So, nobody really knows this blog exists, so it is pretty much written as a way for me to get all of this out of my head.
Today was hard – but ended well.
His lungs are clear – no signs of mets (metasticized cancer tissue) We also checked his thyroid, his belly and took a biopsy. My biggest fear is that we will come out of surgery and realize, oh – wait… we were wrong – I guess it was valley fever.
Dr. S. is sure that she will be able to tell from the biopsy if the leision is cancerous or fungal. We may not know what kind of cancer, but we will know it is not valley fever – 100%. Knowing that tomorrow means greenlight to schedule the surgery for Thursday. We can always cancel if we learn something unexpected tomorrow.
Meanwhile, the family is home snuggling on the bed. Sam is still as high as a kite, I don’t know what they gave him but it is the dopey-est I have ever seen him. Best we just stay in one place for the night, and snuggling on the bed is my favorite place to be.
happy family tonight.
In answer to your question: Sam Dog (Funny Daddy!!!)
We love you Sam Dog (and your folks too). We can tell already that you have a huge support team and that doesn’t even count your loving family and ALL your friends – both human kind and canine kind (maybe a few feline kind also). And a very special “hang in there” from IONA Marshall-Linendoll.
This is just a temporary distraction from your real purpose in life and that is to love and be loved. Our prayers are with you and Mom and Dad.
Love
Uncle Ken and Aunt Nancy
They’ll know it exists now! We’ve announced Sam’s blog in the forums and changed your Privacy settings to ensure that Tripawds members get notified of future updates in the Recent Posts widgets throughout this community.
Thanks for sharing Sam’s story. We look forward to following his progress.