http://www.wbns10tv.com/live/content/local/stories/2008/03/31/dogs.html?sid=102
I want to know, WHO IN THE HELL LET THIS “Dog Warden” CONTINUE TO BE “Dog Warden” after 2002?!?!?!?
How in the world could anyone allow someone to remain in their position (a DOG WARDEN!!!) after they shot over 600 adult canines and puppies directly in the head? A Warden is considered to be an official charged with the enforcement of certain laws and regulations. I’m pretty sure that this constitutes inhumane and illegal actions, and he should have been arrested and charged like all of the other animal cruelty cases in America! Shooting an animal in the head, much less 600 of them, doesn’t really sound like this “dog” warden enforcing animal cruelty regulations. He should have been terminated in 2002! Why is it now, all of a sudden shocking to find that there is a mass dog graveyard out behind one of this “warden’s” shelters? It’s not shocking! It’s pathetic! What made someone think that this wouldn’t happen again? Is there a lack of people willing to take on the position of “dog” warden? I can think of numerous organizations that would have stepped up to take on the task until a suitable candidate was in place. Morgan County officials should be ashamed of themselves for even allowing this barbaric idiot to go back into his position. I hope that they get their act together! This guy needs some serious help and this county needs some serious help! I am disgusted by this story, and disgusted that after 2002 this man was allowed to go back into his job as if everything was okay! Let me tell you, this is NOT okay! WAKE UP!!!!
No, I am not an extreme animal lover, nor am I a member of PETA. I am however a member of the human race. Get this guy off of the streets and sitting behind a bars instead of just letting him off to be on unpaid administrative duty. He needs to be sitting his behind bars away from any animal or human!
I’m sorry to get high up on my soap box, but I just couldn’t help myself with this one. There are very few things that piss me off as much as this does.
I hope that justice is served!!
Monday, March 31, 2008
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Cancer is a Bi**h
So I’ve attempted to write this blog for so long now. I’ve actually written it, I just have never posted it, and I lose the information because I don’t save them. My life has been quite busy lately. Mom was diagnosed with Stage III colon cancer in mid January. She had surgery to remove an 18 inch section of her colon that contained a large malignant tumor. During the surgery, the doctor routinely removed 52 lymph nodes that surrounded the tumor, and sent them off for testing. Of the 52 that were removed, the cancer had spread to two of them.
Mom is now undergoing chemo treatments every other week. She is going through the Folfox chemo treatments, which is a combination of three different types of chemo. The first two are administered at the Oncology center, and she is sent home hooked up to a portable pack with the third drug. (She has a port that they surgically placed before chemo started three weeks ago). She wears the pack for two days after her chemo treatments/ cocktail parties and then goes in to have it removed.
Yesterday, we had a rough day. It was mom’s second chemo treatment, and yesterday afternoon, she spiked a high fever (102.6 is the highest it got), and after consulting with the doctors at the Oncology center, they advised her to head to the emergency room to have blood drawn and x-rays performed to see if there was an infection anywhere. They also dosed her full of antibiotics via IV as well as a bag of fluids. She was sent home last night, and had a restful sleep, and has not had a high fever today. It is still there, but not as high as it was yesterday.
It is a little scary to see your parents sick like this. We’re all realistically optimistic about all of this, but it is sobering to see it all first hand. Everyone has this idea that cancer only happens to other people, and “Not my family”. But in all actuality, Cancer does happen… To everybody. We all know of someone, love someone; or we are that someone who has had to fight the cancer battle, and if it’s not a member of our family, it is someone that we know. In a way, we deny having connections to it, only because it makes us feel better for the short term. In a way, that denial just makes the feeling ten fold. I have found that by talking about what Mom is going through, and researching everything, I am acknowledging that this is my life. If I don’t handle it now, it’s going to catch up with me in the long run.
Mom will end her chemo treatments in September. This is great because we found out in February that Brian and Lauren are going to have a baby (due October 19). This will be the first grandchild born. Susan and I will officially be Aunts!!! We are thrilled! This miracle gives Mom something to look forward to at the end of the tunnel of chemo.
Well, I need to run for now. I wanted to update everyone and let everyone know how Mom is doing.
I am hoping to post pictures of Hawaii, and events in between a little later on.
Love to you all, and keep praying for Mom!!!
Mom is now undergoing chemo treatments every other week. She is going through the Folfox chemo treatments, which is a combination of three different types of chemo. The first two are administered at the Oncology center, and she is sent home hooked up to a portable pack with the third drug. (She has a port that they surgically placed before chemo started three weeks ago). She wears the pack for two days after her chemo treatments/ cocktail parties and then goes in to have it removed.
Yesterday, we had a rough day. It was mom’s second chemo treatment, and yesterday afternoon, she spiked a high fever (102.6 is the highest it got), and after consulting with the doctors at the Oncology center, they advised her to head to the emergency room to have blood drawn and x-rays performed to see if there was an infection anywhere. They also dosed her full of antibiotics via IV as well as a bag of fluids. She was sent home last night, and had a restful sleep, and has not had a high fever today. It is still there, but not as high as it was yesterday.
It is a little scary to see your parents sick like this. We’re all realistically optimistic about all of this, but it is sobering to see it all first hand. Everyone has this idea that cancer only happens to other people, and “Not my family”. But in all actuality, Cancer does happen… To everybody. We all know of someone, love someone; or we are that someone who has had to fight the cancer battle, and if it’s not a member of our family, it is someone that we know. In a way, we deny having connections to it, only because it makes us feel better for the short term. In a way, that denial just makes the feeling ten fold. I have found that by talking about what Mom is going through, and researching everything, I am acknowledging that this is my life. If I don’t handle it now, it’s going to catch up with me in the long run.
Mom will end her chemo treatments in September. This is great because we found out in February that Brian and Lauren are going to have a baby (due October 19). This will be the first grandchild born. Susan and I will officially be Aunts!!! We are thrilled! This miracle gives Mom something to look forward to at the end of the tunnel of chemo.
Well, I need to run for now. I wanted to update everyone and let everyone know how Mom is doing.
I am hoping to post pictures of Hawaii, and events in between a little later on.
Love to you all, and keep praying for Mom!!!
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
I'm trying
I'm going to try to get this back up and blogging. There is so much to blog about. I've just been super busy with life and we all know how that goes. Bear with me... :-) In the meantime... take a look at my "tag" haha
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