DeAnn R

My uncle just lost his short battle with cancer.  His funeral is Friday with visitation Thursday evening.  I still don’t feel comfortable in big gatherings. Not to mention several family members are anti-maskers.  So, I’m not taking the risk and watching the live streamed funeral.  A first for me.  I’m grateful it’s an option.  Despite my objec…[Read more]

Horton is officially a Minnesotan.  Despite being more well-traveled than I, his whining indicated he disliked the long car ride.  Luckily, that’s likely to be the extent of our long-distance road trips.  Since Canine Companions has their own breeding program he was born in California.  Then his his puppy raisers from Kansas loved him up, tra…[Read more]

For those of you who think having a service dog is fun, you’re right. It’s also a lot of work that takes time, energy and patience. On Monday I met my new service dog, Horton. He’s a handsome 2 year old black lab/retriever who has those sad happy eyes. His mellow temperament will compliment my less than exuberant personality nicely. Not only will…[Read more]

I’ve known about a JACO Robotic Arm for almost 3 years. It never appealed to me because I like doing things myself. Plus I had a service dog. When I lost Roy, I debated getting a service dog or a JACO. After a lot of contemplation I decided to seek both because they’ll complement each other. As with everything though it’s a process.

First I was…[Read more]

Hey everyone, I hope you all are doing well.

In my latest vlog, I wanted to have a little fun. Spending so much time at home, I’m on a quest to find a hobby I can do on my own. I decided to try my hand at flying a drone. You’ll get to see how it works for me here. Hope you enjoy this epi…[Read more]

Somehow the mini van fit not only myself but my Hoyer, shower chair, bed roll, snacks and a weeks worth of clothing along with my mom, a driver and her puppy in training.  We don’t travel light. I’m not quite sure how we’ll fit in an extra dog on the way back, I’m sure we’ll figure it out somehow.  The most daunting part of the trip is now b…[Read more]

As you may be aware I’m working on getting a new wheelchair. Not only that, but I’m checking out the JACO Robotic Arm and have my name on the waiting list for a service dog. The Negative Nelly in me didn’t think any of it would happen. Especially not in a timely manner. It didn’t stop me from pursuing them though. A part of me is still…[Read more]

Short notice, but CCI has a service dog in mind for me. That means I’ll be traveling to Ohio from Minnesota in 3 days and staying a week! Eek! I’m not a long distance traveler. Advice? How do you pack everything? Shower chair, lift, battery charger, bed roll, driver & their stuff, passenger & their stuff plus myself & my stuff and a dog (on…[Read more]