Life with Simon and Roxy with Angels Penny and Ziggy

10/14/2026

Hi all it's me Mom. I've been trying to copy and paste a post from my personal page and I'm not able to do so.

If you would like an update on me please look up my FB page Debi Hirth.

As I'm sure you can imagine in truly missing my babies. They are being well cared for and doing well at home, missing me I'm sure it at least I hope.

09/29/2026

Hello friends. It's me Mom with a quick update.
We survived the Nor'ester, which lasted 3 full days!
I've recovered from the bursitis, unfortunately I did something and now I'm dealing with severe low back spasms.
I can barely move. I couldn't even stand up last night.
Thankfully I have very understanding pups.
I'll/we'll do another update soon

09/26/2026

Hey peoples it's me Molly. So me spericing me first Nor'ester!! It be a lot lot of rain and big winds. Three just be a gust of 54mph! Mom lady says this is very early for a Nor'ester!
It started last night when we sweeping and gonna last till mid Sunday morning!!
Mom lady is doing some work them we all gonna cuddle and hot hope we not loose power.
If you in this storm we hope you stay safe and dry.
Habs as spectacular Saturday💛💛

09/22/2026

Mom here:
I'm trying not to be not so glum. Considering my pain this is a huge accomplishment for me today.
The only thing with me is the pain stops me from doing more. Hopefully by tomorrow the steroids will kick in and I'll be and do better.

09/22/2026

Hey there it me Roxy wif Simon and Molly. As you can see we be bery busy taking care ob Momma.

Not only her be dealing wif her lung and heart stuff but starting da odder day her habs pain when walking. It keep getting worse and worser. Her goes to da doctor yesterday her hab a flare of intense inflammation called bur-si-tis.

Her habs to use a cane or walker and her be wif bery leaky eyes when trying to stand up which takes her 10 mins to do.

Her on some medicine called steroids and DR said her should be feeling betterer by Wed.

Us puppers are being good around da cane and walker. Momma says all did lubs is the best medicine.

So we gonna take da next few days to get Momma better. Weez preciates any good thoughts. We not like seeing Momma wif leaky eyes and in pain

On another note it's definitely feeling like Fall here. It's gray, rainy and bouts 62 degrees. It be 78 on Sunday! Dat crazy.

We hope you have a terrific Tuesday.

09/20/2026

Molly: this be my first time making a holiday post for our friends of Jewish faith. Mom lady helped so I hope we get it right. Here goes: we wish all those celebrating tonight and especially our special friends Rocket Dog's mischievous world of mayhem and his mom Sharon Israel

G'Mar Tov and

May you be inscribed in the Book of Life.

We wishes you an easy fast

09/20/2026

For those that are not familiar with Sjogren's is a disease where your own body is attacking your salivary glands causing dryness of the eyes, mouth, skin and organs.

This is a simplified breakdown of some of the symptoms.

You don't have to have all the symptoms and there are different levels of the severity. You can be dealing with some of the symptoms some of the time. Some of the time the symptoms are intense, some days not so much. Some deal with all of these symptoms at an intense levels daily.

Remember this is a very brief overview and there are many other symptoms.

Personally I've been dealing with about 7 of the listed symptoms. The level of intensity is from 0 to 10 on any given day. I'm one of the luckier ones.

09/20/2026

Good morning friends. It's me Mom. The other day Simon told you there have been some changes with me and that we'd update you.

So as you may or may not remember that last year I was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease called Sjogren's Syndrome.

This seems to be causing me some MINOR issues and changes.

I also have pulmonary hypertension diagnosed in 2020. It's been very stable but over the last few weeks I've noticed a slight uptick in shortness of breath. I've also noticed a "fluttering" with my heart.

So during my yearly exam and review of the annual tests my lungs show a TOUCH of emphysema. This is new.

I've also noticed my joints being more achy more often, this partly due to advancing arthritis. I'm more easily fatigued certain days.

The fluttering of my heart not sure about what's causing this. I'll be going through more tests over the next few weeks.

My pulmonologist and I are on top of this. I'll also be seeing my rheumatologist in Nov. It's good it's in Nov I'll have more test results by then.

