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StephN · 06-17-2008, 04:09 PM

The disheveled young woman blinked open her emerald green eyes and tried to think where she was. Oh! The crumpled address had fallen from her bosom and she was brought back to detective Rockhead's "suite."

"My," she thought. "Dog sitting was not turning out to be the easy buck I had imagined." What could be so darned important about this little yapper, mostly bones and fur?

Cuteness could not cause all THIS commotion and danger for her. Sure those Poms are cute and friendly, but so are lots of other small lap dogs.

Yet this pup was special to someone who had spent a lot of money for the nice collar and professional grooming.

But why had she been sent to this place in the event of any trouble, and why had trouble even been expected anyway???

Her green eyes narrowed and she resolved to take on only the larger dogs who might protect her.

At that moment the door to the inner office opened and she glanced up from the old Converse tennie runners to a querying face.

"I sure hope he can get me out of this, whatever THIS is," she fervently begged the universe.

06-17-2008, 04:09 PM	#17
StephN Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Misty woods of WA State Posts: 4,128	The disheveled young woman blinked open her emerald green eyes and tried to think where she was. Oh! The crumpled address had fallen from her bosom and she was brought back to detective Rockhead's "suite." "My," she thought. "Dog sitting was not turning out to be the easy buck I had imagined." What could be so darned important about this little yapper, mostly bones and fur? Cuteness could not cause all THIS commotion and danger for her. Sure those Poms are cute and friendly, but so are lots of other small lap dogs. Yet this pup was special to someone who had spent a lot of money for the nice collar and professional grooming. But why had she been sent to this place in the event of any trouble, and why had trouble even been expected anyway??? Her green eyes narrowed and she resolved to take on only the larger dogs who might protect her. At that moment the door to the inner office opened and she glanced up from the old Converse tennie runners to a querying face. "I sure hope he can get me out of this, whatever THIS is," she fervently begged the universe. __________________ "When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe. I am related to the earliest times, and to the latest." H.D. Thoreau Live in the moment. MY STORY SO FAR ~~~~ Found suspicious lump 9/2000 Lumpectomy, then node dissection and port placement Stage IIB, 8 pos nodes of 18, Grade 3, ER & PR - Adriamycin 12 weekly, taxotere 4 rounds 36 rads - very little burning 3 mos after rads liver full of tumors, Stage IV Jan 2002, one spot on sternum Weekly Taxol, Navelbine, Herceptin for 27 rounds to NED! 2003 & 2004 no active disease - 3 weekly Herceptin + Zometa Jan 2005 two mets to brain - Gamma Knife on Jan 18 All clear until treated cerebellum spot showing activity on Jan 2006 brain MRI & brain PET Brain surgery on Feb 9, 2006 - no cancer, 100% radiation necrosis - tumor was still dying Continue as NED while on Herceptin & quarterly Zometa Fall-2006 - off Zometa - watching one small brain spot (scar?) 2007 - spot/scar in brain stable - finished anticoagulation therapy for clot along my port-a-catheter - 3 angioplasties to unblock vena cava 2008 - Brain and body still NED! Port removed and scans in Dec. Dec 2008 - stop Herceptin - Vaccine Trial at U of W begun in Oct. of 2011 STILL NED everywhere in Feb 2014 - on wing & prayer 7/14 - Started twice yearly Zometa for my bones Jan. 2015 checkup still shows NED 2015 Neuropathy in feet - otherwise all OK - still NED. Same news for 2016 and all of 2017. Nov of 2017 - had small skin cancer removed from my face. Will have Zometa end of Jan. 2018.