Danielle's Wings and Fanciful Things

05/31/2026

Getting the Harley all packed up and heading to the The Rock Store soon..... arriving there about 8:15 - 8:30 this morning.......

Then, down to Malibu to get my at their local Starbucks 😁
❤enice, possibly making a quick stop at the famous Gold's Gym. Then continuing south to make a quick stop at Bartels' Harley-Davidson.

Then, I'll head to my motel in Huntington Beach for the night.....

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Time to hit the road!

05/28/2026

05/28/2026

Most soldiers are asked to sacrifice comfort.
Specialist Moses Brave Heart was asked to sacrifice something much deeper.
For generations, long hair has carried meaning in many Native communities. It is identity. It is history. It is spiritual connection. It is a reminder of ancestors who came before.
But military rules do not always leave room for traditions.
Moses Brave Heart, an Oglala Sioux soldier serving in the South Dakota Army National Guard, faced a choice many people never have to imagine.
Serve his country.
Or protect a piece of who he is.
Then something changed.
After receiving a religious accommodation from the U.S. Army in 2023, he was allowed to grow his hair long and wear traditional Sioux head decorations, including an eagle feather during official Army portraits, while following approved grooming standards.
To some people, it may seem small.
But to others, it means everything.
Because this was never only about hair.
It was about standing in uniform without leaving culture at the door.
It was about proving that loyalty to your nation and loyalty to your heritage do not have to compete.
Today, Moses Brave Heart represents something larger than one person.
He represents every Native soldier who wondered if service required becoming less of themselves.
Quietly.
Without anger.
Without demands.
He showed that honoring tradition and defending a country can stand side by side.
And sometimes, progress does not arrive with speeches.
Sometimes it arrives one person at a time.
One uniform.
One feather.
One act of dignity.

05/17/2026

Please God bless you all , feel better Evie

I've had over 20 dogs in my life, not counting foster dogs. I've taken care of thousands of dogs as a veterinarian over decades.

I've experienced dog loss personally and professionally. Each one is different bc my relationship with individual dogs is unique, and the circumstances surrounding the loss is also unique to the dog, the illness, and the time in my life.

My dogs have had a variety of terminal illnesses that have eventually taken them. I've treated kidney failure over months and years, and cancer to lesser and more degrees. My own dogs have all lived long lives well into their teens. I usually resign myself to the inevitable loss in a rational way, although anticipatory grief is always looming.

When I treat my dogs for illness, I prioritize their quality of life and their comfort. In general, the purpose of treating is to prolong their lives in a good way. Fluids and meds for a dog with kidney failure can give them long periods of feeling better.

Meds, supplements, and environmental changes for arthritis allow an old dog to move around with less pain.

These types of illness are relatively predictable re time frame and what will happen to the dog as their disease progresses.

Treating my little dog Evie for lymphoma has been a whole new ball game. Thankfully she has felt very good until a week ago. In fact, she had not had a bad day even after treatments with chemo.

The thought of her getting sick has been extremely painful for me bc I've known it was going to happen. I've been dreading the day she would feel sick. I've given her the chemo drugs bc she has continued to feel well until last week.

Now we are at a that turning point where she had her first really tough week following a new treatment. She was starting to feel sick and her lymph nodes were enlarging. Her reaction has been severe but her nodes did shrink down through the week, until yesterday.

She feels tired and uncomfortable. She slept through a school visit on Tuesday but did enjoy the visit on Friday.

I'm dreading her decline. The advice, "enjoy her for as long as possible" is not helpful.

We're going to a library event today which thankfully Evie will enjoy!💔

05/12/2026

05/12/2026

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05/12/2026

New stuff