Sweet Sixteen

 

Happy Sweet Sixteen 08/01/2023 to my first dog

2023 collage of Liam 

my Leo boy

I had guessed that Sweet Sixteen is a girl thing so I wikied and discovered not always...So Liam is going to get in on it

he can be sweet and he is 16

see following link for some background

on Sweet Sixteen

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_sixteen_(birthday)

Liam's current situation at 16

a refresher

 https://liamlicks.blogspot.com/2023/01/gotcha-day.html

and this year 

within only a few months

no more:

playing at Best in Show Pet resort

                                                                                                                       playing with his toys

 

No more rollies

                                                                   

 

                                                                Jumping up on couch 

 

 

 

No more walks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                            yoga

 

 

Sitting on couch 

 

 

The changes this year were quick 

concurrently

me (carol)

his Leo mom has some issues  and Liam kicked it off

 

and set in motion my current injury situation

 

 My ongoing injuries

1-I fell with Liam in January 2023

Running full speed with him 

He stopped suddenly and I flew over him 

I hit the cement with my right shoulder

not head

I know how to fall

2-In February Exacerbated it by 

exercise classes

weights 

Rowing

yoga

I truly believed movement was the solution 

 

3-And then in March I completed the job

 by carrying rocks/coral  on the beach in Fl for 4 hours when I was lost 

Ripped apart my right bicep

Sprained my shoulder 

Aggravated the bone spur impingement 

 

refresher story

https://liamlicks.blogspot.com/2023/03/lost-on-pepper-park-beach.html 

MRI showed 

1-Torn rotator cuff

2-Frayed  and torn shoulder muscles 

3-ripped bicep

4-osteoarthritis 

5- twisted ligaments 

Did the prescribed weeks of P/T and home exercises with my friend Carol’s O/T practice 

Surgery scheduled 7/25/23

I was all set to get this done 

But

 

Apparently I went upstairs early Tuesday morning June 20

 to take out my contacts

Decided to have a little rest on the bed no one uses anymore

Woke up a few hours later

Kinda disoriented and got up thinking I was downstairs 

The distance from the bed to the floor higher than the couch to the floor in the den where I usually sleep 

Wobbled and fell forward 

In my mind I knew not to fall on my right side so chose the left 

Not wise

The full sleepy weight on one hand too much 

Crack, bend, crack 

I heard it

LIJ ER set  left wrist broken in 2 places

Right shoulder surgery postponed 

The left arm now takes precedence 

thank you to the iconic Dr. Facibene for the lime green cast cover

 

And it all began with me running full speed with Liam in January

ironically 

Liam can no longer go out for a walk 

he stumbles 

hits his head

I can be fixed

Liam cannot be

his age and thyroid cancer will keep on

is he near the end?

no

see link

https://dogsbestlife.com/dog-health/when-to-put-your-dog-down-checklist/ 

 

Liam 

eats, 

drinks

interacts

 

chases and barks at the ferals

 

and has more good days than bad

 

me too

 

I can do those activities

except the barking at the ferals

we celebrate together

croc get well charms by Liz Nikol inserted byKasia Krason

for now we celebrate sweet sixteen

took him a few tries to maneuver the crown to his head but he got it

Woof, woof