One Day At A Time.....
by Jim
This is about Jed--great personality, fun loving, good hips and very playful still. It was 8 months ago I saw it in his lower left jowl--a growth. We had it removed and it was melanoma. Also had the vaccine at that time. He was fine, had noticed no change at all in this boy before or after his surgery. All good. One month later.... a growth in his lymph nodes. Yup, it was back, but lungs clear as a bell. We had surgery once again and by this time I think there was one more shot for the vaccine to complete the total of four. He has been great for 7 months, then a week ago he had what we thought was maybe a stroke but it was not. At that time, we felt more lymph nodes -- surgery again, and all seems good. He did have the booster at 6 months; it just seems strange that the first treatment one month after he had surgery, now 1 month after his booster another surgery on the lymph nodes. His behavior has not changed one bit during these 8 months and I am so grateful he is doing so well. We love this old man very much and will continue to help him at every turn. So we live one day at a time and gratitude is so present in our hearts. Bella knows nothing, except Jed goes for long rides once in awhile with dad and she doesn't like that at all. Our prayers were answered when we first heard, please God let his lungs be clear, and now we have ice cream cones sometimes and other goodies. I know you all understand and that means so much. Thanks for reading about Jed and here is his photo. I just feel like he'll be around forever, you know :) God bless.......Jim Nancy's Notes: Jim, thanks for sharing Jed's story with us. It's so hard to see our furry family get sick, but he seems to be taking it all in stride like the great old guy that he is (he's beautiful!) We need to all remember to enjoy each day we're blessed with our special four-legged friends, and to take one day at a time as you are. Our thoughts are with you and your precious Jed.
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