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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-26-2000
| Monday, May 18, 2026 - 11:43 pm 
You will do the right thing, Naja, because that is who you are.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-06-2000
| Monday, May 18, 2026 - 11:46 pm
If you don't hear from her tomorrow, call the hospital to see if she was admitted.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-06-2000
| Monday, May 18, 2026 - 11:47 pm
Mack.. I wonder if the current Pope has been to the summer residence yet.. Or maybe in the past as a visitor?
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Mack
Member
07-22-2002
| Tuesday, May 19, 2026 - 12:20 am
RN Today is a sea day on our way to Malta so no port today.
Seamonkey - The current Pope has been to the summer residence and has planned to spend July and August there so no tours while he’s there. Interestingly he supposedly asked if was better if he stayed in Rome or went to the summer palace. The answer was more people could take vacations if he was at the summer palace rather than at the Vatican so he opted for the summer residence. Same thing with the Pope moving back into the Papal apartment. Easier to support him in the apartment so he moved in.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Tuesday, May 19, 2026 - 3:19 am
RN Sea, she knew she was going to be admitted already. It was her doctor over the phone that told her to get to the emergency room and he would be there soon.
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-30-2000
| Tuesday, May 19, 2026 - 8:03 am
RN, Naja, I hope your client is okay. It's not likely the hospital will tell you anything because of HIPAA laws, unfortunately. Did she also leave you an emergency contact in case you can't reach her?
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-26-2000
| Tuesday, May 19, 2026 - 8:13 am
I am guessing Naja might BE the emergency contact.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Tuesday, May 19, 2026 - 8:13 am
RN Oh yes. Emergency contact is one of the required fields on the form for a stay. I have her sister's number.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-06-2000
| Tuesday, May 19, 2026 - 9:13 am
Karuuna. Hospitals can and do tell if a person is there, admitted or in the ER, or not there. I have tracked friends down that way many times, and recently.
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-30-2000
| Tuesday, May 19, 2026 - 9:25 am
Seamonkey, that's only if they have signed a privacy release.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Tuesday, May 19, 2026 - 10:20 am
RN Rusty's Mom just texted me after I sent her a new video of Rusty. She said "I had a mild heart attack and my kidneys failed. Doing dialysis now and hoping my kidneys will start working again. Actually, I'm feeling much better. Love the videos."
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Grooch
Member
06-16-2006
| Tuesday, May 19, 2026 - 10:27 am
Thank God she made it to the hospital in time.
You taking care of Rusty is a big relief for her and helps with her stress. You are an angel, Naja.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-06-2000
| Tuesday, May 19, 2026 - 10:44 am
Good thing she is up to texting and those videos of Rusty are precious for her.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Tuesday, May 19, 2026 - 11:10 am
RN No wonder her eyes looked so bad. Kidney failure does that.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Wednesday, May 20, 2026 - 7:52 pm
Ditto Sea.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-26-2000
| Wednesday, May 20, 2026 - 11:08 pm
Ditto Sea.
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Rieann
Member
08-26-2006
| Wednesday, May 20, 2026 - 11:25 pm
How awful. I’m so glad Rusty is with you. I agree that those videos must mean the world to her.
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Mack
Member
07-22-2002
| Thursday, May 21, 2026 - 10:09 pm
RN Today’s port is Salerno and we’ll be off the ship fairly early for a tour of Pompei. This will be our third visit to the site since 2012. We’re hoping to see some of the new discoveries.
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Mack
Member
07-22-2002
| Friday, May 22, 2026 - 12:15 am
RN It’s looking more and more like we’re not getting in to the port. The wind is off the mainland at 40 MPH steady and the ship’s captain is saying it’s not safe to try to dock. Even the port’s pilots who bring ships in to port are not coming out to the ship.
