Hello, my name is Basti...actually it's "Sebastian Blackbeard". You see, I'm a regular pirate...I will steal anything that isn't nailed-down. Well, I used to, before I woke up from my nap yesterday and found, I couldn't move my hind legs anymore.
Naturally, my human companions took me to see a doctor, hoping they could help me...but even after seeing two doc's, the diagnosis was bleak...I'm a paraplegic. What IS that? Or more to the point: "How could this happen to me, after all I did, was to take a nap in the sun?"
Don't get me wrong, I'm not sorry for myself, but I wanted to share my thoughts with you, in the hopes that you might have an answer for me. "Will I get better?" ...or will I have to remain like this and completely adjust my life to this burden?
I do get a lot of attention, but then again, I guess I always did. :-) Yeah, it must be my adorable face! Nobody can ever stay angry with me for long....not even after I bury little bits and pieces (or should I say baubles, hahaha).
The thing I miss the most right now, is digging HUGE holes in the yard....I just love the expressions on my human friends faces when I complete my various excavations. :-) ...but they always "destroy" my handiwork, by filling in all the holes....strange.
Well, my friends, I will keep my spirits up and work very hard at getting better! "High 5"
lovingly yours,
Basti
