So cute!! Our dog is a puker, or she was. She would eat too fast and run into the other room and throw up. Or if we disrupted her routine too much (like when we first got her, and went to our beach house, and then went to our home -- lots of moving around) she threw up. After we had a big scary incident where she threw up violently and massively all afternoon one day (which turned out to be because she ate a pile of poop outside -- lovely), the vet put her on one of the gentle prescription foods for several days and we decided to just finish the whole bag, and noticed she never threw up the whole time. So I did some research and found some food that we could buy at our local pet store that is "gentle" and all natural. Of course, I can't remember the name of it now but she loves it and she hasn't thrown up once since we started it at least a month ago. beth, one of our English bulldogs has a real itching problem too, and the vet figured it was an allergy but we could never pinpoint what exactly she was allergic too. Then because of her arthritis, we started giving her Omega 3 supplements and she hardly scratches at all any more and her skin/fur looks amazing. Just thinking maybe you could explore that idea. msrose, congrats on your new dog. I am convinced that Frenchies are the best dogs on the planet. Don't tell my other two dogs I said that.

Anele...with all you have going on I am so pleased you found this thread and sent your wishes. Thank you ! DH is a special guy. If it weren't for him I know I wouldn't be meditating and that has led to so much more as far as my piece of mind....which he then benefits from. A win/win situation for sure. I am so glad to hear from you and look forward to news of the new little girl when she arrives. c

Sue, I wanted to share a little bit about my story. I was diagnosed with scoliosis when I was about 16 (almost 17). I had a 17% curvature, as I recall, which is more than slight, but not terrible I guess. I had basically finished growing and the wisdom at the time (1970s) was that I should live with it. I am now in my early 50s and I have suffered from lower back pain from time to time, and as I have gotten older you can definitely see the curvature in my back when I am not wearing a top, but it hasn't been that bad. I have always exercised my back to keep it flexible and strong - probably the best advice I got when I was younger. But the reason I am writing this is mostly to give the advice I really wish I had when I was younger - yoga! I have been practicing for 10 years and it has been so immensely helpful to me - not just for my spine, back pain and flexibility but also in understanding how my spine relates to the rest of my body. Two years ago, I attended a 2-day yoga for scoliosis workshop with Elise Browning Miller and it was incredibly informative. What I found most interesting is that there were some younger people (20s/30s) in attendance who had much worse curvature than I did who had not used braces or surgical corrections but who had faithfully practiced yoga to manage their scoliosis. This has to be done under the care of someone with specific training, but since then I have seen a PT who has also helped me with some exercises to help me manage my spine. I hope this might be helpful to you and your daughter.

A happy happy birthday to you Mama!! I've got a BobLoad in the dishwasher and will run it in your honor.