Good Counts, Sad News
Dec 2nd, 2008 Posted in Hodgkin's Status Update | 3 comments »I have been away from my blogging post for many days, but I am returning.
My blood work this morning came back with good results: white blood cells are kicking ass thanks to the Neulasta, and red blood cells and platelets are on the lowish side but holding steady.
Our beloved Maddison died on Friday, which I can still scarcely believe. Her kidneys were stressed beyond their capacity by an attack of pancreatitis. We had known for while that Sudz was not long for this world, but losing Maddison was a shock, especially barely a month after Sudz died. We are sad.
Tonight I’m going to drum circle to bang on things.
Our faithful Cocker Spaniel, Sudz (Beer Sudz Lamour Barcaski-Long) — food aficionado, sometime Rottweiller-puppy-impersonator, fart machine extraordinaire — went to the great dog park in the sky during the wee hours of the morning.