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Mack
Member
07-22-2002
| Friday, May 22, 2026 - 1:23 am
RN We couldn’t get in to the port in Salerno but not far away was a smaller town that was protected from the high winds. Our tour is still happening but four hours later than what was a 9 AM departure.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Friday, May 22, 2026 - 8:38 am
RN I'm so loopy from lack of sleep that I introduced the same dog twice. LOL
The hurricane dog Stormy that I was talking about a couple weeks ago is here with her Boxer sister names Tigger. As well as Chihuahua Rusty and GSD Roxie.
https://youtu.be/pVLCSBLqnMI
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-06-2000
| Friday, May 22, 2026 - 9:56 am
Mack, is that kind of wind typical there? A friend of mine went on a Mediterranean cruise last year featuring Greece. He was excited, but two days in, he contracted influenza A and was quarantined and since he is compromised with long COVID, had to be evacuated. But the surprise was that he was air lifted from a small island to Athens and the pilot told him it would be the ride of his life due to crazy winds.
As for your trip, good deal that they seem intent on making sure you get these experiences despite any weather issues.. So did you still get to Pompei? Hope so and you got to catch up on new findings.
And thanks for taking us away from the day to day to get nice cruise images, even windy ones.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-06-2000
| Friday, May 22, 2026 - 10:06 am
Are you nervous having that dog back?
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Friday, May 22, 2026 - 10:08 am
RN Which dog? All the dogs here now are nice ones. The bad one and her brother are never coming back.
eta: Chihuahua Rusty goes home in a few minutes. His Mom finally got released from the hospital
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Friday, May 22, 2026 - 10:20 am
RN Rusty's mom looked SO much better. Except for the horrendous bruises all up and down her arms. Her eyes were back to normal. I gave her the two extra nights her dog was here for free. She hugged me so tight. She said she's so happy to know someone is there to take care of Rusty when things happen like this in the future.
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Dogdoc
Member
09-29-2001
| Friday, May 22, 2026 - 11:20 am
Naja, that is nice that you could help her and that you have a place for her to leave her dog.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-06-2000
| Friday, May 22, 2026 - 11:30 am
Oh, good.. Some how I got the hurricane dog mixed up.
By the way, I love your fencing, as seen in the video! And the dogs looked very happy.
What a blessing you are for Rusty and his mom!
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Friday, May 22, 2026 - 12:07 pm
RN Thanks Dogdoc!
RN Sea, after the couple of fence jumpers I had at the old house, and that Terror feeling that goes through me when it happens, getting a 6 ft fence was one of the first things I did when I moved here. Now I can safely watch fence jumpers who can't go to sitter's houses that have short chain link fences. That's mostly what people have around here. I'll be paying it off for another year but it's worth it!
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Mack
Member
07-22-2002
| Friday, May 22, 2026 - 1:17 pm
RN Our missed port was actually a first for us in the Med and we have 100+ cruise days in the Med. Silversea actually pulled a rabbit out of a hat and got the vast majority of tours more or less back to as advertised. Yes we maybe didn’t have as much time in Pompei as planned by as an amateur archeologist several days would not be enough for me.
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Grooch
Member
06-16-2006
| Friday, May 22, 2026 - 2:31 pm
I've watched "Below Deck - Mediterranean" in the past, and there were days when Captain Sandy couldn't get the boat out from the harbor because of the winds. I wish I could remember more details, but I can't. But the whole weather thing was quite interesting.
Mack, how many people are on your ship?
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Mack
Member
07-22-2002
| Friday, May 22, 2026 - 10:12 pm
RN We are getting ready to dock in Gaeta, Italy. This is a new port for us. No excursions for us today and Carey and our travel companion have another spa day planned. We probably will get off the ship after lunch and wander around the town. After three straight days of tours and probably 10+ miles of walking we are all ready for a break. No wind today and the sea is almost mirror flat.
The Silver Shadow is small by some measures with only a 392 passenger capacity. It doesn’t feel like there are that many on board this cruise and I’m guessing there are around 350 passengers this trip. By the way once we’re home and have the time we….actually Carey…..will add this cruise to our webpage. Lots of pictures to sort through and comment on. Oh and our next adventure is a cruise in the South Pacific in January 2027.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-26-2000
| Friday, May 22, 2026 - 10:48 pm
We went to Pompei from Naples (Napoli), I think. Would love to see the new exhibits.
Naja, the new fence is just wonderful! And I LOVE how all of those dogs KNOW you are the pack leader. They know you love them and will protect them and provide for them.
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