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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Tahoma">Pat is peaceful and comfortable. I took her Ipod to her yesterday and we have her favorite Native American flute music playing 24/7 ... did you know that her mother was part Cherokee? They have increased her morphine and ativan a tiny bit and her respiration is even and not labored.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Tahoma">I spent a couple hours with her this afternoon ... brushing her hair and talking to her</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Tahoma"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Tahoma">…</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Tahoma"> even though there is no response.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Tahoma"> The Hospice Center is very peaceful and quiet and I am glad she is under their care. I can almost relax while I am there ... until I begin to wonder how in the world I am going to deal with losing my best friend. I went by her house to pick up the mail and I saw a sandstone coaster I had given her that says "Friends Fur-ever". It made me cry ... which I haven't done much.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Tahoma">Today the twins helps me bathe all 12 dogs, dremel Lena's, Quizmo's and Quincey's nails, and cleaned 24 ears. I will dremel the other dogs over the next couple of days. I am beginning to wonder if the adults will ever stop shedding ... it is ridiculous!! I swear they are molting!. A bit worried about Kassie ... she didn't eat tonight and that girl never misses a meal. Opie is getting better each day and will get another cold laser treatment in the morning ... now the chore is keeping him relatively quiet.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
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