Becca and Blake gave Joy this Frankenstein toy – it sings and dances. She loves it!
Visiting the doctor
Playing outside!
Dancing with Bella
Halloween! – Super Joy!!
Trick or Treating
Ward Halloween Party
VIPS Halloween Party
She loves food!
Council on the Development Disabilities Fall Festival
Joy and I took Patches (she calls her Puppy) to the vet last night after yet another bout of bloody diarrhea. Patches is 18 years old, has bad cataracts on both eyes and having problems with bowel control. The vet said it was time, so we put Patches to sleep. It was heartbreaking. Mama cried.
We buried Patches in the backyard (although I didn’t let Joy watch that part – I was afraid she would start burying things)
So Joy is very, very confused. She keeps asking where Patches is and if the doctor made her better with her shot.
What have we been telling her?
Patches was very sick.
No, Patches did not get better.
We even tried….Patches went to live with Jesus, but she just doesn’t understand.
Death is a hard concept for children, period. Add in a cognitive delay and…
Goodbye Patches. Thank you for being such a good Puppy! Joy loves you so!
Joy liked helping to “move into” the cabin we stayed in.
She loved the rivers!
And the wildlife!
And exploring old buildings
She LOVED the hot tub!
She loves posing for pictures!
She won Queen of the Rock!
She loved helping me celebrate my birthday!
She loved the fire pit!
