Stick It!

Susanne was feeling a little bit better after getting a little extra sleep and a hot shower. She was hoping she would be able to make it through the day without crashing and burning.

At one point during the day, Susanne thought she was going to lose her voice. A lot of her job was communicating with clients and that took a lot out of her. She spent most of her day talking to people, which was fun for her except when she was feeling under the weather. It was amazing how much energy it took for her just to do the normal day to day things. She was ready for bed by the time her shift was over.

The bright spot of her day was when she had an appointment with a new puppy. This was one of her favorite things to educate clients on because she knew she could give them the resources and means to be great pet owners. She loved this so much that she had actually taught a puppy education class every month for the first four years she worked at the clinic. It was an informational session that usually lasted about an hour and a half to two hours depending on how many questions people had. She enjoyed not only teaching new pet owners about the diseases and illnesses that their pet was at risk of getting, but helping them learn how to prevent them from being exposed. She also spent a lot of time talking about how to train their puppy to be obedient and housebroken. It was such a rewarding experience for Susanne and it was truly one time in her life that she knew she was making a difference. It didn't hurt that she got to play with the cute puppies as well!

Susanne got home that evening to find out that Paxton had a good day. Moppy did a great job with following through with his therapy. Susanne kissed him goodnight and waited up until the midnight feeding. It was about that time that Susanne realized that the adhesive tape she had used to replace Paxton's tube yesterday was already peeling off. She was getting so frustrated that she did not have anymore of the old tape that she used to use because it seemed to work much better. Unfortunately, she had to be the bad guy again and restrain Paxton as she went through the whole process of stabilizing his NG tube. If only he could understand, that it was in his best interest. After minutes of crying and making his mommy feel horrible, Paxton was all switched out. Susanne was skeptical about how long this new tape would stay in place because it was the same type and she couldn't prevent it from getting wet from Paxton's drool. She would definitely have to look into other alternatives. Until then, she would have to hope for good luck.