It’s a waiting game now.  We’re not sure if we’re looking at hours, days or even weeks but unfortunately the inevitable is coming.

I’m at peace with this oddly.  I know it’s what he wants so it’s ok.  I’m sad of course and will miss him but I’m ok with it.  Most of our family feels this way.

I will be traveling to my parents shortly.  We’ve decided to wait until things come to be since I will be going alone and my being away means the hubby has to figure out the whole work/kid routine for while I’m away.

Having said that excuse the interruption here and I promise when this is all over my posts will become more positive.

*Update* My Grandpa passed in the early hours of November 1^st.

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Here is to another great year!

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Tomorrow I will lose my buddy.  Our Dalmatian Thunder is 12 years old and has been slowly but progressively losing his mind.  He becomes obsessive about everything, especially licking but has also become aggressive.  We’ve tried to keep an eye out to prevent anything but he has now bitten Thing 1 twice.  I’m talking full puncture bite and one of those times he pinned down Thing 1.  That was the moment we knew what we had to do.

It’s killing me.  We can’t risk this happening again but I feel like a murderer.

I’m really going to miss my buddy.

*Update* – Thunder passed away on Saturday October 24^th at 12 noon EST. He died cuddling on my lap.

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October 15th

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NO HELP!  The boy can write too.  He gets it!

I’m a proud Mommy.

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So she told me everything looked swollen but good.  This is good and bad.  It’s great because I don’t want anything to be wrong, but it sucks because there IS something wrong and I just want to know what.  That doesn’t mean that nothing was found it just wasn’t seen with the naked eye.  We await the pathologist.  My GI suspects one of 2 things, the same 2 things I keep saying.  Celiac Disease, or a Non Celiac Gluten Intolerance (NCGS or NCGI).

My always low blood pressure hit an all time rock bottom while I was there.  No matter what they did they couldn’t get my blood pressure to go above 62/58.  After 3 hours it did eventually go up to 86/58 but it was short lived.  They planned on admitting me but for whatever reason I was still sent home.  She is concerned about the stress of all of this on my body.   If the results come back as Celiac then this is likely part of the autoimmune reaction.  If it’s NCGS then it may be part of a bigger puzzle.  That scares me as whatever this is has already ruptured an organ on me.

So while I was *hoping* to walk away Friday with an answer I ended up with more questions.

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Off I go to be prodded.

Hopefully all of this mess is almost over.

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No one warned me about this.

So I’m learning the hard was that anger is part of the process.  I also woke up with this crazy rash on my face.

I’ve had a little chat with Dr. Google and apparently this is pretty normal.  Gluten has an opiate effect and with Celiac the gluten has a direct path into your blood stream.  In English that means it’s totally normal that I feel super crappy before I feel better.

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I’m having a bit of a dilemma with this.  If it is Celiac then the answer is to become gluten-free.  I’m ok with this.  The problem I’m having is I need a diagnosis.  Not only do I want peace of mind but I’d also like to apply for the Canadian gluten-free tax credit to help with the incremental cost of these foods.

If this is Celiac then I am likely IgA deficient since I tested serologically negative for Celiac.  That means it must be found in the biopsy for a diagnosis.  If I go gluten-free now I will improve and render the biopsy inaccurate.  The biopsy isn’t for another 4 MONTHS!!  That’s 4 more months of being sick, and perhaps decline more when the answer is right in front of my face!

Money vs. Health is not something that *should* even factor is, but here I am.

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Despite that, I love you sweetie!

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