First - nothing bad has happened, you can brief a sigh of relief!

I want to take Tazzie's 3rd month anniversary to thank so many people here. Three months probably doesn't sound like much, either to the newbies or to the not-so-newbies who are celebrating one or two years (I can only imagine what that is like). but it is the first milestone I can acknowledge in our journey. Who knows where life will take us at four months or five. I know this has not been a good day for at least a few of your. 

The people where I live have been very kind since Tazzie's diagnosis. When people see my half-naked dog, and what is a dog without fur, they inevitably say "what beautiful skin", which is the last thing I could have hoped for (it is kind of cool, like an Appaloosa horse). We have encountered no negative experiences, other than one woman (out of hundreds) commenting that 'it must have been the food' to cause the cancer. But a lot of the reason people here respond so well is that I already have the 'tripawd family' to share our experiences. 

I don't have to be bothered with whether they get it or not. More than that, we have obtained amazing information to the extent that we now have enlisted another tripawd's oncologists (note that Maximutt has two board-certified oncologists, not just one!). My vet is learning from our experience with this disease by talking with Maximutt's oncologists. How amazing is that?!

You are all 'virtual' friends and we'll probably never meet. But it feels a bit more real than that. And I bet I'll meet a few of you. I just wish I met more of the pups before they passed.

Tika, Yoda, Hori, Boinks, Oslo, Cherry, Jack, Genie, okay Jerry and WRD, Polo, Romeo, Toto and many many others who have come before and since have offered so much. (Of course special thanks to tazziedog, who we can't include in the same sentence since she makes us look respectable when we ask our vets about things they would normally never consider like Artemisinin .) So on a day where I was feeling a bit sorry for myself and Tazzie (I'm not a morning person and have to rise early on Tues and Thurs and apparently can get a bit grumpy by this Thursday evening), Tazzie and I just want to say how much we appreciate you all!

Now, Tazzie says, cancer or no cancer it is time to do what a dog needs to do and head out for a hop and a sniff.

Susan & Tazzie 2