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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Hi everyone</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Thank you so much for all the drool and prayers you
guys sent us. It worked for a while but it seems the glaucoma on her left eye is
really strong.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>She had the laser surgery about 10 days ago and it
worked for a while. After the surgery she was seeing and we were really happy
but the pressure started to be high again and she lost her sight again. So off
to the doc again. So today she had a surgery to insert a shunt, Dr Christmas
said that if it was his dog that what he would do. His friend is the one that
specializes in this surgery, he seems like a really nice person. We are praying
this time it will work and she will keep at least part of her
vision.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>As a lot of you said, we start to get used to the
situation when we notice that she couldn't care less, or
doesn't realize that she cannot see but she still needs to learn some
helpful behavior commands. I am the one reading the book that was suggested (Doc
Christmas gave us one), the dadperson gets too sad still.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>We used the "carpet" before stairs trick (thank you
Synthia ;-) and it works. She is realizing that after those surfaces comes
stairs. She still is the same "hurricane Violeta" when it comes to go up/down
the deck stairs but the inside stairs, which she never really "liked" are still
a little difficult for her.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I taught her how to get up/down the couch and
bed with sounds (tapping on the couch and the box that serves as a step,
and saying the names couch/box) She learned fast and I'm so proud of my girl.
She still doesn't manage the house but everything is very new and her vision was
coming and going. Now we don't know if it will come back. There is still chance
and we pray it will but I am preparing myself and dadperson in case it
won't.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>When I got there on Thanksgiving day she was blind
but still came running with her tail in helicopter style. But she almost fell
from my elevator, we got really scared - she didn't. Yes, we suffer way more
than her.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Please have your babies sling as much drool as
possible for her. Xaxa is eating sardines and producing his super-sticky healing
sardine-drool. Let's hope it works and in the war sardine x glaucoma, we have
sardine winning big time.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Prayers will be welcome and any other positive
thought. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Lub you all</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Virginia, Xaxa, Violeta and dadperson</FONT></DIV>
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