Trust me I'm not down and out, well maybe some days 😆. For the most part I still feel good. I still function, still able to love and take care of the babies.

Today in CT it's chilly at 65 degrees and rainy so today is one of the days I'm more achy and slow moving and a lot less energy.

Ok enough about me, probably more than you wanted to know

As for Simon, yes he did pass those two big stones, but unfortunately there are so many more in his bladder. This is just part of Simon's senior life. He's still a happy, semi active boy who will be 14 in 2 months!!

Our vet says this is something that happens with some dogs as they age. She also said, but there's no proof, that this could be a contributing factor to whatever horrible physical abuse he dealt with prior to me and we do know there was a lot.

Sorry for the very long post. You're now all caught up. Thank you for loving my babies and being supportive of them and me. Have a serene Sunday♥️

09/19/2026

Hi all happy Friday night from me Sir Simon.
So Mom dropped off my stones she was told it will be a couple weeks most likely before we get results.
In the comments Mom put a picture of the stones. Honestly I had no pain and gave Mom no indication that I passed the stones.
Mom said another good reason I wear diapers.
Once we hear something we'll let you know.
It's late. Time to go chill in front of the TV.

Hello friends it's me Mr Simon. Mom noticed that our post about my ultrasound results either disappeared or never posted.

So my ultrasound showed no real change after 2 months on the special Rx food.

The good thing is I can still ti**le so that means no blockage. Mom knows what to look for in case this changes and I show signs of straining, pain, blood or no tinkling.

Mom and Dr D discussed surgery. Mom is concerned about anesthesia because of my advanced age even though I'm in relatively good health. Mom also asked even if we did surgery to remove the stones can they come back?

The answer is yes depending on the kind of stones they are. But we can't know what kind of stones until we get one through surgery or I pass one. So Mom also knows to look for a stone.

Guess what? Last night when Mom took my diap off there were 2 stones! So Mom will bring the stones to the vet office tomorrow to be tested. Mom still isn't sure about surgery even if it would work.

Mom also said the surgery is LOTS of wallet lettuce. But she says if the surgery will guarantee no more stones for me, because I'll have to stay on the Rx food my whole life, she'll do what she has to. My doggy insurance may even cover it.

But first step is to get the stones tested.

Well update you when the results of the stone testing comes back.

This next part Mom doesn't know I'm telling you.

She had her yearly heart/lung check up. It wasn't a really bad checkup but it wasn't a totally good check-up either. She needs other tests. Mom says we'll give more updates on her tomorrow after she's had time to process and digest all the info.

We're going to relax now and watch some TV before bed. Good night sweet dreams 😴💤

09/18/2026

Hello friends it's me Mr Simon. Mom noticed that our post about my ultrasound results either disappeared or never posted.

So my ultrasound showed no real change after 2 months on the special Rx food.

The good thing is I can still ti**le so that means no blockage. Mom knows what to look for in case this changes and I show signs of straining, pain, blood or no tinkling.

Mom and Dr D discussed surgery. Mom is concerned about anesthesia because of my advanced age even though I'm in relatively good health. Mom also asked even if we did surgery to remove the stones can they come back?

The answer is yes depending on the kind of stones they are. But we can't know what kind of stones until we get one through surgery or I pass one. So Mom also knows to look for a stone.

Guess what? Last night when Mom took my diap off there were 2 stones! So Mom will bring the stones to the vet office tomorrow to be tested. Mom still isn't sure about surgery even if it would work.

Mom also said the surgery is LOTS of wallet lettuce. But she says if the surgery will guarantee no more stones for me, because I'll have to stay on the Rx food my whole life, she'll do what she has to. My doggy insurance may even cover it.

But first step is to get the stones tested.

Well update you when the results of the stone testing comes back.

This next part Mom doesn't know I'm telling you.

She had her yearly heart/lung check up. It wasn't a really bad checkup but it wasn't a totally good check-up either. She needs other tests. Mom says we'll give more updates on her tomorrow after she's had time to process and digest all the info.

We're going to relax now and watch some TV before bed. Good night sweet dreams 😴💤