Archive for February, 2008

In 1785, Jean-Pierre Blanchard made the first crossing of the English Channel, in a balloon.
In 1795, the 11th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified.

In 1800, our 13th President, Millard Fillmore, was born.

In 1926 George Burns and Gracie Allen were married.

In 1929, Buck Rogers debuted in newspapers.

In 1948, Kenny Loggins was born.

In 1950, Erin Gray, who appeared in ‘Buck Rogers in the 25th Century’, was born.

In 1964, the Beatles arrived in the Untied States.

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On this day, in 1911, Ronald Reagan was born.

Today was a very emotional day.

It all started at 6:30 when the alarm went off and I quickly woke up the entire family. There was never any doubt that we would all go together to take Flash to this very important appointment today.

We arrived about 20 minutes early, which was amazing seeing how the Atlanta traffic was. After completing the new patient registration form, they took us all into a small 10×15 room. I have to admire the kids for sitting there, listening to things they could not understand, keeping quiet so we could comprehend what the veterinarian was telling us.

Flash’s prognosis is not good. The deterioration in the bone is so bad that he is now at the point that just walking could cause hairline fractures and more pain. The veterinarian explained everything to us, he covered all the options. I am so glad he did.

The first thing Flash needs is an immediate amputation of his right front leg. They will have to take the shoulder and the shoulder blade too. His recovery from the amputation will be rather quick, but he will never recover from the cancer.

The veterinarian explained that there is no doubt the cancer has spread and Flash has at best 6 months to 1 year left with us. He discussed the options for chemotherapy, but even with the treatment that shows the best results, the most Flash gains is an additional 6 months to 1 year.

He’s been moping and you can tell he does not feel good. He must know something because he keeps trying to sleep in the cat bed and the cat hasn’t been around for months.

We will never know what Flash is thinking, or what he wants. I do know that if it were me, I would choose the quality of life over the quantity. It just seems more logical to me to allow him to live as a happy 3 legged dog for 6 months to a year, rather than have him laying around listless, drooling, in a heap of fur on the floor, too sick to notice whether or not we were even in the room.

So for now, we are planning on the amputation. He has pain pills to get him through til we can get that done in the next week or so, and after that is done, we will take it from there.

On this day in 1983, Karen Carpenter died from heart failure caused by anorexia.

I don’t want to sound too callous here, but why didn’t anyone do anything to save her? I mean, it seems everyone around her knew she had a problem, why didn’t they step up and force her to get help? It’s almost like they called movers New York just to get as far away from her problem as they could. How sad.

Our dog Flash has been limping for the last week or two, so we took him to the vet today. It turns out he has cancer. We have another appointment on Tuesday to find out how bad it is, and what we can do for him.

I’ve known people who had cancer, and one guy who had mesothelioma. I never had a dog that got it though. I know to many of you he is just a dog, but he’s a part of our family and I would appreciate some prayers if you’re so inclined.