Fall at Virginia Tech

Halloween Card No.3

Get Well Card - Autumn Splendor

Egg-cellent

Halloween Card No.2

Halloween Card No.1

Butterfly Birthday Card

6x6 Scrapbook Page - 1st Day of School

"Listen" Photo Winner - Two Peas In A Bucket

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Freeway Photos

3x3 Card Swap

It's Official

Solarize

Get Well Patrick

Get Well Chip

Dog Story

Little Sister

Casey had her second radiation treatment along with a dose of chemotherapy on August 27th.  The chemotherapy should treat any cancer cells that may be floating around in her blood.  (I know...very scientific jargon.) The good news is that she doesn't seem to be experiencing any side effects.  Pictured below is Casey's little sister Kallie our other trouper.

Simply Adorned - Virginia Tech

On My Desk

Holiday Mini Catalog

2010 Holiday Mini Catalog (September 1, 2010-January 3, 2011)

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Jury's Out

We took Casey for her first radiation treatment last Friday night.  She seemed fine right after the treatment and all day Saturday but seems to be feeling the effects today.  She had a hard time getting up this afternoon and doesn’t seem to be in a good mood.  Can dogs have moods?  Anyway, we decided to go with the radiation instead of the surgery based on Casey’s overall condition (i.e., age and arthritis) and the fact that our second oncologist seemed to be in agreement with us.  The lines on Casey’s face are from the colored radiation markers.  The lines designate the area to be treated and will be used for the next two treatments.  For those of you that might not know, radiation therapy works by damaging the DNA within cancer cells and destroying their ability to reproduce.  Our hope is that the cancer will remain localized and its growth will be slowed enough so Casey can enjoy the rest of her life in relative comfort.

New Beginning

More Flowers

Happiness Always

Frustration

So for the last 2 weeks we’ve been trying to contact the oncologist at The Cancer Group in Culver City and for some reason she’s not returning our calls.  I don’t know about you but four messages and multiple conversations with the receptionist borders on stalking if you ask me.  Is it possible that our decision to not have the surgery (and spend thousands of dollars) somehow put us on the blacklist?  Are we no longer economically viable?

That being said, we’re going back to AllCare in Fountain Valley.   AllCare is where Casey had her hip replacement and TPLO surgeries.  It’s not as fancy as The Cancer Group but at least they return phone calls.