When I started this blog back in April. My main aim was to raise
awareness of my disability - Osteogenesis Imperfecta, and how Lottie has
changed my life.
Since then things really have been a whirlwind
experience. Blog hops were something I hadn't even heard of, never mind participated
in! Other dog bloggers have been very welcoming to their pack, letting me join
Facebook bloggers groups and even featuring me in an international post! More
about that coming very soon.
Not forgetting the reason I started this blog. I thought it
would be a great idea to give you an update of what’s been happening over the
last few months.
If you follow our Facebook page you will be well aware that
I had a major operation back in May. Nearly 3 months on this is my progress.
The operation was much bigger than first anticipated. I
spent about 2 weeks in hospital followed by several weeks of bed rest at home.
I had plaster change after plaster change as many of them either rubbed my leg
or were too uncomfortable. At first hospital appointments didn't shed much
light on how successful the operation was. The bones hadn't started to heal at all,
something my surgeon was quite concerned about. I won’t pretend it was a smooth
ride. I’m just not used to be at home, so I was driving my mum mad and vice
versa.
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| My leg back in May. |
The blogging was keeping me going. I learnt so much along
the way; I got involved in lots of blog hops, made connections, and increased
our Facebook followers. We even made connections with companies that specialize in dog products. We have had several products sent for us to review which is
something Lottie was extremely excited about. Even when I was unable to do ‘normal’
things I still had my blog!
All this good sprite definitely helped me heal! During my
next hospital appointment we had the news we had been waiting for, the bones
had started to heal. Just a tiny little bit! But still, some is better than
nothing.
I have had intense Physio to try and build my leg muscles
back up. I lost a huge amount of strength after the surgery; it certainly doesn't
take long for them to waste. Now thing are starting to definitely look up. My
old ‘normal’ life is coming back, for now anyway. My mum always says until the
next time. It’s enviable that I will have to go through this whole process
again in about 12 months.
I went swimming today which might not seem like much, but to
me it’s a big milestone. I didn't do any swimming, but just going into the
water was good enough for me. I start back to University on the 22nd
of this month; I’m doing it part time as this will be much more manageable. I
have been successful in finding a work placement which lasts for 6 months.
Something yet again I never thought would have ever been possible 2 months ago.
As for the blog, I seriously want to give it a face lift. I
have a great blogging friend who is going to help me change the layout (Blogger
and me are not a match made in heaven). She has also put me in touch with an
artist that has kindly offered to create a cartoon graphic for our header. We
have a photo-shoot coming up with a local photography; my mum definitely isn't David
Bailey (she tries her best).
The name Waggy Tales just came out the blue. I spent many
hours sat in front of my computer screen trying to think of a genius name but
couldn't. Then Waggy Tales just sprung out of nowhere and it stuck! I’m no
computer whiz and at that time had no idea about buying a domain name. I naively
thought I didn't need one. 5 months later, I have spent my life on Google.
After a lot of research, unfortunately our domain name is taken. I really
wanted ww.waggytales.co.uk but it’s not available. This leads me at a cross
roads – do I change our name so people can find us easier. Or do I stick with
Waggy Tales and our BlogSpot web address. I still haven’t made the decision fully;
it’s such a tough one. There will definitely be more info coming soon.
Just to finish the post - I went to zoo yesterday and brought Lottie this cute elephant as a present. She loves it, it makes the ideal cuddle buddy.
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