Max is ill

When I found that Max was ill, I knew I had to hurry up and make a page about it so I had it if and when something happens. Max has always looked good on pink and white so hose were natural choices for me.
He's such a cute little hammie and I'm gonna miss him terribly when he's not around anymore. For now I'm just trying to keep him happy and enjoying having him.
This layout is inspired by a layout by Rebecca Cooper in her book Real.life.scrapbooking.

Materials:

• Cardstock: Club Scrap Steppin' Out and Fizz
• Font: Starbabe HMK
• Chipboard: KI Memories - Love, Elsie
• Patterned Paper: Prima

Journaling:

• English version:
  In the morning of March 5th, I noticed something icky on Max's stomach. Somthing that looked like a big, red, bloody wound but turned out to be something else, not bloody, but ugly! I called the vet and made an arrangement so that even though they didn't have any free appointments, their skin specialist could take a look at him and then Kayleigh and I could bring him back home with us when we were done with Kayleigh's yearly check-up that afternoon. I called Peder and got him to come and get Max and bring him to the vet.
  Even though I knew he was an old guy and was trying to adjust to the fact that I might loose him, it was still very unpleasant to hear Peder ask if I knew that might be the end result and to wait for the vet to call.
  Fortunately, she had good news. Or at least parly good news. He had a skin tumor and you can't do anything about that apparently - it's a sign ofn old age. Besides that he had an inflammation of his skin by one of his front legs where he had lost his fur - and he could get medication for that. But if his quality of life was okay, and I promised her that it was, she too thought that he should come back home with us. So for 233,- Danish kroner plus taxes, I got to take the little hammie with me back home. Luckily! I'll miss him terribly when he's not around anymore - and the skin tumor is a big sign that he is getting to be old and that we won't have him around for very much longer.
  Picture March 15th 2008, journaling March 26th 2008)
• Danish version:
  Om morgenen den 5. marts opdagede jeg pludselig noget grimt på Max’s mave. Noget der lignede et stort rødt, blodigt sår, men viste sig at være noget andet, i hvert fald ikke blodigt, men grimt! Jeg ringede til dyrlægen og fik aftalt med dem, at selv om de ikke havde nogen tider, kunne deres hudspecialist kigge på ham, og så kunne Kayleigh og jeg tage ham med hjem, når vi havde været til Kays års-eftersyn om eftermiddagen. Jeg ringede til Peder og fik ham til at komme og hente Max og køre til dyrlægen.
  Selv om jeg vidste at han var en gammel dreng, og indstillede mig på, at jeg måske mistede ham, var det stadig voldsomt ubehageligt at høre Peder spørge, om jeg godt var klar over det, og at vente på dyrlægen ringede.
  Heldigvis var det gode nyheder, hun ringede med. Eller i hvert fald delvis gode nyheder. Han havde en hudknude på maven og den kan man ikke gøre noget ved – det er et tegn på, at han er ved at blive gammel. Derudover havde han betændelse i huden ved det ene forben, hvor han var helt pels-løs – og det kunne han få medicin for. Men hvis livskvaliteten var i orden, og det forsikrede jeg hende om, at den stadig var, så syntes hun også at han skulle med hjem. Så for 233,- plus moms fik jeg lov til at tage den lille hammie med hjem igen. Heldigvis! Vil godt nok savne ham, når han ikke er her mere – og hudknuden er et meget tydeligt vink til os om, at Max er ved at være en gammel dreng og at vi ikke har ham så længe endnu.
  (Billede 15. marts 2008, journaling 26. marts 2008)