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Written by Denise VanHuysen, Snugglebabies Shih Tzu

I would like all our ISIS Members to hear Susan Mcivor’s story.

Susan had a tough life growing up and she is sharing with us some of her adventures throughout her life. Thank you Susan for sharing with us about yourself and your Furbabies.

Susan Mcivor

Dear all, The life and times of Susan McIvor, Dearu, McDonald, Plock, and I am sure there are more names! WHO AM I? ... LOL … WELL, MOST OF THOSE WERE ADOPTED, AS MY MOTHER LIKED TO GET MARRIED. SO I GOT ADOPTED ALL THE TIME. I WAS BORN AN ONLY CHILD,OF COURSE, WHICH ACCOUNTS FOR ME NOT MINDING TOO MUCH OF BEING ALONE, AND MY LACK OF COOKING SKILLS,CAUSE NANA COOKED FOR ME AND WOULDNT ALLOW ME IN KITCHEN, THAT IS WHY I BURN WATER NOW!. OH I DID TRY THE MARRIAGE THING, THE FIRST ONE , WHEN I WAS A BABY, HE LIKE TO USE ME AS A PUNCHING BAG, WHEN HE WAS SOBER WELL , WASNT MUCH OF A JOY EITHER, HE NEEDED THE DRUGS!... SO, I GREW UP IN NEWTON ,MASS OUTSIDE OF BOSTON, EACH TIME MY MOTHER MARRIED, SHE DRAGGED ME AWAY FROM MY GRANDMOTHER, WHOMED, WE LIVED WITH. WE MOVED TO MARYLAND, OUTSIDE WASHINGTON DC, WHEN I WAS OH 12ISH, THAT WAS A NIGHTMARE, I WATCHED THE STEPDAD BEAT MY MOTHER EVERYNITE, SO SHE SENT ME BACK TO GRANDMAS EVERYMONTH! BOY, DID I RACK UP THE SKY MILES! , SO THE LAST TIME I WENT BACK, I GOT SICK, THEY DIDNT KNOW WHY, I
WAS BLEEDING INTERNALLY, WHICH AT THE TIME THEY DIDNT KNOW MUCH ABOUT BLEEDING ULCERS, HAD TRANSFUSIONS, GOT BETTER SO THEN I STAYED WITH NANA.. MOTHER RETURNED SOON AFTER. THE FBI WAS CALLED INTO FAMILY TO INVESTIGATE EMBEZZELMENT FROM THE DRUNK HUSBAND!.. QUITE THE STORY.. FAST FORWARD…IN MY 20’S, MOTHER WAS LIVING WITH US! OH MY..SHE TOOK OVER! I LIVED UPSTAIRS IN A 2 FAMILY HOUSE... IF I WASNT HOME BY 12, THE DOOR WAS LOCKED, LIFE WITH MOTHER WAS NOT WORKING OUT.. . I WAS WORKING AS A LAB TECH, 3 JOBS DOING QUITE WELL...OH SO ON TO SOME GOOD STUFF... WORKING AT A HOSPITAL, A FILM CREW WAS FILMING AS IT TURNS OUT.. SPENCER FOR HIRE, SOME MIGHT NOT KNOW IT, IF NOT FROM THE EAST COAST, ROBERT URICH, AVERY BROOKS, WELL ANYWAY.. LONG STORY SHORT,, CAMERAMAN AND IBECAME FRIENDS, TOOK TIME OFF MEDICAL,WORKED FOR WB STUDIOS, AT THE END OF 4 YEARS ,SHOW CANCELLED, I HAD A CHOICE, STAY IN MEDICINE OR MOVE TO CALIF.. YOU