I've been pm'ing with people that tell me folks here at BPO don't mind constant going on by Newf owners ... good thing for me!Â
So we've had another good night and so far today, a good day. Yesterday we got the news that the lymphoma is severe and likely spreading fast. The vet (through her tears...how could I not love my vet???) told me to grab onto and enjoy every single good day.
Today has been a good day. I've managed to swing it so I can work from home today and tomorrow. So we went down to the boardwalk at lunch time and took a nice, slow walk. We have to be careful with conserving his energy - he needs it all to fight this nasty disease. My husband used to take Barkley and Sheba jogging with him all the time - no more jogs for the big guy I'm afraid.
Walking him on the boardwalk is always a bit hard because you get stopped so frequently by folks. Normally I don't mind but since he's been diagnosed, every time someone tells me how beautiful he is, I want to cry!Â
Also, we're going to start slowly switching him from the gastro food that he's on right now over to a low protein diet. Apparently the folks at MediCal have done some research that shows higher fat/lower sugar diets are more effective at fighting the cancer and not giving it the energy it needs. I'm all about stealing energy from this cancer, folks.
Anyhow, I'm going to take this good day today, and enjoy it. Now excuse me ... I have a Newf to cuddleÂ