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Both Emmett and Lucas had their blood panels this morning at our local vet. Em’s is just routine; since he’s on oral chemo probably forever, they’re monitoring his levels every 10 weeks. Lucas’ is part of the weekly checkups he gets for his Purdue chemo trial. With both of them undergoing two different chemo protocols, …
When we moved from DC to Indiana, our tiny bowling-alley backyard was so exciting! We had our own space! Outside! Emmett and Lucas would be so happy! But then… For one thing, we realized that the yard wasn’t the suburban paradise we hoped for because they really didn’t want to be out there unless we were …
“You chose to amputate the leg,” the oncology resident nodded. “It’s not an easy decision but, I think, the right one.” Frankly, for me, the decision wasn’t a difficult one: Without amputation, this insidious cancer, osteosarcoma, would take Lucas in only a few months, if not weeks. With amputation, his prognosis expanded to around four …
Yesterday morning, we emerged from the fog. Lucas came home from the hospital on Thursday. We knew it would be hard. We had no idea how hard. On Thursday, he did well. We arranged our living room so that he was corralled into one area with a mattress. We put throw rugs, door mats, and bath …