KNOW WHAT I DECIDED...MORE FUN STUFF,AT A SHOW MET STAGE MANAGER FOR BARRY MANILOW, WORKED FOR THEM FOR A WHILE, THE EAST COAST, WAITING ON BARRY WAS NOT MY IDEA OF FUN ! ... HIGH MAINTENANCE! LOL...SO LETS SEE... MOVED TO FLORIDA FOR 10 YEARS, WORKED IN MEDICINE, WENT BACK TO MASS WHEN MY GRANDMOTHER GOT SICK, . TILL ..THEN I WENT BACK TO FLORIDA, YES MET A MAN, WAS WITH HIM 10 YEARS, HE DRANK TO MUCH,, DURING THAT TIME MOVED TO VEGAS WITH HIM, GEEZ NO WONDER I DONT KNOW WHERE I AM.. LOL SO VEGAS 10 YEARS.. LEFT HIM..BACK TO FLORIDA ... FOR A WHILE YES, MET JERK, THAT DESTROYED ME... MADE THE MISTAKE OF MARRYING, HE WAS A USER, TOOK WHAT I HAD .... WHICH BROUGHT ME UPTO THE GEORGIA MTS.. BLUE RIDGE.SOME FRIENDS OF MINE BOUGHT THIS HOUSE FOR ME TO LIVE IN. WHEN I HAD NO WHERE TO GO, ANYWAY,GOD IS GOOD,.NOW FOR MY FURBABIES... I HAVE BEEN HOLDING THIS OFF... I GOT POOKIE AS A BABY IN TEXAS , OH YES , LIVED THERE A YEAR, THEY WANTED ME TO WORK AT A LAB,SO POOKIE HAS BEEN ALL OVER THE COUNTRY! GOT HIM IN 1995 AND THEN IN 2001 GOT SABLE,. MY ANGEL., AS A BABY. A MONTH LATER I WANTED A BLACK AND WHITE CAUSE POOKIE WANTED NOTHING TO DO WITH SABLE!! HE WAS A MAMAS BOY... SO THE GIRLS WERE BUDDIES… I STILL HAVE FRIENDS IN ENTERTAINMENT, I GET TO GO THE OSCARS. I TRY TO GO TO THINGS IF I REALLY WANT TO GO... .WHICH ACCTS FOR THE PICS ON MY FACEBOOK PAGE, OH I LEFT OUT THE MOTHER PASSES, WELL., SHE LIVED WITH NANA , I LIVED . IN VEGAS. GOT A CALL THAT THEY WERE GOING TO CALIF, CALL CAME FROM NANA, SHE WANTED TO SEE ME AND COULD I MEET HER OUTTHERE, I SAID WELL "WHAT ABOUT MOTHER" SHE SAID OH SHE IS FINE WITH IT, I SAID WHERE ARE YOU STAYING, SHE SAID THE BEVERLY HILTON, I SAID NANA, I DONT HAVE 1000 A NIGHT TO STAY THERE, SHE SAID YOUR MOTHER SAID U COULD STAY IN OUR ROOM,,, LONG STORY SHORT, I GO, SHE TAKES US EVERYWHERE, HAD FUN, NO REAL TALKING,NEVER HAD, BUT WHEN LEAVING WE WERE IN THE AIRPORT AT THE CLUB, AND SHE PULLS OUT OF HER BAG, A SUFFED KOALA BEAR THAT I HAD LOOKED AT THE HOTEL, BUT WAS TOO MUCH MONEY!!...SHE BOUGHT IT FOR ME, THAT WAS SWEET, EVEN THOUGH THAT WAS OUR LIFE, SHE BOUGHT THINGS FOR ME, NOT THE MOTHERING TYPE, AS I AM A MOTHER TO MY FURKIDS, I WOULD DIE FOR THEM,! I LOVE THEM MORE THAN LIFE.. THEN SHE GOES HOME, I GET A CALL WEEKS LATER, TO COME HOME MOTHER IS DYING FROM LUNG CANCER, SO I GO, I WALK IN AND I WANTED TO RUN OUT THE DOOR SCREAMING, THAT WAS NOT! MY MOTHER,I STAYED, A FEW DAYS, I WAS JUST .. DEVASTATED... AT 52 ALL THAT TIME LOST NOT TALKING..WASTED..I HAD TO LEAVE,EVEN THOUGH IT WOULD BE ONLY A MATTER OF
