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Going to have to travel internationally without my guide dog because UPS’ idea of “overnight” is “maybe you’ll get it Monday” and my flight leaves tomorrow (Sunday). Months of work and vet visits and about $500 all for nothing because a single document is just sitting in a mail room in my city somewhere
Also I challenge anyone to try and fit a guide dog in a regular stall. It can be done in an emergency but nobody enjoys the experience.
As a physically disabled person/mobility aid user do you think blind people who are otherwise able bodied should use the disabled toilet stalls?
Yes. Here are a few reasons why:
White cane users might need the extra space or hook to hang their cane on
Disabled stalls are the easiest to locate, they are always at the end
A lot of blind people need grab bars to find where to sit down
Disabled stalls are more likely to be empty which can help us avoid accidentally trying to open an occupied stall (I have been yelled at for this before because I couldn't see their feet )
A lot of blind people can't aim for urinals and some men's restrooms only have the one big toilet stall
Welp. The vet was very kind enough to give my guide dog an arthritis shot for free today and if this helps her I will be going into debt every month until she dies. I hope it helps her feel better. Old lady has done a lot for me in these nine years and I hope she can do one last big trip in a few months. The vet actually started crying and for a second I thought she was going to suggest we do something else for Petey. o_o But she was just really moved by how much this dog means to me and paid the bill for the shot out of her own pocket and waived the vet visit fee. It was really sweet. I still had to put about $90 on my credit card for antibiotics (she's got a skin infection again) but not having to pay an additional $160 on top of that helped.
Today was long and I'm tired and sad that my good buddy is getting so old. I dunno how long she really has left but I'll do my best to make it as good as my broke ass can manage. She's a damn expensive medical device (was already costing me about $200 a month as is and I live on a fixed poverty income) but I love her and she's worth more than money to me.
Oooohhh! Look at this good buddy at work! <3 The Seeing Eye is where all my guide dogs are from. :)
This silly girl is Petey, my third guide dog, and she’s 12 today! I bought her a filled bone and a bag of carrots for us to share and she got lots of treats today. She’s also getting all the ice she wants. :D
I’d like her last year or so to be the best it can be. If anyone wants to gift her something specific I will put funds towards that. Anything else will go towards paying off the $2k in medical debt this cutie has wracked up in the past couple years and if I can raise more, I would like to be able to get her arthritis shots once a month so she can be more comfortable (they are $150 a month after vet visit fees; they help her a lot and I’ve shed some tears knowing I can’t do this for her).
I will of course pass on any birthday wishes and pets. :)
Every donation gets more Petey pics. And believe me, I have a looooot of pics of this dog (even though she hates getting her picture taken). XD
Got another donation to pay down this old lady’s medical debts so here’s more cute pics! Thank you so much everyone! Every little bit helps. :)
