Joy in the morning....

Anyone who knows me, at all, knows how passionately I love my dogs.  They are my family, a lifeline in a crazy world, and I would do anything for them.  They are both almost 14 now, so getting on in years, and have definitely aged.  Their coats are still smooth and there is still a spring in their step, but they are graying around their faces, their hearing isn't as acute, their vision is obviously fading and their muzzles are becoming grizzled.  They have health issues, but they still enjoy their lives, although it is a slower, quieter version.  Which is to say, they are much like me.

On life and death....

Sixteen years ago today, I nearly died.  Because we live in a random universe, and bodies are imperfect, and sometimes, for no reason at all, they go wrong, I ended up in a hospital fighting for my life, battling an infection that had exploded unseen until it was far too late.