No news is seldom good news when it comes to cancer and it's been a while since I have written. Sorry if you've assumed the worst. There's no bad news. Princess is still here with us, in good spirits and doing relatively well. We're continuing her treatments twice each day and have added 10mg of Fosamax once daily. She has no apparent negative side effects and still goes outside each day on her own and can climb the stairs to the house. She still gets up to greet us, eats like horse and sleeps every night on the bed - we've created a monster in that regard. OOPS! Her leg is lame and there are no long walks anymore.
I've been reading stories of your dogs in similar circumstances. Like ours, they begin with a family's account of horrible news and then a hopeful treatment plan. My heart goes out to all of you but in almost all cases, there's no end written. What happened? Even the story of Navy, the Golden Retriever cured by the very treatment we are using has no follow-up past nine months.
I've committed to documenting our journey to its eventual outcome. It's at times, heartbreaking and exhausting. But thousands of you have viewed our pages and know our story. Hopefully our sharing has helped some of you. What have you tried? Are there any families with recovering or cured dogs out there? If so, what has worked? I'm not sure how much time the rest of us have with our Princesses. If you've had success with something, please share.
Eventually, life goes on.
Princess is the most special dog and it is miraculous that she has not only survived, but survived in relative comfort and complete happiness for months after the diagnosis. I'm still hoping and praying for more miracles, and I take solace in the fact that she is still a happy dog who gets to spend her days being spoiled rotten by her loving family. It's all a dog could ever want!
ReplyDeleteThanks Dogs, Books and the world. Couldn't have said it better.
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