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A Story About Life and Death Surgery

By Every Family's Got One Founder -- Barbara Herel Image from rawpixel.com Holy Carp!!! I just performed emergency surgery on a goldfish. This is an honest-to-God true story.  The fish got a pebble lodged deep in its mouth as it was eating. My 9-year-old daughter was the first to notice it right after feeding him and alerted us with cries of… “MY FISH IS DYING! MY FISH IS DYING!” My husband, who was on his way out the door, was the first on the scene to assess the situation. “Ohhh, yup… look at that,” he called to [...]

2019-09-04T06:37:52-04:00September 4, 2019|4 Comments

A Story About A Life-Changing Lab

By Every Family's Got One Guest Writer -- Dawn Nagle image by rawpixel Thanks to a Lab, my life has forever (or at least for the next 10-12 years) been altered. My days are no longer my own. I am now a slave to a stinky 12-week old hound named Joanna. Yes, she is adorable. Yes, her eyes are little pools of gentle and sweet. Yes, her paws are big and she is clumsy cute. Those are the reasons why she is still alive (or not living with my sister).  The dog is ruining my life. Let [...]

2019-08-08T21:23:58-04:00August 7, 2019|3 Comments
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