09/02/2025
To all of my wonderfulul clients that have been there to suppport me on my journey, please read below as i may have mossed sending you a message personally, so if i have I appologise.
Some of you may be aware, some may not. I have been reluctantly wanting to contact you all, however now is the time I have too.
Last Thursday, our family dog (who has been appart of our family for just a short 7 months) fell from scaffold at my husbands job site.
It has been a very heartbreaking and horrible week for myself, husband and 3 children. He broke one of his vertebraes in bis back, and having him put down was my very last option.
On Thursday last week, we rushed him to Animal Referal Hospital in Canberra where he had undergone a massive operation, in which at the time we were quite positive this was the best option as per out specialists advice. Since he has had surgery and remains there as he has not exactally recovered in the way that he should have and we were aware that that may have been the case.
He is improving in different ways, however still has no movement in his back legs which may mean he will never ever walk again, or it may a case of extensive rehab for him in which I am prepared to do as we have already spent an excessive amount on the operation and I just don’t want to give up, but I also don’t want to keep him in pain if he hasn’t got much chance of recovery.
Today was supposed to be his last day in ARH however they have extended it for us until tomorrow where I will attend a meeting to discuss his future and what my options are.
I’ve not been at work since this all happened, I know some people may think I’m crazy, but it has taken a deep toll on me & my head is just not in the space to be at work.
I’ve made the decision that I will not be returning to work this week and I’m not to sure when I will return as I have no idea what the next steps are.
I really am so sorry. If it is time to say goodbye tomorrow, I’m going to take some time to myself to cope with this, however if he does have a chance of recovering with rehab, I’ve decided I will be there for him every day until he is ready to be on his own.
I hope this makes sense, my head is really over the place at the moment with so many emotions running through.
Please don’t think this is the end of your cleans, I just hope you can understand where I am coming from and hopefully allowing time to adjust to all of this will help me in returning to work & making decisions moving forwards.
Right now my main focus is to keep smiling & not worrying about work as much as I’d love to take my mind off things, it’s just happening.
I seem to be doing circles at home & getting nothing done.
If you can please just bear with me for the next week, I will be in touch with a better update moving forward by the end of the week.
Again I’m sorry, and I appologise that this may be an inconvenience to you.
I certainly haven’t been dealt the best cards in this lifetime, and thinking with my heart over my head sometimes leaves me in positions like this. Right now I pray and hope things do get better for my sake and again, I’m sorry to have to do this.
Maddy
