Its been a beautiful busy month here between the weather, errands, re-certification, and plain enjoying working with Thane again.
Some people have wondered and asked just how things differ now besides the obvious changes of improvement I noted in the physical changes, but more about where is our partnership and working ability now in relation to where it was before he crashed hard.
It Rocks! We are certainly not all the way back just yet, but as long as its not too hot we are loving and living life well again. No, I have not taken any long treks to the Portland or Clackamas areas, but we are making weekly if not more frequent treks to New Seasons for good organic produce and taking walks and running other errands at will. When its not too hot, Thane also is at my side for the afternoon mail pickup and garbage run.
Thane loves to help around the home again from retrieves, to carries, to opening and closing the fridge, to finding something I can't like the television remote.
There are things that are much improved, but there nonetheless are reminders that we have not come full circle yet- improved yet still working through symptoms. That all said, for two years Thane worked with the symptoms until he crashed.
Now I am more aware and watch his symptoms, but physically he is probably about the place he was for the past year prior to the crash. If we are headed for a big errand and I note he is less able than I thought or more distracted than is good, then it becomes a small errand instead. Lately though, his energy, enthusiasm, and work ability have not often impacted the decision of where we are headed to. That's a great feeling after how hard a journey we found ourselves in
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