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About danielle

I am a rescue mom and school teacher. Gerry came to me from Texas, after he "failed" as a hunting dog. He had NOT had an easy life. I was three years divorced, and we saved each other. Last week I learned he has osteosarcoma. Our world feels upside down...while everyone else is right side up.

..and the next morning….

Gerry felt better.  I decided to give him all the pills in one shot this morning, the hour before he ate, and then the chew able one a little bit after he ate, and he didn’t react badly to the … Continue reading

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upset belly boy…

It’s late….really late, but Gerry just spit up, and I just had given him his evening dose of pills about 20 minutes ago on an empty belly. He got sick two days ago in the am, but not yesterday, so … Continue reading

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Yes, Mom?

 This is a picture Mom took of me in 2012.  She had just discovered that I loved to lie in the sunshine, and at a certain point in the day, even in winter, she could open it, put a big … Continue reading

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A check up on President’s Day!

Now, Mom thought yesterday was going to be a, “take a chest x-ray, test some blood ONLY” visit.  It was our first one back since I’ve completed my chemotherapy.  Silly Mommy had thought that once I was done with chemo, … Continue reading

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I laugh in your face, cancer!

Gerry is loving this winter.  Not only does he not have to go for chemo anymore, but it has snowed a few times, and he’s been able to eat his seasonal snack of freshly fallen snow!  He’s hysterical!  How he … Continue reading

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