We met with the oncologist on Friday, and deciding to go ahead with the chemo treatments was a no-brainer. He said that average survival rate WITHOUT chemo is 2-3 months. WITH chemo, the average is 12-15 months. So I am hopefully optimistic. Our first treatment day is tomorrow. We are scheduled for a total of […]
I suppose I had been hoping that it wouldn’t come back this way, but the biopsy definitely shows osteosarcoma in the leg they removed. I have an appointment with the oncologist on Friday to discuss options. My heart is heavy.
Cassie’s amputation was two weeks ago, and she is “turning the corner” in terms of her personality. While I had seen glimpses of it over the course of our journey, yesterday (the actual 2 week anniversary), she seemed to “come alive”. She showed more interest in things and she seemed to have more of her […]
Thanks everyone for your words of support and encouragement! I’m heading to the grocery store for cottage cheese this afternoon! 🙂 I took a little video of Cassie on Day 3 after surgery. This was her first time being in the backyard and she surprised me by “taking off”! Hopefully this will also provide some […]
Cassie, my 12 year old Belgian Sheepdog (Groenendael), was diagnosed with bone cancer in her front left leg. We amputated the leg on February 22, 2012. We are now beginning the 2nd week after surgery. Cassie has been absolutely incredible. The surgery was on Wednesday and I picked her up on Thursday. When we got […]