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Visiting Shayna in surgical post-op
Sept. 4, 6:15pm: Shayna’s surgery was a big success. The surgeon was able to remove the entire tumor from Shayna’s liver. None of the complications he advised of arose. He said she is recovering very well, very quickly, which you can see in the video. More details to follow, soon. For now, I want to […]
Our brief, pre-surgical trip to Virginia Beach
(Sept 3) My impromptu venture to give Shayna and myself some pure joy, right before she goes in for surgery. Mission accomplished.
Standing at the intersection of hope, fear and gratitude
(Sept.1-2) Working to identify and reconcile conflicting emotions – and an idea for a gift for both of us, before Shayna’s surgery.
Shayna’s upcoming surgery
Summary: On Sept. 4, 2012 Shayna will be undergoing surgery to remove a tumor on her liver. The surgeon has a very optimistic view of what’s going to happen.
Videos in preparation for our vet consult
Aug. 2012: Videos of Shayna, running, jumping & swimming, to show our wonderful holistic vet her life “outside the office.”
Video: The night before Shayna’s big tests
July 29, 2012: Doing our toy retrieval training on a lighted tennis court, the night before Shayna’s big series of tests.
Acceptance of an unpleasant reality
It is so easy for me to believe that Shayna is always going to be as young and vibrant as she seems to be, forever. Until something like this happens.
25Apr12: Shayna’s “bad hair day”
OK, I’m being facetious. On Monday, April 23, I brought Shayna in for an ultrasound of her abdomen (her first). Some months ago our vet detected something going on with her kidneys that was a source of concern, but with a combination of traditional and Chinese medicines, we were able to all but reverse […]
10th anniversary weekend
Yesterday, April 7, was the tenth anniversary of my adoption of Shayna from the Charlottesville-Albemarle SPCA. A time capsule: Here are the first pictures ever taken of us, on April 7, 2002 (more): And here (1, 2) are the first videos I took of her, on the day of our adoption, and a week later. […]
25Mar12 Visit to the old SPCA, then the new SPCA
Today, I took Shayna to go visit the old Charlottesville-Albemarle SPCA, ten years to the day that I first met her, after the long, long search for the “right” first dog for me. I knew the building had been abandoned for the past five or six years, since the new CASPCA had been built […]
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