My back hurts today, and, after looking up the potential side effects and interactions in my current treatment regimen, I'm pretty much terrified about my prognosis.

On the upside, Tom went out by himself today, and ran his own errands while I stayed home. That's the first time in weeks that he's been able to do that sort of thing for himself.

And Sarah is perky and happy today. The medications the vet put her on yesterday for arthritis and heart failure seem to be doing her good.