Pain

Perspective is everything;  each time my Jack Russell; also called Jack: also a one eyed Jack: who knew when we named him that would happen:  at any rate I digress, whenever he hits my right shin, in exactly the same spot, and I feel the pain I thank God for it.  Now most people would get upset and frustrated; however I simply remember the pain I felt when I touched my head, shoulder and knees in the hospital and realized that if not for him I would probably ; in fact most definitely be dead today! When I slipped into unconsciousness on that back porch because of my heart/head injury he never gave up trying to get help.  He would not let the neighbors in the gate so they were forced to call the ambulance that ultimately saved me.  My head injury caused me to forget I had a heart problem and I thought I was on the couch with the flu because I felt so bad.  He had also for several years been waking me up several times a night; each time I just thought he needed to go out, or that our other dog needed out, and that they just were not on  the same schedule.  Of course it turned out it was me that needed to get up and get the old heart rate up and going and he just knew it.  After my pacemaker he never woke me again.  So pain is simply put into perspective in life; he is now blind and each time he bumps me I think; Thank You God For My Life Saver.
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