Tonight after orchestra rehearsal, I was cursed at and threatened by a security guard because of my service dog. Rehearsal itself went well! I was nervous all day leading up to rehearsal, but managed to get through the anxiety and make it there. My seat-mate Bethany was not there, but […]
Today we went to a town hall with Elizabeth Warren. She is my favorite candidate at the moment, so I was excited when I heard she was coming to Rock Hill! The rally was at Clinton College, so we assumed it would be in the auditorium there. When we arrived, […]
When I got Hestia, I was at one of the lowest points of my life. I had extreme difficulty leaving the house, practicing any self care at all, being motivated to do anything, I was a real mess. In fact, before we moved from California to South Carolina, I was […]
Yesterday while we were waiting in the doctor’s office, we met a woman, her adult daughter, and her infant granddaughter. They were sitting in front of us, and kept turning around to look at Hestia and ask questions about her. Of course as a result, Hestia was staring right back […]
CONTENT WARNING: Talk of past suicide attempt When I got Ollie, I was an active graduate student at UC Berkeley. I was still unmedicated, but managing my bipolar to my advantage– using my hypomanic episodes to get large amounts of research done, and staying home during the depressions and psychoses. […]
This morning we had an appointment scheduled with Brad’s GP at 10:45. Two days ago we even got a confirmation call about the appointment. However, when we showed up today, they told us our appointment had been cancelled. Luckily the person behind the desk helping us was very nice and […]
Today I gave a talk at Winthrop University to an MSW (social worker) class! On my way there, I stopped by Aunt Nancy and Cousin Tamara’s house to pick up kombucha. We had a great time chatting, and Hestia made sure to leave some snot on Nancy’s face when we […]
My life prior to getting Sabrina was hard. When I went grocery shopping, I couldn’t handle actually shopping. I would hold onto the back of Brad’s shirt, look at my feet, and shuffle around after him. I couldn’t look at any items, make any decisions, and definitely couldn’t go to […]
I take my service dogs to all my medical appointments including blood draws, emergency rooms, dentists, hospitals, and even surgery! Under the ADA, they are allowed in non-sterile areas. If you are allowed to wear your street shoes, it isn’t sterile! When doing things like getting stitches, they do create […]
Ollie is our 11 year old silver Standard Poodle. Today I gave him a haircut! I like to shave Ollie bald because he is more comfortable for a longer period of time. He likes having shorter hair. Plus when I shave it so short, I don’t have to comb him! […]
