Well, it hasn’t even been two months and I have decided that I love Leia. She has had a few big events lately and I just want to share a little bit of that so you can see why I love her.
Last Friday night, when my Mom was putting me into bed, Leia was laying in her bed in Sean‘s room. When I had a coughing fit. This has been happening for a few years now. where I begin choking on nothing but the saliva in my mouth. Both Sean and my Mom know how to deal with this. They watch me to see if I can just,“Cough it out” or if I need their assistance by grabbing my hands to help me sit upright or getting me water.
Well, Friday night was a doozy! I put my palms on the armrests of my chair to try to clear my throat by just leaning a little bit forward. That didn’t work so my Mom grabbed my hands to pull me forward. That didn’t work either so she left to get me some water. While my Mom was getting the water, Leia peaked out of Sean‘s room with her ears up. She was looking at me to see what was going on. My Mom came back with the water and I sipped it. Once my throat was clear, I held out my right hand and told Leia, “It’s OK girl, I’m alright!”
My Mom laughed at me because of how I spoke to her. But my Mom did the same thing a few days earlier. She was transferring me back into my wheelchair and it was somewhat of an awkward transfer and I kind of grunted. Once my Mom had me up and standing, she’s sad, “Sorry, honey!” as I got seated in my chair. I looked up at her and told her it was okay and she laughed and told me, “I was talking to the dog” because apparently my grunts woke her up.
My Mom had a dental emergency that needed an appointment yesterday and no one was available to watch Leia. My Mom was talking to her sister on the phone about the fact that she did not want to crate Leia. I learned very early on then I am useless when it comes to caring for Leia. I can’t do anything and we stopped creating her at night after she had been here a week but my aunt offered to watch her while my Mom was at the dentist. So, Leia had her first play date with my aunt and uncle. They are dog people and their dog, Sierra, has passed away.
I will always remember when I went to Florida for treatment. Sean, my Mom, and I went out to dinner one evening and our server came up to our table and introduced herself. Just as Sean‘s face lit up when she told us that her name was, “Sierra.” I gave him the “Death look!” I told him not to tell her that Aunt Lola’s dog has the same name and she left to get our beverages.
We recently talked about this day after we already had Leia and he agrees that it would have been a BAD idea to say that. But I couldn’t convince six-year-old Sean at the time.
So, Leia was well received at my aunt and uncle’s house yesterday and when she got home, she slept for the rest of the night! This morning, as I sat in my wheelchair trying to wake up, Leia got up on her hind legs and put her front paws on my armrest for me to pet her. I lifted my left arm to pet her hand when she saw the infamous bleach stain on my shirt:
So, when I raised my arm to pet her, she began licking the bleach stain. I began to laugh as I pet her head. I think it’s crazy that I love her! Today, as we got ready for the day, my Mom put peanut butter in her Kong. Kroger natural peanut butter won out because I cannot afford namebrand even for #MyGirlL!