A FEW DAYS MORE, I COULD NOT BEAR IT.WHEN I GOT HOME ,THE NEXT DAY,I GOT THE CALL.SO SAD. THE MORAL IS .. APPRECIATE EACH MOMENT WITH YOUR MOTHER. THIS YEAR WAS RUFF, I THOUGHT MOTHERS DAY WOULD NEVER COME AND END. THEY TURNED IT INTO CHRISTMAS!...SO BACK TO THE END OF 2010 I WAS ONLINE AND MET A WONDERFUL WOMAN NAMED MARCIA,WHO INTRODUCED ME TO A BUNCH OF WONDERFUL LADIES,WHO HAVE GIVEN ME BACK SOME HAPPYNESS,ALTHOUGH HAPPYNESS COMES FROM WITHIN,IF IM ABLE TO HELP SOMEONE, OR LIFT SOMEONE ELSES SPIRIT, THAT BRINGS ME HAPPYNESS,BUT MY HAPPYNESS ALSO COMES FROM MY HALEY, WHO IS EVERYTHING TO ME, ITS JUST US TWO, LIVING UP HERE, WHERE THERE IS PEACE, I DIDNT GO INTO MY DISABILITES,AS THERE ARE TOO MANY TO MENTION,THE EMPHYSEMA,NERVE DAMAGE FROM LUNG REMOVEL, ECT, BUT I STOPPED WORKING IN 05, AFTER WORKING OVER 35YRS IN MEDICINE,THERE IS A WEBSITE WWW.DREAMLANDPETCREMATION.COM AND GO TO SEARCH BAR ON RIGHT SIDE OF PAGE,TYPE IN POOKIE AND A PAGE WILL COME UP WITH NAMES ON IT CLICK ON THE POOKIE THAT HAS 6COMMENTS, THERE ARE 2 POOKIES ! READ ALL THE WAY TO BOTTOM COMMENTS THEN GO BACK AND DO SAME WITH SABLE, IT TELLS ALL ABOUT OUR LIFE FROM THE EYES OF OTHERS ALSO.THAT PRETTY MUCH SUMS UP THE LIFE OF MYSELF AND BABIES... BORING!...AND , IM NOT A WELL WRITER! I KNOW..AND ALSO TO KNOW ME IS TO KNOW MY LIKES AND DISLIKES, I DISLIKE THE WORD CANCER,DISHONESTY,CORRUPT BUSINESSES,CRUELTY TO ANIMALS KILLS ME ! I HAVE A VERY SOFT HEART,CANT READ OR WATCH ANYTHING WITH ANIMALS IF ONE GETS SICK OR PASSES,MY LIKES ARE,TWILIGHT OF COURSE,GOT ME THROUGH SOME PRETTY TOUGH TIMES, HELPING OTHERS,SOWING ONE SEED A DAY.BUT,I HAVE FAITH,GOD WILL MAKE A WAY, WHEN THERE SEEMS LIKE NO WAY ,AND I HAVE ALL OF YOU LADIES TO THANK FOR HELPING GIVE ME THE WILL AND STRENGTH TO KEEP GOING. I STILL HAVE TO GET TO FORKS,WA, MY MISSION IN LIFE NOW!....TWILIGHT ,LOVE, FROM SUSAN MCIVOR AND HALEY "ROSEALIE "MCIVOR . OH I THOUGHT OF SOMETHING GOOD, SO …. PS... I GREW UP WITH STEVEN TALLARICO...BEFORE HE BECAME ...MR STEVEN TYLER!! THAT WAS MY FAVORITE TIMES IN MY LIFE.... THANK YOU ALL.....