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Jackie07 · 08-27-2012, 12:14 AM

My 'Puppydog' came to our doorstep in 2004, just 4 years after my first major surgery - a 23-hour craniotomy! After spending 4 hours pulling all the grass burrs off her fur/hair, I (we) took her to a local Vet's office when nobody in our neighborhood would claim her.

Turned out she's a toy poodle! She weighed 4 1/2 lbs - must have been hungry for several days because she soon gained weight and eventually reached six pounds.

I fully believed that she had been sent to me as a messenger. Our auto mechanic friend told us that 'Dog is the reflection of God'...

She helped me connect with my new neighbors (kids would knock on my door asking to play with 'Puppy') She helped smooth up my relationship with my husband before the '7 years itch'! She's the beloved 'grand doggy' of my In-laws as I can not bear children...

Hubby purchased a fuzzy toy dog for me when I woke up from the Gamma-knife Radiosurgery in 2001. Two years later, I was diagnosed with breast cancer! Unemployed and depressed, 'Puppy' became a source of joy ...

Then I was diagnosed with breast cancer - again! She stayed with me all the way till I was done with all the treatment (had 18 weeks of TCH + 4 weekly Herceptin) in spring, 2008. And then she fell asleep peacefully (and permanently) one day on our kitchen floor...

The Vet sent us a poem about the 'Rainbow Bridge'... Yes, I believe my 'Puppy' will be waiting for me at the Rainbow Bridge ...

08-27-2012, 12:14 AM	#12
Jackie07 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: "Love never fails." Posts: 5,808	Re: It's national dog day My 'Puppydog' came to our doorstep in 2004, just 4 years after my first major surgery - a 23-hour craniotomy! After spending 4 hours pulling all the grass burrs off her fur/hair, I (we) took her to a local Vet's office when nobody in our neighborhood would claim her. Turned out she's a toy poodle! She weighed 4 1/2 lbs - must have been hungry for several days because she soon gained weight and eventually reached six pounds. I fully believed that she had been sent to me as a messenger. Our auto mechanic friend told us that 'Dog is the reflection of God'... She helped me connect with my new neighbors (kids would knock on my door asking to play with 'Puppy') She helped smooth up my relationship with my husband before the '7 years itch'! She's the beloved 'grand doggy' of my In-laws as I can not bear children... Hubby purchased a fuzzy toy dog for me when I woke up from the Gamma-knife Radiosurgery in 2001. Two years later, I was diagnosed with breast cancer! Unemployed and depressed, 'Puppy' became a source of joy ... Then I was diagnosed with breast cancer - again! She stayed with me all the way till I was done with all the treatment (had 18 weeks of TCH + 4 weekly Herceptin) in spring, 2008. And then she fell asleep peacefully (and permanently) one day on our kitchen floor... The Vet sent us a poem about the 'Rainbow Bridge'... Yes, I believe my 'Puppy' will be waiting for me at the Rainbow Bridge ... __________________ Jackie07 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2011/06/doctors-letter-patient-newly-diagnosed-cancer.html http://www.asco.org/ASCOv2/MultiMedi...=114&trackID=2 NICU 4.4 LB Erythema Nodosum 85 Life-long Central Neurocytoma 4x5x6.5 cm 23 hrs 62090 semi-coma 10 d PT OT ST 30 d 3 Infertility tmts 99 > 3 u. fibroids > Pills CN 3 GKRS 52301 IDC 1.2 cm Her2 +++ ER 5% R. Lmptmy SLNB+1 71703 6 FEC 33 R Tamoxifen Recc IIB 2.5 cm Bi-L Mast 61407 2/9 nds PET 6 TCH Cellulitis - Lymphedema - compression sleeve & glove H w x 4 MUGA 51 D, J 49 M Diastasis recti Tamoxifen B. scan Irrtbl bowel 1'09 Colonoscopy 313 BRCA1 V1247I hptc hemangioma Vertigo GI - > yogurt hysterectomy/oophorectomy 011410 Exemestane 25 mg tab 102912 ~ 101016 stopped due to r. hip/l.thigh pain after long walk DEXA 1/13 1-2016 lesions in liver largest 9mm & 1.3 cm onco. says not cancer. 3-11 Appendectomy - visually O.K., a lot of puss. Final path result - not cancer. Start Vitamin D3 and Calcium supplement （600mg x2) 10-10 Stopped Exemestane due to r. hip/l.thigh pain OKed by Onco 11-08-2016 7-23-2018 9 mm groundglass nodule within the right lower lobe with indolent behavior. Due to possible adenocarcinoma, Recommend annual surveilence. 7-10-2019 CT to check lung nodule. 1-10-2020 8mm stable nodule on R Lung, two 6mm new ones on L Lung, a possible lymph node involvement in inter fissule. "I WANT TO BE AN OUTRAGEOUS OLD WOMAN WHO NEVER GETS CALLED AN OLD LADY. I WANT TO GET SHARP EDGED & EARTH COLORED, TILL I FADE AWAY FROM PURE JOY." Irene from Tampa Advocacy is a passion .. not a pastime - Joe Last edited by Jackie07; 08-29-2012 at 10:00 PM..