My Girl

Posted by Rob (Velveetaville, United States) on 23 August 2008 in Miscellaneous and Portfolio.

I took a few captures of Mille the other day and... well... I am going to post a few so indulge me.

I am feeling a little nostalgic these days. Mille had surgery a week back to remove a tumor from her right leg. It was big and nasty. A few days after the surgery, we got a call from our Vet and friend John. He informed us that the tumor was malignant. Yup, you read that right, malignant... not again!

All I could think of while we were on the phone that day, was John telling us about Max and that there was nothing we could do. I was devastated when the he called and told us that our girls tumor was cancer. He told us that along with the tumor he cut as much as he could of the surrounding area but could not go as deep as he should because of where it was. So, now what? Well, we get her all healed up and watch the area for any recurrence. Talk about feeling helpless, again.

How did Mille take it? Course, being a typical dog, all she cares about is that she can't play with her brother and me, take here usual long walks and go for rides with me for coffee (I drink the coffee, she gets a butter cookie). The thing about dogs is they don't know that they are sick unless they are really, really sick. That's a great way to be, don't you think? I mean, having something like cancer and all she worries about is that she's not playing fetch in the back yard, what a great attitude.

So, another lesson is learned from my girl Mille. Don't fret about things you can't do anything about. Go out and enjoy life and live in the moment, it may be the only moment you have left so make the most of it.

Cheers,

Rob

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"Every year, between six and eight million dogs and cats enter U.S. shelters; some three to four million of these animals are euthanized because there are not enough homes for them."

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