The Smiling Opossum

Macayla usually falls asleep between 8 and 9 at night. Often we can walk into her room and she will be sound asleep. But then, as we turn off the TV and dim the light in the room, she will smile, sometimes without even opening her eyes. Her hearing has become very acute and even startles at some sounds. She has lost her vision, but she is keenly aware that we are surreptitiously moving around the room. Her hearing is her superpower and her smiles are beautiful. We find it funny when it seems she is playing opossum at bedtime.

Over all our little opossum is doing well. Her bladder function has sustained and as far as we know, her last big seizure was just before New Years. Her secretions and breathing vary day to day, but overall we have been able to keep her comfortable. She is still reactive and loves to be held, kissed, talked to and she loves the sound of her brother when he jumps in the bed where she is resting. She lights up when she hears his footsteps or voice coming down the hallway. She likes listening to movies and music. She really listens to movies with horses in them. She responds most to Summer of the Colt, Spirit, and Flicka. She also seems to like the two opossums in Ice Age 2 for some reason.