{"id":13360,"date":"2017-07-12T06:00:47","date_gmt":"2017-07-12T05:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alfiedog.me.uk\/?p=13360"},"modified":"2017-07-12T06:00:47","modified_gmt":"2017-07-12T05:00:47","slug":"wednesday-12th-july-2017-im-old","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alfiesdiary.uk\/index.php\/2017\/07\/12\/wednesday-12th-july-2017-im-old\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday 12th July 2017 – I’m old"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I think the verdict is that I\u2019m old. Our vet took some blood to send away. I was a little upset as I\u2019d tried telling her I needed all the blood I\u2019ve got, but she still took some. She doesn\u2019t think my thyroid glands are any larger, but she does think the other lump in my neck might be and that might be why I\u2019m finding swallowing a bit uncomfortable at times. To be honest, I\u2019ve got so many lumps and bumps now that it\u2019s hard to know which are the new ones. If I live much longer I could end up a very funny shape. I guess I just have to accept that old age is a long slow process and I\u2019m just not going to feel the way I use to feel anymore. Everyone agrees that I don\u2019t look my age and I look very fit, but sadly looks can be deceptive and I don\u2019t feel as good as I look.  I\u2019ve got to stay positive. Our Mistress is trying to accommodate all my odd whims, which I recognise is not easy for her, but she is at least trying. She is giving me more time on my own with her which I\u2019m enjoying, but I\u2019ve had to agree to accept more time with Wilma or Shadow around too so they don\u2019t lose out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I\u2019m still working four days a week to tell you what\u2019s going on and I think it may be time to cut down a little further. I write on Tuesday to Friday at the moment, then Ari writes two days and Wilma writes one. I did wonder about asking Shadow if she\u2019d like to write anything, but our Mistress says it would be too much work to correct her spellings. On that basis Wilma will take over another day, I just haven\u2019t decided which. She says she loves every day equally so she really doesn\u2019t mind. I\u2019m just going to curl up here in the bed under the desk to think about it. This is my favourite bed and has been mine since I was ten weeks old. I don\u2019t really fit in it quite so well anymore, but it doesn\u2019t stop me trying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Love<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alfie<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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