It's been a very long time since I've contributed to the forum.  I've stopped in occasionally to read the blogs but that's pretty much it.  Sad how life can get in the way some times. 

I just wanted to stop in and offer Radar's hope to all of you out there, whether you have a tripawd currently or are contemplating the decision.  Some of you may remember Radar.  Well while grooming him today I realized he had an anniversary coming up.  In about 2 weeks he will be celebrating his "2 YEAR" ampuversary.  That's right!  2 years since his cancer diagnosis and front leg amputation.   And he is doing utterly amazing - no sign of mets - no sign of slowing down.

What's his secret?  Only he and god knows.  He hasn't had chemo or radiation.  For the most part there has been no special diet.  We haven't treated him differently than the others in almost any way.  Sometimes I wonder if it really was cancer but we will never know that now (diagnosis was done by x-ray, not biopsy and we acted as quickly as we could).  I think that because he was a relatively young dog who had then and has now the most amazing zest for life that I have ever seen that his own constitution has helped him beat the odds.  He approaches everything with gusto and a winning attitude.  Nothing can slow him down ... Nothing can defeat him.  You know how they say laughter is the best medicine?  Well Radar seems to be always laughing - laughing at cancer, laughing at anything that thinks it can beat him and just plain laughing because he's that kind of happy guy. 

Radar and all his two legged friends want to celebrate his ampuversary passing his hope on to all of you.  Cancer is not the end.  Amputation is not a storm to be weathered - just a ripple caused by a drop of rain on the ocean of life. 

Life can and does go on...... laughing.

Borzoid