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Debbie Wilson - 02 Jul 2005 15:45 GMT

My DH put his back out this morning while helping some friends with
their luggage as we gave them a lift to the airport :-(( so has been in
bed all day - just got up a few mins ago. Cocoa, my very grumpy and
touchy elderly lady, has been sleeping *right* next to him on the bed
all the time, purring in time with his snoring and getting up to 'bouff'
her head on his when he wakes up. What a sweet nursemaid!
Meanwhile, in between ministering to the wounded I've been enjoying
'Africa Calling' at the Eden Project via Real Player:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cornwall/content/articles/2005/06/16/live8_eden_fea
ture.shtml

..not only fantastic music in a good cause, but Peter Gabriel into the
bargain...yeah :-))))

Deb.

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Christine Burel - 02 Jul 2005 16:20 GMT

That is so sweet when they "nursemaid." Hope your DH recovers well and
promptly with such excellent nursing.
Christine

> My DH put his back out this morning while helping some friends with
> their luggage as we gave them a lift to the airport :-(( so has been in
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> Deb.

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Debbie Wilson - 02 Jul 2005 21:02 GMT

> That is so sweet when they "nursemaid." Hope your DH recovers well and
> promptly with such excellent nursing.

Thanks Christine, he seems a bit better this evening.

Deb.

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Melissa Houle - 02 Jul 2005 17:11 GMT

> My DH put his back out this morning while helping some friends with
> their luggage as we gave them a lift to the airport :-(( so has been in
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> "He looked a fierce and quarrelsome cat, but claw he never would;
> He only bit the ones he loved, because they tasted good." S. Greenfield

My friend Kim who is battling cancer recently became foster mother to
Bueller, her sister's cat due to some financial difficulties on her sister's
part. (Bueller is a big sweetie pie who tries to pretend he's very macho,
and now it seems he's a first-class Nurse Cat.) One day, Kim came home after
a shopping trip with her mother, and lay down on the couch for a nap,
feeling quite wiped out. She was joined by Bueller who curled up on her
chest and started purring as hard as he could. He's also been spending
nights with Kim in her bed. I think he's trying to apply "Purr Therapy" to
her lung tumors. =o)

Melissa

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Debbie Wilson - 02 Jul 2005 21:02 GMT

> My friend Kim who is battling cancer recently became foster mother to
> Bueller, her sister's cat due to some financial difficulties on her sister's
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> nights with Kim in her bed. I think he's trying to apply "Purr Therapy" to
> her lung tumors. =o)

Bless him! They do seem to know when gentleness is needed don;t they.
Purrs for Kim's battle to have a swift, successful outcome. Those purrs
have to help!

Deb.

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Melissa Houle - 03 Jul 2005 06:56 GMT

> > My friend Kim who is battling cancer recently became foster mother to
> > Bueller, her sister's cat due to some financial difficulties on her sister's
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> "He looked a fierce and quarrelsome cat, but claw he never would;
> He only bit the ones he loved, because they tasted good." S. Greenfield

Alas, Kim needs all the purrs that can be spared. She's a determined
fighter, but she's facing some scary odds. She's already gone through a
year of chemo and radiation in 2004, until last November when her cancer
stopped responding to the treatments. Then she had a stem cell transplant
over last Christmas which was initially successful. But the Hodgkins was
back less than four months later. Because of the transplant, her bone
marrow can't withstand an adult-strength course of chemo, and the cancer
seems pretty aggressive. THey're hoping her sister will be a good stem cell
match for her, once they boost Kim's strength a bit so that she can go
through yet another stem cell transplant. But her treatment options are
rather limited. But Bueller apparently feels he has to take responsibility
for Kim's care, since medical science is of limited help to her. The kicker
is, she's not yet 30. Life is stinking unfair, sometimes.

Melissa

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polonca12000 - 03 Jul 2005 15:38 GMT

Poor Kim! I'm so glad to hear she has a nurse cat to take such good care of
her.
Lots of purrs and best wishes for Kim to recover completely,

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> My friend Kim who is battling cancer recently became foster mother to
> Bueller, her sister's cat due to some financial difficulties on her sister's
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Marina - 02 Jul 2005 19:06 GMT

> My DH put his back out this morning while helping some friends with
> their luggage as we gave them a lift to the airport :-(( so has been in
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> ..not only fantastic music in a good cause, but Peter Gabriel into the
> bargain...yeah :-))))

I'm listening to Muse in Paris right now. We are adding our purrs to
Cocoa's for DH's back to heal soon. What a good nursemaid!

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Debbie Wilson - 02 Jul 2005 21:02 GMT

> I'm listening to Muse in Paris right now. We are adding our purrs to
> Cocoa's for DH's back to heal soon. What a good nursemaid!

Thanks Marina!
Caught a fabulous session by Youssou N'Dour and Dido earlier this
afternoon at Eden. Wish I had made the effort to try and win tickets and
be there now... :-/

Deb.

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Marina - 03 Jul 2005 05:23 GMT

> Thanks Marina!
> Caught a fabulous session by Youssou N'Dour and Dido earlier this
> afternoon at Eden. Wish I had made the effort to try and win tickets and
> be there now... :-/

We had a compilation of the different shows on TV here, and I saw the
one with Dido and Youssou N'Dour, too. Wonderful!

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Yoj - 02 Jul 2005 19:10 GMT

Purrs for his back to heal quickly.

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> My DH put his back out this morning while helping some friends with
> their luggage as we gave them a lift to the airport :-(( so has been in
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> Deb.

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Debbie Wilson - 02 Jul 2005 21:02 GMT

> Purrs for his back to heal quickly.

Thanks Yoj, I wish it would - it's a recurring weakness :-((

Deb.

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Christina Websell - 02 Jul 2005 22:17 GMT

It is so marvellous that even these grumpy old girls can turn themselves
into nurse kitties, isn't it?
KFC jumped on my tummy at every opportunity. I had to turn her off because
it was too painful. She jumped up again today, it is not exactly
comfortable yet, but I let her make biscuits for a few minutes..
They just know somehow.

Tweed

> My DH put his back out this morning while helping some friends with
> their luggage as we gave them a lift to the airport :-(( so has been in
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> Deb.

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polonca12000 - 03 Jul 2005 15:36 GMT

Lots of purrs for your DH's back from Soncek too, and best wishes from me,

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> My DH put his back out this morning while helping some friends with
> their luggage as we gave them a lift to the airport :-(( so has been in
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> Deb.

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