Sweetie’s Progress- December 2009
December 24, 2009Blog Six:¬¨‚Ć Well, we‚Äö√Ñ√¥ve beaten the odds.¬¨‚Ć Sweetie has lived one year¬¨‚Ć — six months beyond the expected outcome for Lymphocytic Leukemia.¬¨‚Ć Last week, at her ‚Äö√Ñ√∫fighting weight‚Äö√Ñ√π of 47.3#, she finally was able to do her entire, beloved Vanderbilt circuit. We plan to decrease her CEENU dose slightly by dosing her every 4th week, instead of every third.¬¨‚Ć This is still a published protocol, and while one might say ‚Äö√Ñ√∫if it ain‚Äö√Ñ√¥t broke, don‚Äö√Ñ√¥t fix it,‚Äö√Ñ√π but Sweetie is clearly in remission, so lowering her drug dosages are indicated. Everything has gone wonderfully well for Sweetie in 2009 ‚Äö√Ñ√¨ let‚Äö√Ñ√¥s look forward to a wonderful 2010!
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Jan 4, 2010, it was Sweetie’s 13th birthday today.
She went for a ride in the car with her little red sweater on,
stuck her nose out the window and got some pieces of apple treats and a nut or two,
then we took her to the store and bought her a birthday healthy chewable bone and healthy treats for her birthday treats. She was treated with lots of extra love today and gave it all back with plenty of kisses for everyone from a very happy dog.
God bless the lady who donated to help her care continue. With such good people in the world it renews my fighting spirit all the time to know there are people who really care about loving animals and appreciate what God’s creatures give us all back with love.
Sweetie is still doing ok thank God, I used to be a boxer so we kid about her making “Fighting” weight, of under 50lbs, in reality she is so gentle and loving the only fight she has in her is to beat this cancer. Still kissing and showing affection to everyone and with the cold winter months she is kind of tired but loves to ride in the car to the store and get her treats.