Never Say Never..Sam Shitsu`s Battle With Lymphoma

[linus69]

Well it seems our Sam`s battle with cancer was just a preliminary bout for our family. My brides yearly mammogram late Feb. turned up the worst and now we were dealing with the main bout.
Needless to say it was a real rough time and it was compounded by Sam`s loss, my other three dogs were still off balance and my Bichon who was running with Sam on the streets with as strays when we adopted them both was actually developing health issues he was so sad.
I had contacted a breeder about a pup but my wife was not up to it at all, but I kept in touch with the breeder who was a very sweet woman.
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I had told her that if she heard about any adult females who needed a home to keep us in mind.
I called her a couple of weeks ago and she said she one of her "moms" that had just turned 4 on April 9th and was being retired.
The wife was adamantly against it until I showed her a picture of the dog at which time she teared up and asked if we could go that night to get her.
We were finally able to go get her a few days later and my wife picked her up and that was that, she loved the car ride home and we were able to walk her right into the house wearing one of Sam`s shirts. Between the shirt and the resemblance my other three dogs greeted her like Sam was home from a long trip, it was nothing short of amazing, of course my two males soon figured out something was different but they don`t seem to mind it a bit.
My Bichon started to smile again almost immediately and is acting normal again, my old female Maltese lays with her all the time as she had done with Sam. The new one`s name is Monnie which was the breeders shortening of Monster Mash her breeding name.
My wife`s just loves her and she has been the best medicine for my wifes post surgical recovery, once again it seems that I have had a prayer answered, I`m gonna have to start going to church if this keeps up.











Paul

[Rich Waugh]

Cute pup, Paul. I'm glad your wife is enamored of her - that love goes a long way toward helping one recover from illness.

Best wishes for a healthy and happy future for all of you!

Rich

[GuglioLS]

Paul,

Your wife's joy over the new family member will be the strongest medicine yet for her road to recovery. I'm so happy for you she had a turn of heart and you two brought home Monnie. Sounds like your other "kids" at home have the same feeling. What a great story. Hows Pumpkin doing?


Larry

[linus69]

Thanks Rich and Larry, she was definitely an answer to a prayer and we couldn`t ask for more, she is a perfect fit to our family. My three other dogs just love her and there hasn`t been a single problem since we got her two weeks ago.
Our little feathered dog Pumpkin is great, she will be 1yr old on May 5th, she still provides almost constant amusement and she is as affectionate as any dog I`ve ever owned.
Here are the pictures off the breeders website that I pulled up the night that the wife was yelling and cursing about the thought of getting another dog. I swear it was like Cupids arrow came right out of the computer screen and shot her in the heart. Quicker than a sneeze she wanted to go and get this dog, Monnie took to her as quickly when they met in the breeders house.
She climbed on my wife`s lap and never got off and like magic my bride needed less of the pain meds than she needed before.





Here is a dose of Monnie medicine being administered



Paul

[bracabric]

So pleased about your new family member, I am sure she will be a force for good and a reason for you all to be positive, which is just what you all need right now !!
Will remember you all in my prayers,
Dick

[linus69]

Thankyou Dick, our new family member has truly been a Godsend to one and all in my family, human and canine.
I would like to get her to do some chores with the tractor but she can`t reach the pedals.









Paul

[red]

Paul-
She can't reach the pedals but definitely knows what needs to be done! God bless your wife and hope for a speedy recovery. -Ed

[3RRL]

Amazing story Paul,
You must be a good man for all your cards to fall in place like that. It's always great to read how well Monnie and your wife get along and what's even better, is that it's good for both of them. You have all our best wishes in a speedy recovery for your wife.
Thank you for posting about this...it's very refreshing and encouraging.
Rob-

[linus69]

Thankyou Ed, thankyou Rob, the pain and discomfort from the wifes surgery just keeps coming. This is all completely normal we are told, though the wife unfortunately is in the minority of women who is experiencing more than the usual pain, they have a name for it, some type of syndrome.
We went through the next step in her protocol which was the Oncologist a very nice woman with a sterling reputation who after doing her evaluation told my wife to go home and have a nice life. Thank God for that mammogram and it`s early detection of this cancer.
There is no need whatsoever for any Chemo or Radiation treatments, she then also reiterated that my wifes pain and discomfort was completely and totally normal at this stage. Needless to say this was a huge weight lifted and hopefully in a couple more weeks she will feel more like herself again.
Reality though is that it takes about a year before she will feel like it never happened, that is the average.
Monnie continues to be the best medicine in the house, she is just a doll and she seems very happy with us.

Paul