT FOR HIM.  I SUGGESTED TODAY THAT WE MAY NEED TO GET HIM ONE OF THOSE LITTLE MOBILE CARTS SO HE CAN CONTINUE TO TAKE HIS DOGS FOR THEIR WALKS-I WILL LET HIM THINK ABOUT THAT AND LET ME KNOW WHAT HE DECIDES LATER.  HE IS ALSO LOSING MORE WEIGHT, HE IS NOW DOWN TO 172.  I WAS JOKING WITH HIM AND SAID I NOW OUT WEIGHT YOU FOR THE FIRST TIME-I'M NOT HAPPY ABOUT THAT FOR SURE.  WELL, WE ARE OUT OF OUR HOUSE SO THAT MASSEY CAN RE TREAT, AND WE TOOK BOTH OUR DOGS AND MY SISTER VICKIE'S YORKIE TO THE GROOMERS, SO WE SHOULD ALL BE 100% CLEAR OF ANY TICKS NOW.  WE ALSO HAD OUR HOME "SPRING CLEANED" YESTERDAY, AND WHAT A NICE DIFFERENCE THAT MAKES!!  WELL, THAT'S IT FOR NOW-I NEED TO EAT AND THEN GO PICK UP ALL THE DOGS, SO TILL TOMORROW-WE ARE STILL ENJOYING OUR LIFE LONG JOURNEY-HOPE YOU ARE TOO!!  JUST ME