Category Archives: Family

She’s Gone, Gone, Gone, Gone, Gone

The lyrics from John Mayer’s “Dreaming with a Broken Heart” make me think of Sally:
When you’re dreaming with a broken heart
The waking up is the hardest part
You roll outta bed and down on your knees
And for the moment you can hardly breathe
Wondering was she really here?
Is she standing in my room?
No she’s not, ’cause she’s […]

Pork Chops and Prednisone for Sally

So what do you do for a geriatric dog with intestinal lymphoma? We decided on treatment with prednisone. It won’t put the cancer into remission, like chemotherapy might, but it has a very good chance of helping Sally feel good for at least a couple of months.
The veterinary oncologist confirmed my fears that intestinal lymphoma […]