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My husband and I are a Therapy Dog team and visit hospitals and institutions with our dog Porter. Porter is sweet but never licks or kisses us or guests. Not his style. But as soon as he is with a sick person, he will lick their hands. It is a very uncharacteristic behavior. He just seems to sense a need. It is not specific to cancer, I dont believe, but shows an intitutive trait or some desire to try to heal....
I don't recall him showing a particular interest in my situation, interestingly...
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Bonnie
Post menopause
May 2007 Core biopsy, Rt breast
ER+, Pr-, HER2 +++, Grade 3
Ki-67: 90%
"suspicious area" left breast
Bilateral mastectomy, (NED on left) May 2007
Sentinel Node Neg
Stage 1, DCIS with microinvasion, 3 mm, mostly removed during the biopsy....
Femara (discontinued 7/07) Resumed 10/07
OncoType score 36 (July 07)
Began THC 7/26/07 (d/c taxol and carboplatin 10/07)
Began Herceptin alone 10/07
Finished Herceptin July /08
D/C Femara 4/10 (joint pain/trigger thumb!)
5/10 mistakenly dx with lung cancer. Middle rt lobe removed!
Aromasin started 5/10
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