Week 7 – it’s been 7 weeks since our cancer diagnosis. 7 weeks of driving to Madison and dealing with blood, blood counts, chemo and learning about lymphoma in dogs. Coffee is one of the youngest dogs they treat, she has no side effects except that week have to stay to the nap schedule or she get over tired. We have to go to bed early too. She allows me to do quiet things but she doesn’t like the light on when she’s trying to sleep. We have to iPad under the comforter.
This is our first treatment in our second rotation of chemo treatments. We still have a long way to go. I am grateful for :
Smart doctors, a nice clinic, and caring people both in Madison and at home.
A great receptionist that allows us to change from Wednesdays to Thursdays depending on the snow flying.
Coffee’s cancer reacting very well to chemotherapy.
Coffee not having any side effects. Some dogs here are having such a hard time with chemo or radiation.
A new van that can make us comfortable driving 90 miles each way to chemo and only 90 miles. People here come as far away as Illinois, Iowa and Michigan. Today we met someone who drives 12 hours to get here.
When we had the budget crunch last year me forgetting to cancel the ASPCA health insurance on Coffee. It’s the first time one of my pets had health insurance but they are paying a portion.
So if the bill is &300 and they only allow $200 for that service. They pay 80% of that $200.
Really great family and friends who care so much that last week when we had a chemo break and I didn’t post on Facebook, even the Avon lady called to see about Coffee!
Waiting for chemo, lots of big dogs today.
