22
May
08

6 days to go

Yep that’s all I have left until I am made redundant from work!! Since the last time I blogged, I’ve travelled with work again, that time was to Greenock (Scotland) where i delivered training to 8 students + 2 trainers (EEEEK – twas scary stuff!) Anyway it went quite well but 2 of the students failed their assessment and i had to leave it to another trainer to coach them on what they got wrong cos I was going home on the Friday night and wasn’t going to be back there again. I got home on the Friday night to discover that one of my rabbits had to be put down on the Friday afternoon. He had cancer. He had tumour on his leg which could’ve been amputated but the vet said that it was spreading to the other one and he would’ve been in too much pain. S felt that it was more humane to let him go rather than  make the rabbit suffer anymore. I feel awful and I’m sure you will ask me how we didn’t notice it before then (I’ve been asking myself that alot!) it but we truly didn’t. When I look back now I can see there were some signs – like being lethargic on some days (I just thought he was having an off day or morning cos we all have them) but there was honestly never anything major. I mean he would run around the garden, hop, skip, jump normally, he ate and drank normally so there was never a reason for us to think that there was something wrong with him. So there you go! I done some bawling that night I can tell you! I now only have 1 rabbit who lives in a 3 storey hutch by himself. It seems to be very confusing for him at the moment, he keeps looking around for the other one :( I am sure he’ll be OK soon enough and the dog is trying to keep him company by running around the garden with him – its soo cute to see it :)

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Sorry I got distracted there, had to go through a database with one of the trainers who is staying on here. I’ve lost my train of thought so am just going to publish it

Song of the day: Duffy – Warwick Avenue

 

 


3 Responses to “6 days to go”


  1. May 23, 2008 at 3:59 pm

    oh Sarah, I’m so sorry to hear about your poor Rabbit! I remember when you got them, that’s awful, and totally awful that you were away too. Don’t beat yourself up about not noticing, by the way you’ve explained how he was still eating etc. you can’t blame yourself, and evidently he didn’t suffer too much.

    I know what your feeling in work too, well, sort of, just the leaving bit, or knowing your leaving. Strange feeling after being there so long, ay?

  2. May 23, 2008 at 4:39 pm

    Aww thanks Lou, I’m trying not to beat myself up too much!!! I wasn’t told until I got home, imagine it 2AM in the morning bawling on the couch and drinking straight vodka (It helped)

    It definitely feels weird knowing I’m leaving after so long. It would’ve been 5 years in August. On the other side I know I had the option to stay (If I’ve found something else I wanted to do there – I didn’t so its all good) So i’m taking the money and running LOL

    What’s the weather like where you are today? Its actually kinda nice here, i’m happy about that cos i have another long (using up the last of my holidays / extra time)


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