What We Know

So Joanne got the results from her bone scan, she does not have bone cancer !!, but she has a break in her pelvis!!!  They are guessing that because of the radiation she had, it made her bones brittle, at some point she must have banged into something & broke it! The poor girl , she's been in so much pain.  She has to see a specialist now to decide what to do, they may put a pin in it.

They also found 2 lumps, one in her chest, beside her aorta, & one in her back, these lumps have grown in size.  She is waiting for her PET scan to confirm if these are indeed cancer that has metastasized.  They can't remove the one in her chest as it is too close to her heart so she would have to go through radiation & chemo again :(

So that is all we know right now, keep the prayers coming !

Leaving On A Jet Plane :)

Tomorrow morning at 5 am, I leave for Calgary to take a plane home to Thunder Bay.

My sister Debra surprised me by buying me the ticket as she knows how poor I am! , Debra is also bringing home her new boyfriend of almost a year to meet the family, poor guy !

I need this break so bad, things have been overwhelming for me lately, Kort's spondylosis, Tate getting so sick, and not being able to get my Flatcoat puppy are just some of the things.

It will be the first Thanksgiving we will all be together in a very long time.  We have alot to celebrate, my niece Sherri just got engaged, she is the only child of my older brother Brian.  Her wedding is next year on New Year's Eve, it will be a very happy time.

We are also possibly walking into some bad news though.  My middle sister Joanne who was diagnosed with cervical cancer in 2011 had a bone scan done yesterday.  She has excruciating pain in her pelvis, she will get the results tomorrow as to whether the cancer has gone into her bones.   We will take any prayers for her.

I am also worried about leaving my dogs, they will be with Amanda which is wonderful, but Tate is still so sore at times, I worry about him.  Kort is a mommas boy, I know he will have fun with all his friends, but I know he will miss me.

At any rate I really do need to go away,  just be with family.  I can hardly wait to get there :)

Unfinished Business

Yesterday after our Scenthurdle practice there was a CARO rally seminar being held.
 On the way home Amanda & I got to talking & I remembered that Tate had gotten his CARO Rally Novice title back in 2007.  He got it in 3 straight trials with 2 first places & 1 second place from the Novice B class.  I was never able to add the title to his name however as we got all 3 legs under the same judge, rules state you must have at least 2 judges.  We moved in October of 2007 to Lethbridge and I never did go to a trial to get the last judge to make it official.

To me this is unfinished business, yes I know Tate doesn't know he doesn't have the title, ( Amanda lol)  but I wish I had taken the time to do it, for me. 

This is not a post that I want comments on about how I shouldn't dwell on it, I have never dwelled on it, it just happened to come up in conversation , I am proud of each & every title my dogs get.  It takes hard work & dedication to get them & why not brag about them?

Anyway, I went back & found this picture of Tate the day he finished his CARO title with the 2nd place ......

April 15 2007

Stunning Scenery

I love Alberta! Southern Alberta actually, we get the most amazing cloud formations due to the mountains & the wind traveling over them.
On our drive out to Cowley this morning Amanda took these pictures of the sky,
I never get tired of looking up :)

My antenna topper made me laugh, I think I need a new one !

Real looking cut outs with the amazing sky

More cool cut outs

Hard Choices

I have been avoiding writing this post for awhile now as is not an easy one.....

A few weeks ago I woke up in the middle of the night with a heart wrenching realization.......it might not be the right time to get my Flatcoat puppy after all :(   I couldn't fall asleep after that wondering why that thought entered my head.

My heart was all of a sudden telling me that I needed to be more available for Tate, and a puppy would take time away from him.  I am not sure why all of a sudden my mind went in this direction, but it did.  I talked with a few of my close friends & told them what I was thinking.   I talked to Liz almost immediately to tell her how I was feeling as well.  I didn't want to prolong it.  It was one of the most difficult things I've had to do.

Then within days of my decision, Tate became ill, it was like a sign that I had made the right choice.  I had many days of tears, but when it came right down to it I knew I had done the right thing for now.  Tate deserves no less.  

I continue to visit with the puppies,  I have a favourite which makes it harder, but at the same time I feel a connection with these puppies so I enjoy my visits so much!

I have no doubt I will have my puppy one day so I am doing better now.  Hopefully I can help with socializing & maybe have some weekend play dates at my house with a puppy :)