"Let every individual and institution now think and act as a responsible trustee of Earth, seeking choices in ecology, economics and ethics that will provide a sustainable future, eliminate pollution, poverty and violence, awaken the wonder of life and foster peaceful progress in the human adventure."
- John McConnell, founder of International Earth Day
RIGHT NOW, and then again tomorrow and then again the next day and on it goes day after day,
1/2 OF THE WORLD lives on LESS THAN 2 DOLLARS each day.
Psalm 27:4
One thing I ask of the LORD, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in his temple.
Do all you can and don't worry about the odds against you. Wield the miracle of life's energy, never worrying whether we fail, concerned only that whether we fail or succeed we do so with all our might. That's all we need to know to feel certain that all our force of diligent effort is worth our while on Earth.
Carl Safina, Voyage of the Turtle

Saturday, February 5, 2011

Tuki's Teeth and Toe Tragedy

A little over one year ago, late 2009 Ve accidentally pinched Tuki's toe in the door. It bled, tore some skin, etc., but eventually healed. It looked fine until about November of 2010. I noticed there was a granulation that was growing and distorting the toe nail. Well, we saw the Doctor in January and the bump was surgically removed this past Friday. Tuki did real well and so did I, until they mentioned they are sending the tissue in for a biopsy. I am now a little nervous about the results. Could be nothing, could be something since it just started growing all killywonk about a year AFTER the original accident. Tuki also lost her her two bottom incisors this week, so it has a been quite a momentous week for her.

Nervous Tuki in the waiting room

missing her two front teeth

the toe and the growth

getting comfy for the SX

injecting the lidocaine, painful for Tuks

very emotional, even the sucker didn't help calm her

pulling the toe nail off, it is 50/50 as to whether is will grow back

cutting the growth out

cleaning up the toe nail bed

her toe as it is now

covering herself up with the monkey pillow pet

looking over monkey

all bandaged up for home


she didn't want to ride in the wheelchair so monkey got the free ride
waiting for her pain medicine

She did real well considering she watched most of it

Posted by Aves @ Call of the Phoebe at 6:56 AM

1 comment:

Jane said...

That is one BRAVE girl! I got a little light headed just looking at the pictures! Bravo Tuki! And I love the missing teeth look, too.

February 8, 2011 at 12:58 PM

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