6 month ampuversary!!
Well tomorrow is 6 months since Louies amputation!! The days of wondering if I did the right thing are long behind us. I would do it again in a heartbeat now that I have seen the joy that has come back to Louie and the quality time that we have since shared. I am so thrilled with each passing month and yet at the same time I wish I could slow down the days and weeks which seem to be flying by. I know that with each passing day the chances of the cancer rearing it’s ugly head are more likely. I still find myself sometimes falling into the old trap of believing that there was a mistake and Louie didn’t have cancer. It is so easy to do when they are feeling good and carrying on as if nothing has changed.
I apologize for not writing more frequently but these are such precious days and I try to live in the moment and just enjoy them for what they are. We had snow last month and Louie just loved it! I laughed watching him play and run and shed silent tears wondering if this would be his last winter. But for now we are good, and I kiss his face a million times a day and breath in his glorious doggy smell and rub his ears,and massage his legs,and lie beside him and spoil him rotten 🙂
So for now things are good. 6 months post amputation and 7 month post diagnosis. We have been blessed for even though it doesn’t seem like very much I know there are others who didn’t get nearly as long and so I am very grateful. I have included a video of Lou enjoying the snow.
Bye for now
Sue and “Big Lou”
7 comments so far
10:57 pm - 2-3-2016
I cannot tell you how happy these updates on Big Louie make me!! 🙂 🙂 I’m base sitting here with a big ole grin across my face and then…and then…APPLAUDING Lou when I saw what a joyful time he was having in the snow!
HAPPY SIX MONTH AMPUVERSARY LOUIE!!!
And Mom, you get a standing ovation for having the courage to make such gut wrenching decisions, starting with the amputation itself, and then the chemo. You ALWAYS put Lou first a d you ALWAYS made a decision out of love for him! You know Louie best. You let that “knowing” guide you in ways that have always benefited Louie.
And ya’ know what? It’s okay to believe Louie doesn’t have that piece of crap disease. In Louie’s world, it’s TRUE! He’s just getting on with enjoying your loving and spoiling with the magic of being blissfully unaware of any “diagnosis”!!
HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY,
SIX MONTH AMPUVERSARY BIG LOUIE!!!
Huge bowls of ice cream and a big slice of cake to celebrate!!!
Love!
Sally and Alumni Happy Hannah and Merry Myrtle and Frankie too!
PS…I’ve made reference to Big Louie many times when new members with “big” dogs are faced with amputation. I also use him as a reference when some members are faced with discontinuing chemo because of bad side effects. He is such an inspiration!
1:02 am - 2-7-2016
Thank you Sally for always being our biggest cheerleader! {{hugs}}
3:08 am - 2-4-2016
How beautiful!
XO
Deb
1:02 am - 2-7-2016
Thanks Deb 🙂
11:29 pm - 2-4-2016
I am smiling ear to ear… Love, love, love this.
He looks so happy.. Keeping hoping along Neapolitan.. Ur awesome!!
Neka & Steph
1:03 am - 2-7-2016
Thanks! He does seem quite happy lately 🙂
5:57 pm - 2-13-2016
Best. Update. EVER! Heh heh! Every update with Louie is the best, really!
Please never ever ever feel badly for not posting more frequently. You are SO right, these days ARE precious and you need to treasure them in real life. We just want to know things are good but we also want you to enjoy that quality time that you both fought so hard for. When Jerry was with us, we were not online nearrrrrrrrly as much as we are now, and we have zero regrets about it. Every minute is a gift, unwrap it!
And give that boy a smooch from us! You guys ROCK!