Dental implants, cancer and dogs

So I just got off the phone with Dr. Stoddard's office. I am scheduled to go in tomorrow morning to get dental implants for four teeth that were lost in the motorcycle accident. Dr. Stoddard's office told me that they contacted my insurance and insuance will not cover ANY of the cost of the implants. Really, MFP???? So that means that I get to shell out $3925.00 tomorrow morning, awesome. It is pretty ridiculous because its not like I lost the teeth due to neglect or anything like that, it was part of an accident. I mean, I will get the money back in the long run with my settlement but still. Ok, enough bitching about that.....

The next thing that has really been on my mind a lot lately is cancer. I hate that disease, it is amazing how many people I personally know that are having to deal with it or have had to deal with it in some form or another. I really think that we all have it, it is just a matter of whether it will present itself or not. I hate the pain that goes with it and the rigorous treatments that go with it. I wish there was a quick fix. Right now I know four people that have breast cancer, of those, one case is terminal, meaning stage 4. It is really scary, I pray for these people every night but I wish there was something I could do to help. My dad also has cancer, his is kidney cancer and it terrifies me because he currently has a spot on his spine and one on his pancreas. I so admire him and his attitude though. I would have to say my Dad is probably the strongest person I know.

One of my co-workers told me about something she had watched on the news last night. Apparently someone had taken a lab puppy and tied it to a car and dragged it to the point where it's pads on it's feet were gone. What the fuck is wrong with people? As she was telling me the story I got goose bumps and almost wanted to cry. Really, how could someone do this to an innocent animal, bottom line, if they didn't want it, give it away or let if go so at least it would have the chance to be found. I would love to go vigilante on the people that did that. I think that their punishment should be the same as they did to the dog. On another note, one of my friends had to take her dog to the vet this morning for a hematoma on his ear, he is an old dog and she is worried that she isn't going to be bringing him home. I hope that isn't the case, pets are just like family in my opinion and losing one is very difficult.

At least it's Friday!