9-3-2024 8:00 AM
Within the span of 24 hours of being with Mikhal, we witnessed a growing appetite, a decrease in some foot swelling, multiple tail wags and the lifting of his head to greet us, and an overall increase in this beautiful boy’s sense of peace.
Today, Mikhal will get some bloodwork (I am personally holding out hope for an Albumin of 2.2 or higher). There is talk of potentially starting steroids, then it will be continued assessments, and all the beautiful acts of care strung together to make up the day.
Are we out of the woods? Not at all, but where we are is a miracle of its own, and we are gonna sit in that miracle this morning just for a few minutes.
Once we take in what we have seen and then stop to pray and give thanks for what has been done, we ask—ok—what’s next? What are the little steps we can each take today? How do we better serve these animals? How do we better serve one another?
After all, we can say we are grateful; we can say we love these animals; we can say we love the people we are surrounded by—but what is that going to look like today? HOW DO WE TURN THE WORDS OF OUR MOUTHS, THE FEELINGS IN OUR HEARTS, AND THE BELIEFS OF OUR SOULS INTO THE WORK OF OUR HANDS? And that is the question we each get the opportunity to answer today.
So happy Tuesday—go make the most of that opportunity