the rhonda tribune

Updates.

My dissertation prospectus (proposal) draft is in to my committee. I'm not completely satisfied with the methods section (which turned out to be the hardest thing for me to write, and the last thing I wrote), but I hope they won't be too hard on me, since the rest of the draft is top notch and it is just a draft. I do have a very detailed schedule in the methods section, so that will prove that I've put a lot of thought into it, at least.

More importantly than that, I've been worried for the past hour and a half about my cat. I couldn't help worrying, which made it harder to finish off that draft and send it. I took Sena in for her annual check-up and shots today and the vet found a heart murmur on the left side of the heart. She recommended I take Sena in for an ultrasound at the vet med school. I have an appointment scheduled there for Monday (I'm going to have to get someone to cover my class) and they'll listen to her heart again and tell me whether or not they recommend actually going through with the ultrasound. This heart condition worries me so much because her brother died of a blood clot, and they suspected a heart condition as the cause of it. I really don't want to lose my baby. I don't know what I'd do out here without her company.

Finally, I'm giving in and going to the doctor tomorrow. My cold, cough, and the last few days, fever (again) won't go away and I want to be able to hold my niece when I come home for Thanksgiving (she's due tomorrow--still waiting on her!). I'm getting tired of sleeping poorly and waking up sweating, so let's hope the doctor can diagnose me and give me something to help.