Miracles really do happen.

Thank you to all of you who were so very kind to me during Sandy's stay at the hospital. After 4 days and hundreds of dollars, the conclusion is that she was "poisoned" by something that she ate. Her glucose (blood sugar) was very low. When Dave brought her in it was at 20..normal is 100. She was knock, knocking on deaths door. The vets ran test to make sure that it wasn't liver disease, kidney failure or cancer. She had ultra sounds, blood work and a constant IV drip of glucose and antibiotics

On Wednesday night we got *the* phone call.... I had been dreading this call. The vet told us that she had one more test to run. This test would show if she had a tumor on her pancreas. The vet almost sure that this was her issue. (all the signs were pointing to this outcome) It would mean that we would be putting her to sleep. Tumors on the pancreas have no cure. I didn't want to get the kids hopes up with Sandy being home, most of all I didn't want to come home to a dead dog laying on my living room floor. Dave and I sat the kids down and told them the horrible news. Chris, Dave and I laid in Chris' bed and cried. I spent the rest of the night was tear stained cheeks alone in the dark. If it wasn't for the constant hand holding from everyone... I would have lost it completely. The words from the vet kept running threw my head.... Prepare your family for the worst. We are at the end of the line.

Running this test would mean she had to take Sandy of the glucose IV. (That totally freaked me out) Her levels were s l o w l y coming back up with major help from the IV meds. Nothing really made complete since as to why she was so very sick. At Sandy's last level check she was at 60 with the medians.

Fast forward to Thursday morning... I get a call from Dave at 7 am. My heart drops. I knew that she hadn't made it. Her levels droped.. she had more seizers... urg... my mind was going crazy. That isn't what he said... he said... She made it! Her levels were at 80 without any medians. It's a freaking Christmas miracle. Sandy is home. She is weak, on lots of medians and eating special food... but she is home. We are a family of 7 once again. And that, makes this a great Christmas season.