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| Nose digging? Apparently what one does to dissipate excess energy.... |
This week has been a very emotional week. Facing the reality of Spike’s disabilities
has reminded me of my own weaknesses.
The ankle that causes me to limp every day and the toe joint that
suffers as a result. But I will never
complain. I refuse to accept that pain should restrict
me or stop me doing what I love. It
would appear that Spike also has this same philosophy as he never complains and
is determined to run, each and every day – us humans tell him no, he defies us!
It would appear that this husky and I have a few things in
common. Quite simply we refuse to give
up on what we love…
Anyway, pain and I have a very symbiotic relationship, the
more it hurts the deeper I dig and the more inspired I become…. Dreams are created
and “dreams are what propel us into action”, well they certainly give me the
preverbal kick up the butt anyway….. Not
sure if a husky can be inspired, and if he could I am sure his dreams would be
something like “actually catching the deer that ran in front of me” or “running
free without the constraints of a human”.
It was with these thoughts in my mind that I started making
plans for Spike and I this week. As we received
confirmation of his “disabilities” I started creating dreams....
Spike has hip dysplaysia and probable elbow dysplaysia. He wants to run but is not allowed to
run. I have half an ankle joint and was
told to never run more than a mile. Well
I think the exact words were “you will never run a marathon, but you might
manage to run a mile”. Well, does
anyone want to take a guess at how many miles I have run since then? And while you are playing the game, do you
want to guess how quickly I can run one of “these miles” – husky assisted of
course!
Anyone that knows me well will know where I am going with
this writing…. Spike and I are about to go on a mission and we are about to
defy the odds. Watch this space as one
very determined husky and his human helper are going to prove that there are
always exceptions to the rule(s). Dreams
will always find a way to win, if you truly believe and are not afraid of hard
work and determination, plus a lot of help from some amazing people…
Thank you – those amazing people that are helping Spike are
helping us to give him what I believe he deserves. He wants to run, and he will run. It is that simple.
