Scam calls, Telemarketers, grrr.. but I figured out a way to stop some of them! Maybe....

So many of you know I've been plagued by hundreds of fake creditor calls (which freak me out as they threaten to take me to court and still freak me out, even though no one has served me with any papers yet, and my attorney says just ignore them....) and then other scam phishing type calls, i.e. the IRS, or Social Security or Microsoft or "you have won" some contest I never entered, or the organizations wanting donations and being so persistent (i.e. can I put you down for $10.00) -- which I'm sure many of you get -- so I began just not answering any unknown telephone call coming in, figuring if it was a friend they'd leave a message and if not... blocking calls from unknown numbers...

Well, tonight I am feeling lonely, a case of the blues, hard time writing today, jeepers my book ms. is a mess, tearing my hair out over it, thinking I really would like to talk to someone but didn't want to bother anyone with my problems.... wondering who I could call to "dump" my issues on and thinking OMG what a mess I am to not even have one someone to call when I feel like shit, some one who would just listen and I could rant/vent to, someone who would tell me I'm OK, don't jump off the bridge yet! but couldn't think of anyone... anyway..

 The phone rings, an "unknown caller" on caller ID... So I pick it up. Call goes like this.

Me: Hello?

Caller:  Hello!  Is this Diane?

Me: Yes. Whose calling please?

Caller: This is Ryan. How are you today? (I don't know any Ryan -- by the tone of his voice though I'm figuring this guy is selling something or trying to get a donation or some sort of thing like that...)

Me: Well, my dog was vomiting and had diarrhea for over three weeks, I've been worried sick even though she's better now, I am so stressed, and had a really bad day working today, and you know my husband died and I miss him so much and I feel like I haven't a friend in the world and I am so lonely and really want to just talk to someone...

CLICK  He hung up!

HA HA HA!

Heck, guess that cheered me up more than I imagined.

So if you get a scam phishing call, dump all your problems on them! Worked for me.

But probably wouldn't work on those scam creditor calls, cause creditors have no heart...

On second thought, it might work with creditors --- start talking about dog vomit and diarrhea in detail. Just saying. ha!

Now what to do to stop those irritating robocalls....

Finally Some Good News!

All of Kona's lab work (urine, feces, blood) came back negative! And Kona is back on her regular dog food, tolerating it fine and the diarrhea is also clearing up.

She does seem a bit tired, but who wouldn't after being so sick for so long...  Still don't really know what caused her to be so sick, perhaps she got into something that didn't agree with her... I can't think of anything, but people are always tossing garbage and half-eaten food, etc. on the ground and sidewalks and maybe she gulped something down that I didn't notice....

So, looks like we are out of the danger zone!!! Thank God!

And thank you, dear readers, all for your prayers, healing light, thoughts and support. I do appreciate it.

And a very special thank you to my friend/vet for going the extra mile and dealing with me and my anxiety!!!!

OK- what should I blog about?

A blog is online journal, so I blog about what's happening in my life...

All was well with my blog as long as I was posting about Bob and his recovery, which of course ended in his death...

So --- I have tried to keep up this blog, even though Bob is gone.....

I have wrote about grief,.. everyone seems sick about hearing about that. Though grief affects me daily.

I blogged about mediums  --  but got bad responses, or no responses  and -- damn had a great reading with John Holland (national known, author of six books), saw him in person in 2017 -- signed up for a reading in 2017 and finally got an appointment over the phone this past November ---wanted so much to write a blog post about his reading, but I couldn't download the recording which I wanted to refer to before posting and asked a friend to help with download and she said he was a fraud.... and I should not waste money on that -- so didn't post that reading.

Had another reading from Jennifer Farmer, another medium, not as well known but-- very interesting,  she came to my house, in fact she met Chris in my hallway!  But still, seems no one wants to hear about "whoo-whoo" readings. So I don't feel comfortable to blog about those...

So I post about Kona, being sick because I am worried about her, still am as she still has diarrhea and I'm putting together a special diet for her everyday --- but.. well, um I guess can't talk about that either... as people get upset about it.....

What do you want to hear about?

