Sunday, June 30, 2013

Waiting...

This past week we've been preparing for Katie's surgery tomorrow to amputate her right front leg. Last Tuesday Katie went to see a canine oncologist for an FNA appointment. The oncologist thought the humerus had not eroded enough to allow an FNA to be done -- and she was right. We took that as a good thing.

We are probably making it harder on ourselves by all the fretting we're doing. In the meantime, Katie just lives for the present and keeps things simple. Katie looked like this yesterday afternoon when I offered her a cookie:


If you have a moment and think of it, keep her in your thoughts tomorrow and for the days ahead.

(Shot with the Nikon D600 using the 50mm f/1.8 lens; aperture-priority, with aperture set to f/5.6; 1/100 second at ISO 6400; center-weighted; +0.7 exposure compensation; normal JPG.)
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14 comments:

  1. ErinJuly 1, 2013 at 6:03 AM

    Prayers and best wishes for Katie. Never an easy decision to make, but I'm sure she will come through with flying colours:)

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    1. UnknownJuly 7, 2013 at 12:53 PM

      erin, sorry for the late reply. preparing for her surgery and its aftermath has kept us totally occupied, but i wanted to say "thanks" for your best wishes for katie.

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  2. What Remains NowJuly 1, 2013 at 6:08 AM

    All of you are in my thoughts and prayers...particularly today.

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    1. UnknownJuly 7, 2013 at 1:11 PM

      thanks, lori. she came through surgery very well, and was up on her feet in a short period of time.

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  3. Mad Red HareJuly 1, 2013 at 7:32 AM

    Praying for you, your family, Katie and everyone caring for Katie. Damn cancer.

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    1. UnknownJuly 7, 2013 at 1:11 PM

      thanks for your concerns. it is greatly appreciated.

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  4. houndstoothJuly 1, 2013 at 7:05 PM

    I hope the surgery went well today and that it buys you guys a lot of time together!

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    1. UnknownJuly 7, 2013 at 2:09 PM

      it did go well. we hope we caught it relatively early. the biopsy results should come back this week.

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  5. genjiJuly 3, 2013 at 3:51 PM

    All paws crossed (at least the ones who can) and sending good vibes for a quick recovery.

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    1. UnknownJuly 7, 2013 at 3:17 PM

      thanks, gyeong. her recovery was quick -- ours, probably not so quick.

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  6. Greyhounds CAN SitJuly 5, 2013 at 3:21 AM

    I'm late getting here (as usual) but I hope everything went well?

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    1. UnknownJuly 7, 2013 at 3:19 PM

      yes, the surgery was smooth and uneventful. our daughter texted a picture of katie standing in her dog run within an hour after she was closed up. she even tried to run up to the front door so she could bark at the mail carrier who was walking towards our door (we had to tell her, "no.").

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  7. AngelaJuly 5, 2013 at 4:40 AM

    Hope your beautiful girl continues to recover well and I know you will enjoy whatever time you have with her.

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    1. UnknownJuly 7, 2013 at 3:19 PM

      we hope it'll be a long time. i'd like to think we caught this early, but we don't really know for sure.

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