It’s all a matter of perspective
It’s all a matter of perspective
Life is all about perspective. How do you perceive your world, and where you are in your life at any given moment.
How many times do you hear, look around you, it could be worse. Or, there is always someone with more struggles than you. This is almost always true.
While Al and I are bemoaning the fact we had to leave our beautiful Jackson Hole, and be in Utah, my friend Jennifer from My Brown Newfies, is struggling with something way more serious.
If you are a regular reader of My Brown Newfies, and if not, you need to be, you know that Leroy has been struggling with his health for a few months now. The other day things went from bad to worse and Leroy ended up in ICU. Caring for our furry family members can be incredibly expensive, especially a 200 pound Newf with no set diagnoses for the problems. So Jennifer has been not only struggling with the emotional stress of a very sick dog, but also how on earth to pay for the treatment he is receiving. I can’t even imagine the emotional turmoil that Jen, her hubby and 2 kids are going through right now.
So while I am bitter about having to spend time in the big city, with all the people, noise, and heat. Jen is worried about what the vet will tell her in the next few days.
When I was making an appointment for Torrey to get shots and a hair cut next week, Jen was worrying about how on earth they were going to pay for everything.
While the dogs, and us, are not thrilled about not being able to take nice walks twice a day anymore. Jen is worried will Leroy even make it home. (I am sending good thoughts out that he will!!!)
Life is all about perspective. Right now Al and I are starting off on new ventures, and adventures soon enough. The dogs are healthy, life is OK. All of this could turn an a dime, for us, and anyone else.
Jennifer started a Go Fund me account to help with Leroy’s vet bills. As I wrote this last night, they had raised $3000. That is so incredibly awesome!! I am a firm believer in karma, and also the power of the collective. So if you haven’t already, and you can, please help Jennifer and Leroy.
Click this link to help out. http://www.gofundme.com/eo3elo
Thank you for sharing this today Mary. I did not know about Leroy and have just gone over to over some support to Jen. They have been through so much with that boy. Sure hope things start turning around.
this tugs at your heart strings. I just hope that Leroy’s suffering ends and he will be going home soon. Sending positive thoughts of health and happiness for this family.
We hope for a positive outcome and that he will be home soon and the go fund me does well. Have a fabulous Friday.
Best wishes Molly
Beautifully said thank you. We are all saying our #pawprayers for Leroy. Love Dolly
hoping your friends and their big beauty will be okay!
Mary, I do hope your friends and their beloved dog make it through this.
I hope they can help Leroy at the ICU and he is together with his family soon.
It really does put things into perspective sometimes. Thank you for this inspiring post. I’m also sending many thoughts & prayers for Leroy.
You’re right it is all a matter of perspective. I’ve been thinking that the past few days as I’ve been moaning about some things in my life and in the grand scheme of things are tiny compared to what else is going on. I didn’t know about Leroy and his troubles but I’m going to go over now and see what I can do to help.
I just love the puppydogs..They are all so cute. Lovely scenic shots. Happy weekend!
So sweet of you to think of Leroy. Him and his family are all in our prayers.
Sorry! I meant to change the blog title of what I recently posted. Sorry. It seems a bit inappropriate for this situation with Leroy. You’re welcome to delete it.
The blogging community is definitely amazing in times of need! We are pulling for poor Leroy as well. Mom has days where she feels down but always tries to remember how truly fortunate we are. There are always others much worse off.
You are so right, it’s always a matter of perspective. But sometimes we have do deal with our own things without compare with others who might have it worse. I cross my fingers for Leroy.
We heard about Leroy on another blog too – I think it’s wonderful how the pet blogging community pulls together to support each other. We are keeping Leroy and his family in our prayers, and we’ll be visiting Go Fund Me as well.
You are so right about perspective. I had a meltdown this week over someone stealing my photos on the web — but things could be waaaaaaay worse. I am pulling for Leroy, and I also hope that you get out of the city soon.
I hope your friend’s dog will be ok. Vet bills can get simply outrageous- much like doctor bills. I’ll keep good thoughts for Leroy and pray he will be feeling better soon. You are spot on about perspective.
This is such a lovely and thoughtful post in support of Leroy, Jen, and her family. And a good reminder to all of us.
I saw that Jen’s account has nearly hit her goal. I hope it is a real help in paying for Leroy’s treatment.
And yet just because someone else is going through something worse doesn’t mean that you can’t feel loss for being somewhere that isn’t a good fit for you. I hope you can find a little bit of Jackson Hope inside your heart even when you’re tramping down sidewalks in the big city. Perhaps it’s time to look through some of your beautiful photos.
I did hear about this and am very sorry to hear about poor Leroy. I hope that he is able to pull through.
So sad to read that about Leroy
It was so wonderful of you to share this! It is so true about perspective, any of us could be in Jen’s position any minute. It is so heartwarming to see the support she has received, and now they have exceeded the fundraising goal, and Leroy is home…yay! I don’t believe he is out of the woods yet though, so we continue to send our warm thoughts and prayers to all of them.