Elizabeth and Sammy,

 I understand mentally where you are at right now. I think we all feel like our world has fallen apart when we get the diagnosis. We stress with our decision to amputate, do chemo, what supplements should we use, ect. it just goes on and on.

 We are nearing Tasha's one ampuversary and  I still worry about her but I to have found a calmness, I have done everything I feel has been the right thing for Tasha, she is a happy girl and lives each day with joy and I have learned from her many life lessons. One day the time will come for us to make the last loving decision for her but until that day we will appreciate each and every day with love, laughter and make everyday special.

 I no there is no magic formula, I looked for it to, there is only today for sure and we make the most of it and feel very blessed to have this day to share together.

 Jo Ann & Tasha

Oh my God.  You guys are making me cry.  I am so glad you are in this peaceful place.  Myself, I can't bear the thought.  I know going into this relationship with my dog that most likely he would go first.  I just have never thought about it.  I have plans, he is going to be at my 50th birthday.  He is going to be white faced but still here.  Still my friend, we still have a lifetime of stuff to do.  I can't bear the thought of losing the closest relationship I have ever had with a furry faced friend.  He is like my child, or my young boy.  Just so sweet and funny, always the softest place to land.  Always so happy to be around me.  Looking up osterosarcoma I found mostly sites that have to do with children.  I couldn't imagine that pain if this is so surreal.  I can't begin to explain how wonderful he is to me.  I know time will probably calm this pain at the thought, I just hope we have enough time.

Elizabeth and Sammy

Oh Jerry's pack, it is a beautiful place.  A sad but beautiful place.  I am addicted.   A friend at work actually handed me a newspaper on Thursday that had an add for puppies.  he said "look, free to good home".  He said why spend any more on yours when you can get one for free that doesn't cost you anything?  I wanted to be angry because that was such an insensitive comment, but it just made me feel allienated. 

I am addicted to this place because people understand what loving, really loving a furry friend means.  I spend my free time here because I am learning so much.  It hurts here, but it heals too.  I hope to hear what I am supposed to be hearing, learn what I am supposed to be learning.  Mostly though, I am just trying to save my friend.  I like the blogs, it is almost cathartic. 

Thanks so much for starting this place,

Elizabeth and Sammy

Oh yeah, I so get that too!  I love puppies but I wouldn't want another.  When we first found Sammy, our "free" puppy, he was about 5 months old.  After all the vet bills because of the injuries he had and getting him updated on shots and whatnot, he ate my friends SNOWMOBILE that was parked at our house.  Mine was parked right next to it, but did he eat mine? No, He ate all of the parts he could off of our friends ride.  Hmmmm, puppies, nope, definately not free!

Thanks for that, it is a good memory believe it or not,  it makes me laugh now…

Elizabeth and Sammy

One such Cruella once told us how her daughter could have bought a lot of dalmations for the money she'd spent on hers.

Kind of getting off topic here, but I wanted to share with you a funny joke my dad came up with based on what my faculty advisor said.

    So we were driving back from a class field trip (generous term, only 2 of us went) and we were discussing dogs as pets.  My faculty advisor said that both of his cost like $500/leg (as a joke) because they were purebreds of some sort.  I was retelling the story to my dad and my dad said in response, "Well you can tell your faculty advisor that one leg on Chloe cost $2500!".   

   Even though Chloe is not a purebred anything (I have officially determined she is a husky/hound/goofball mix), she nearly costs as much as one!  Or maybe I should say I have a purebred tripawd?

FYI: Just a reminder that I totally think the amputation was worth every penny, I just wanted to share a light-hearted joke.  Hard to read humor sometimes…. 

-Chloe's mom