Round #1 of Chemo down!

Hello All!

It has been awhile since we last posted – we have had ALOT going on. Say nothing about the cancer and adjusting to life as a tripawd, but my brother in law was rushed in for emergency open heart surgery this week. It has been one hell of a week that is for sure!! He is doing great now, but it was the longest 24 hours of my life. I know they say that you’re not given anything that you can’t handle, but damn – when are we gonna catch a break?? The last three weeks have been absolutely crazy for my family – we are very much looking forward to welcoming 2014 you could say!!!

With that being sad, Bentley is an absolute rock star!! He had his sutures taken out at day 11 post-amp and doc said everything looks amazing! His incision looks great, and he is doing amazingly at getting around! His lymph node came back clear wahoo, and all of his blood work looks perfect so we went ahead and did his first Chemo treatment yesterday! He seems to be un-phased by it thus far, but I know that day 3-4 is where it can be ugly. I’ve heard for the most part they will be great, so we’re hoping for that! 🙂 Christmas is going to be extra special this year, after the hell that we’ve been through the last week – it’s really made me sit back and think about what really matters. I have always been the type to care more about the little things in life anyway, but now even more so than ever before. We know that we’re fighting a monster here, but right now all of the odds are in our favor, and Bentley is one tough little man! We’re definitely going to enjoy family time this holiday season – looks at though we’ll be doing it from my brother in laws hospital room, but I don’t even care. We are all alive, and fortunate enough to be able to be together – so we’re going to celebrate that! 🙂

We’re heading back out to Greenville to be with Chris tomorrow, so will probably not write again until after the holidays so Bentley and I want to send sloppy Rotty kisses to all!!! We hope everyone has a fantastic holiday sharing time with loved ones!!

xoxo

Meekah is such a sweet sister, she lays with him everyday now!
Meekah is such a sweet sister, she lays with him everyday now!
Back to his old ways, waiting at the window when Mommy gets home. :)
Back to his old ways, waiting at the window when Mommy gets home. 🙂
Figured out how to play with his favorite toy!
Figured out how to play with his favorite toy!
Our 'post-amp, sutures out' pawty, complete with a bottle of Ace of Spades..Kaiya is excited too as you can see!
Our ‘post-amp, sutures out’ pawty, complete with a bottle of Ace of Spades..Kaiya is excited too as you can see!
Big man after his first round of Chemo, came home to play with his ball. :)
Big man after his first round of Chemo, came home to play with his ball. 🙂

3 thoughts on “Round #1 of Chemo down!”

  1. Okay, aside from the issue with the brother-in-law…….

    this is a WONDERFUL update!! Actualy, now that he’s on the road to recovery…it’s ALL good!!

    These pictures re sooooooo much fn!! Your Husky pups are just stunning and, of course “Big Man Bentley” is over the moon cute! He realy looks hapy in those pictures and so very fit! I think he needs a few more tennis balls though:-) 🙂 Clearly three at a time is just not enough challenge!

    The picture where they are all waiting for you to co e ho e…..now that’s a Hallmark Christmas card!!!

    And what a goooooood boy…..he figured out how to pla with his favorite toy! These tripawds never cease to amaze me! jjst bow down in awe.

    Thanks for taking the time to update us and share these wonderful pics. Give a hug to your brother-in-law for us.

    HUGE HUGS to you and your pack! Good job mom and dad, and, of course, Bentley!

    Sally and Happy Hannah

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