Always wanted one of my kids to go to the Ivy League school and this is the girl that made it happen. I have the good fortune of having one of the very best veterinarian practices and research schools in my back yard at Cornell so after a distressing start to the new year, literally on new years eve and day, with Lucky falling sick we found ourselves referred to them for her precise diagnosis and treatment .
Dearest Lucky has completed 4 rounds of an immunilogic DNA response vaccine for treatment of one of her cancers, the mesenchymal neoplasm melanoma located in her mouth while monitoring the area where she had a adenocarcinoma removed from her tail. There were options of amputation of her tail and removal of her jaw (in order to obtain the optimal clean margins), but after so many other surgeries and treatments we have decided these very invasive courses of action would not be the best choice to having her live her best remaining life.
While not a simple task, I could only wish that I was as capable of creating a plan for ZMan as I am for this sweet pup. Lines are far more more gray, and options have so many implications for his future, that I am often left stifled in how to proceed for him. I was hoping that going off task for a bit and dealing with with our dear pups situation would help bring me some clarity of how to proceed with Zach. Indeed I am still as unsure as ever, and taking each day and its circumstances as they come.
But for now, Lucky is still able to take walks, bark at neighbors, receive loving touches from friends we meet on our way through day to day life, and bring light to our lives.
