Vicky Ferguson RDN
8.7K posts

Vicky Ferguson RDN
@vfergrd
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Certified Diabetes Educator. Love good food, nutrition and writing. Cats are my babies and Michigan State is my team!
Grand Rapids, MI เข้าร่วม Ağustos 2016
1.6K กำลังติดตาม1.2K ผู้ติดตาม

@hwinkler4real In the 1950s when Salk vaccine was invented. I was in grammar school in Hollywood and my grandmother who was a Christian scientist wouldn’t let me go to school to get the shot or sugar cube. The ONLY reason I didn’t get it was everyone was vaccinated.
English

@stan_sdcollins Totally agree with you Stan! Hope no one is giving you too much grief for speaking the truth!
English

@stan_sdcollins Happy Birthday Stan! Glad to see you’re feeling a bit better as well !
English

🐾 💔Today, my beloved Tiki, my loyal companion for nearly 18 years, has crossed the rainbow bridge. 🌈 🐾
My heart is shattered, and the depth of my sorrow is beyond words. The void left behind is truly indescribable.
We found out in mid-August that Tiki had a cancerous tumor in his lung and there was nothing they could do for him. It would be weeks, not months. It was devastating news. But were weren’t ready to give up on him and Tiki wasn’t ready to go yet either.
I’m incredibly grateful to my mom and stepdad for helping us give Tiki the best care possible during his final weeks. Thanks to their tireless efforts, we were able to have a few more weeks with him than anyone expected. They are the best caretakers anyone could ask for.
Tiki was such a little warrior through it all, even until his last breath. He held on through our anniversary and my birthday, almost as if he wanted to give me one last celebration with him. But today, he let us know, it was time.
Nothing prepares you for their departure from your life, especially when they’ve been a part of it for so long. Tiki was there for every milestone of my life for the last 18 years, most importantly when I first met my husband. Many know the story of how he infamously had to pass the “Tiki Test” when we first starting dating and thankfully he did with flying colors! When Tiki crawled up on his lap the first time he met him, I knew he was the one. Tiki chose him too! They became best buddies.
Tiki travelled to so many places with me over the years …from late nights in my Capitol Hill office to our road trips back and forth to Jersey in his Giants gear and trips down the shore, to flying back and forth to the Florida Keys (where my mom originally rescued him from and brought him to me) to Harvard for my resident fellowship, to my first apartment to our first house…Tiki has been a part of it all.
So many wonderful memories captured over the years that I will cherish forever.
Tiki was the coolest, most extraodinary cat and everyone loved him.
Although the time with our four legged family members is never long enough…Tiki’s spirit, unconditional love and the joy he brought to my life and Marcelle’s will live on forever in our hearts. He’ll always be a part of me. Having the “Tikster” as my little buddy for all these years will always be one of my greatest blessings.
I know he’s up there in kitty heaven enjoying endless “somethings” and purring away.
Even though losing Tiki today feels like a piece of my heart has been taken, I find solace in the belief that one day we will be reunited in heaven, where he will greet me with the same warmth and affection and “kissies” he shared with us in life; until then, I will keep his memory alive, embracing the bond and unconditional love we shared every day.

English

So I am pretty horribly sick, friends. Being treated at home for now, but if I'm unimproved by Wednesday I have to go back to the hospital, which I do not want. But I also don't want to die. I have too much unfinished work. Harrowing time for me. #Cancer is brutal. The pain is obliterating. Prayers and healing energy welcome. Quite scared.

English

@stan_sdcollins Well we used dandelions in west Michigan; no buttercups around our place! Same idea, though.
English
Vicky Ferguson RDN รีทวีตแล้ว

@broadwaybabyto So very sorry you had to go through this! And glad you found a detail-oriented doc who listened!
English
Vicky Ferguson RDN รีทวีตแล้ว

I’ve earned numerous degrees from secular and religious universities.
I’ve been blessed to teach and give speeches at major universities on the topics of History and philosophy.
I’ve engaged in life giving dialogue with men and women of totally different beliefs than I and through it all, I’ve stayed strong in my convictions.
But today, an atheist posted a meme and now I must renounce Catholicism.
English




















