Last night was kind of sleepless for most of us around here. I decided to try and sleep in my chair, sitting up. Gary went to the spare bed, thinking I would sleep in our bed with Lucy, leaving Wrigley the couch. Well...with me in my chair, Lucy came out of the bedroom around two, to see where she was supposed to go, since I wasn't in bed. I didn't want her in my lap so I acted like I didn't hear her. With the hardwood floors, I couldn't help but hear her pacing, which woke Wrigley from the couch. They both went into the spare room to check on Gary and I think got into bed with him for a while. I tried to ignore them all hoping for a little bit of sleep.
About an hour and a half later, the train started again, Lucy tried to get into my lap, then Wrigley, Gary checked my forehead before retiring back to his sleeping quarters. Finally, six forty five, Lucy came and rested her head by my face on my pillow and whined. I knew why. It was medicine time. I told her, "Go tell your daddy." She ran into where Gary was sleeping and whined. He knew the drill too. Thankful he was letting me sleep; he got up, let them out and passed out meds and breakfast.
Lucy was relentless. She wouldn't take "no" for an answer, so, I let her up on my lap, where she flipped her back on my pillow and we cuddled and went back to sleep. Eventually, she slid off of the footrest, disgustingly, but went to the couch. As she began to fall back to sleep, she went into a seizure. Gary got to her first, then me, then Wrigley jumped up behind me, whining and resting his chin overlooking my shoulder.
We reassured Lucy that we were with her and she was okay, petted her until the seizure passed and then she recognized us. Gary left us and went for her medicine, while I sat stroking her side. It didn't take but a moment, and she was ready to take off on her ritual. We give her bites of a creamcycle to boost her sugar level and she is very thirsty, then she paces the house. She wasn't interested in eating food this time, but she did eat a couple of cookies, so that helped too. within an hour and a half she is taking a nap. One very tired girl. The rest of us will be on edge for a while, hoping a praying there is not another one.
About an hour and a half later, the train started again, Lucy tried to get into my lap, then Wrigley, Gary checked my forehead before retiring back to his sleeping quarters. Finally, six forty five, Lucy came and rested her head by my face on my pillow and whined. I knew why. It was medicine time. I told her, "Go tell your daddy." She ran into where Gary was sleeping and whined. He knew the drill too. Thankful he was letting me sleep; he got up, let them out and passed out meds and breakfast.
Lucy was relentless. She wouldn't take "no" for an answer, so, I let her up on my lap, where she flipped her back on my pillow and we cuddled and went back to sleep. Eventually, she slid off of the footrest, disgustingly, but went to the couch. As she began to fall back to sleep, she went into a seizure. Gary got to her first, then me, then Wrigley jumped up behind me, whining and resting his chin overlooking my shoulder.
We reassured Lucy that we were with her and she was okay, petted her until the seizure passed and then she recognized us. Gary left us and went for her medicine, while I sat stroking her side. It didn't take but a moment, and she was ready to take off on her ritual. We give her bites of a creamcycle to boost her sugar level and she is very thirsty, then she paces the house. She wasn't interested in eating food this time, but she did eat a couple of cookies, so that helped too. within an hour and a half she is taking a nap. One very tired girl. The rest of us will be on edge for a while, hoping a praying there is not another one.
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