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AThe Buddy System
HAWAI‘I’S FAVORITE MEDIA SURVEY By Kelli Shiroma Braiotta
If you could have any superpower, what would it be?
s the dad of our two dogs, Buddy and Wilson, I am always concerned with their well-being. Recently, Buddy has been our focus, as he has some serious
health concerns we are addressing. The other month, I men- tioned we are treating him for diabetes with daily insulin shots. While that has gotten his condition under control, it did insti- gate problems with his vision, namely cataracts and glaucoma. After numerous visits with his veterinarian and an eye spe- cialist, we discovered that he now has limited vision. We’ve known this, as he’s been bumping into things and is hesitant to go walking on a leash since he can’t see where he’s going.
JON JON ULEP
Honolulu, Content Creator
“Teleportation. I would love to visit different places without worrying about booking a plane ticket.”
LISA DENIZ
Hale‘iwa, Business Owner
“My superpower would be to inject aloha into all the people in the world who need it today. Love and positivity, friends — that’s how we will all survive!”
AUSTIN YOSHINO
‘Aiea, Entrepreneur
“It would be flying because there is nothing more freeing than flight.”
KRISTI TOLENTINO
Kāne‘ohe, Assistant Marketing Coordinator
“It would be the power
to speak all languages, so
I can travel everywhere comfortably.”
I consulted with his eye specialist, who gave us options with regard to treatment and possible eye surgery. Buddy took care of my mom when she was alive, and we will do whatever it takes to take care of him no matter what it costs. While we determine which route to go, we are
aggressively treating him with eye medications and figuring out ways to accommodate his new lifestyle.
Alice Inoue
IThe Truth About Life
have spent the last few decades relentlessly seeking to understand everything about life— from the mundane to the mystical, the micro to
the macro. There’s so much that I’ve learned, and so much more yet to learn. Over this time, though, I’ve discovered three things to be absolutely true about life:
1) All the people in your life are the exact right people for you at this time, whether you think so or not.
2) Whenever something you really want eludes you, it’s because there’s something you need to learn from this desire.
3) No one can take away the love and wisdom within you that you’ve gained over the years.
alice@yourhappinessu.com
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Ever since we had him and in
spite of the insistence of my wife
and daughter, I swore that we
would never buy one of those dog
strollers. In my mind, that was the
gateway to dog outfits and hats,
and while I’m probably in the minority, I hate that.
Well, I bought him a stroller and he couldn’t be happier on “walks.”
As for his eyedrops, I had to register him at our pharma- cy. I use both Longs, which is closer to where I work, and Safeway, which is closer to where I live. In Buddy’s case, I went with Safeway. Believe it or not, animals have their own prescription account. I downloaded the Safeway pharmacy app and registered myself as the primary user, but when I keyed in Buddy’s information, it asked me for his birth date. I put in April 26, 2011, but was rejected as his birthday reflects he was under age for use of the app. Fine, I would go to the pharmacy in person.
Since he can’t fall under my HMSA medical plan, the cost for his drugs was going to be expensive. I downloaded the GoodRx app for possible coupons. I then went to Safeway to pick up his eyedrops. The pharmacy people couldn’t be nicer, but when I tried to use my GoodRx gold card it didn’t cover it because Buddy needed to have his own GoodRx account. Another Catch-22! At this point I joked with the pharmacist: “I don’t get it. Buddy just voted in the last election.”
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