like a good neighbor

in the past, you have read about how fabulous my neighbors are. well, here is yet another story of how awesome they are.

this weekend we realized that we were going to run out of insulin for our dog (newly diagnosed as having diabetes). We were trying to make it stretch until monday when we could go to the vet. our vet is great and we probably could have called them on saturday night to get more insulin for sunday's two shots. but, for some reason we did not do this.

our neighbor does animal rescue. she has been so good to us in caring for sherpa over the years. sherpa loves her and her husband dearly. when she heard that sherp was diagnosed with diabetes, she came right over to offer advice and sympathy. she told us that the people who built our house (and lovingly cared for it for 23 years before selling it to us), have a diabetic dog and a diabetic son.

we called our neighbor last night to ask if she had any insulin at her house. she recommended that we call the woman who used to live in our house, who is her dear friend. we did and left a message. she called us right back full of sympathy and understanding. she offered to come over with unsulin and teach us how to check sherpa's blood ourselves with a lip stick. we laughed about how we were all in our pajamas.

she came over after 9pm and spent so much time patiently explaining how she manages her dog's diabetes. she left us two syringes full of insulin, as well. i am so grateful for this woman. she is truly a good neighbor!