We got Ethan’s blood work back. Grrrrr! After some of my encouragement, Ethan has an ultrasound of his kidney next week to make sure things structurally look ok. I am hoping to meet with the nephrologist soon to see how we can stop his kidney from getting worse. He is holding steady for now, but each time is just a smidgeon worse. I don’t like that direction.
He is doing all the right things. His blood pressure is good. He is at a healthy weight. He is active. His diet is the best he can do with his restrictions. Low protein, low potassium, low salt diet. Basically very little fruits, very little vegetables, very little meats, beans, nuts, protein…. But eat a “healthy” diet.
Sometimes he just gives up for a day. Then starts over. This is typically done out of frustration.
The bright side is, these appointments are so much easier being close to home.
Ethan went grocery shopping with me today. It was the first time in years. I was of course thrilled. I know it doesn’t mean much to him, but I was so happy.
We loaded and unloaded the groceries together. Then he left to go to a buddies house.
We caught our raccoon friend checking out our porch again last night! The little jerk got zero food. He messed up all the pillows on the chairs and opened the cupboards on the cabinets out there. What a goof. He looks young.
Never a dull moment!
I had a raccoon face to face with my cat once over a bowl of cat food. I was scared for my cat but the raccoon was probably just as scared of me. I scooped up my cat and the raccoon left quietly. Then we blocked the opening and never saw the raccoon again.
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