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In Loving Memory of
Nana
Died August 12th 2008
dx perianal gland adenocarcinoma Dec. 14th
'06
Kelly and Mike's 14 yr old Cairn who fought
such a very brave fight
and will now be so very sadly missed
Nana on Canada Day
Our sweet little girl celebrating her 12th birthday.
August 11th '08 - "Tomorrow, our beloved cairn Nana will
be crossing the Bridge. She was diagnosed with cancer in December
2006 - we were told she had very little time left to live, even as
short as a month. Well, fate took over and long story short, we met
an excellent surgeon who was able to remove the large anal gland
tumour that no one else would touch. We thank Dr. Walshaw for
providing us for close to 20 extra months with her that we never
would have had. We made the most of those months, loved her, took
her on trips, took her to see the ducks. Last September, she was
diagnosed with Chronic Renal Failure. For a year, I dispensed her
meds, gave her daily fluids and was at her side as her nurse. But
the last week, I knew something else was going on other than kidney
failure. Today, I took her to the vet's where he saw a large mass
that was back in the area where the original was - she has become so
very weak so quickly, even in the last day so we know it is now
time. We never gave up but we know her time has come because her
eyes tell me so. Please never give up on your pets when they are
diagnosed - because of our persistence, we were able to spend
another wonderful 20 months with our gal...it was worth every
minute.
Go hug your little ones and if you can, say a prayer for our
gal as she makes our journey tomorrow!"
Nana and her Uncle Mac
Canada Day/Bday celebrations
Update from Kelly, October 10th 2007
"We had her in today - she is suspected to have chronic
kidney failure due to age but that is by no means a death sentence.
We found out five weeks ago so this was a follow-up. We actually had
her tested for Addison's today, which would be even more manageable.
Should get results soon. Regardless, she is having ups and downs but
still the fighter! Two weeks ago we were saying she was back to
normal so now she's just going through a little bad spurt, lethargic
and such. Should get better as she is starting to eat more again.
And the wonderful news in regard to cancer is that her kidney is
cancer-free!!! Woohoo! That was a possibility today when they did
the ultrasound so it was good to know there was nothing there. As
scary as chemo was, I suspect that it may have slowed down or
stopped spreading. I don't know how she stays so strong, I really
don't."
My sunshine
Nana, Summer 2005
Nana as a garden ornament
Nana, Summer 2005
Going for a walk
Nana at the duckie pond
Duckies!
Nana at the duckie pond
Nana and Mom
Us sitting together, having a chat.
Nana and her dad
Chillin'!
Nana and Pooh
Nana cuddling
Nana, Christmas 2006
We are truly blessed to have such a great soul as Nana in our
lives - and to have found a group of people that understand.
Here's even more recent pictures - we took a vacation mainly
for her last week:
http://www.dropshots.com/osmond71#date/2007-09
Early September was a weekend getaway to Yarmouth and late Sept
is a bit longer trip to PEI.
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