Hey!  It's 59 degrees in Florida and my sprinkler system is broke...  I think there are rats in my attic... stray cats yowling at night, and the my damn neighbor is taking down his fence, which means I have to spend around $4000 to close the hole his fence will leave in my yard  -- anything else?

Tell me, please what should I blog about? What would you want to read? What do you want to know?

I am still writing my memoir, far from done, don't want to lose my faithful blog readers.... I love you all!

Thanks

Another Kona Update

So Kona still not up to par, and you can just imagine how this affects me....  I'm about to start vomiting myself... from stress

Blood tests came back, her ALP was 235, my vet says that's just slightly high -- though normal is 5-160 --  I freak out cause seems high to me, and could point to liver issues.... but my vet says a "high" is like 1200 and also Kona not showing any other signs of liver issues, all other blood work looks normal. Though we could run more tests, if I wanted....

She is eating, but just chicken (bland diet), stools are formed but soft, so not quite diarrhea -- still not normal.... but not vomiting... so... I chose to wait it out.. I hope I'm making right decisions here....

Last night, took Kona for a late walk (as she didn't poop earlier so thought she might poop) and it was dark, so took a flashlight with me and long walk at that as I'd always heard "movement helps bowel movement" but... still no poop, we arrived home and there was a stray cat sitting in my yard, by the bushes near the porch. Damn I've had problems stray cats, yowling, howling, certainly don't want a litter of feral kittens under my house ---

Anyway, saw the cat, opened the gate and unhooked Kona's leash and said "Get that cat!" meaning chase it out of our yard. Kona took off like a bullet and cat ran under neighbors fence ---

So Kona's got energy! Then Kona was staring into the bushes and I had my flashlight thinking another cat was there -- put it was a possum with it's teeth barred and hissing, and shit, if I didn't fly and grab Kona by the collar and pull her into the house. Went out afterward with my flashlight, possum still there, but just sitting there. So I said, "Good night, possum, I will not bother you."

Such is my stupid life....

Kona, Kona, Kona...

So as I posted before -- took Kona into a medical vet clinic, on my vet's advice. She told me to tell them (at the clinic) to do x-rays, blood tests, maybe an ultrasound and that's what I said when I checked in. However, the clinic just did x-rays, so my vet came today to draw blood and will send it in for testing...

And the clinic won't give my regular vet the medical records, she especially wanted to see the x-rays -- But I am told I have to call in and get them and give them to her  -- they told me, takes a couple of days for the records to be typed up etc. ... grrrrr  So stupid since my vet referred me to them...  So I'm going to call them tomorrow to see if I can get medical records, or they can send to my vet, or if I have to pick them and deliver them to my vet --- jeepers

Still Kona is not well. She did stop vomiting (so that is an improvement) but now has diarrhea, and she just looks "sick" -- even the vet said she looked "sick" -- just Kona's expression, in her eyes and body language... Not my usual nutty happy dog...

Got some new pills on board, probiotics, prebiotics, anti-nausea, anti-diarrhea.... it's become a stressful game,  ie: this capsule poured over her food, this "paste" med she should lick up or stuff it down, plus pills, one pill can't be given until two hours after the other pills...... some with food, some without-- and "bland diet" started with canned chicken, Kona wouldn't eat, now cooked chicken and ripping the meat off the bones, pain in the butt but I do it and I do have it all written down...

I am going crazy... doing my best....  Being a freaking caregiver again!

You know how much I love and need her.... thanks again for your prayers and thoughts and please continue to send prayers and healing light...

Kona is sick....

OMG, she's been throwing up everything she eats, I of course have contacted my vet, prescribed some pills, bland diet -- Kona still will not eat.. struggle to get her pills down, this has been going on for about a week and a half... today went to a clinic (my vet, is a mobile vet and can't do x-rays) worried if Kona had a blockage or something in her stomach but thankfully, x-rays showed nothing there,,,,  So new pills have to chase Kona and try to push pill down her throat... jeepers, never knew how hard this dog can clamp her jaws shut -- pulling her jaws open sticking my fingers down her throat with a pill ---   aargh, such a fight

Please, everyone send a prayer, or a white light, or a good thought/vibration to Kona and me. God, I  don't know if I could live without her.... she keeps me going...

thank you.