I'm still here...

and so are Phoebe, Diesel and Bailee. In the beginning of May I noticed that Phoebe's lymph nodes were very enlarged and getting larger. I took her in for an exam as soon as I noticed and she was diagnosed with Lymphosarcoma a day or so after. We started chemo on May 4th and initially it was very successful. I mean, hell, she's still here and it's July 23rd, so for about a month and a half we enjoyed total remission. Last weekend though, I noticed those lymph nodes again and back we went to see Dr. Ron and two days later we had confirmation from the Lab that the cytology indicated the cancer was back. Just fucking fabulous. So, I'm on pins and needles waiting to see what the oncologists say about switching up the chemo protocol. Hopefully, we will have that defined before the end of today, since I'll need to arrange with my supervisor and I need to make work travel plans for early next month..
Also around the beginning of May I started a personal wellness endeavor to address some of my potential health problems due to the extreme amount of fatness I have. I am happy to say that making better food choices and exercising consistently has paid some dividends as 've lost 30 pounds. I'm amazed that with all this recent stress I've managed to stay on a plan, but hey, something is working.
The best thing is, that although the cancer is back for Phoebe, she doesn't know it. She's still waggy, happy, prancy, funny and full of life. I know the time will come when she doesn't enjoy life anymore and I'll have to say goodbye. But until that day, we're going to keep fighting the cancer with what we've got.
In other interesting news, Aaron and I watched the movie Kung Fu Panda and decided that Diesel IS PO (the Panda). If you knew Diesel and saw the lengths he'll go to for a cookie, you'd be nodding in agreement and chuckling. Diesel is such a kick in the pants and when he and Bailee aren't being bulldogs, the house is pretty peaceful and the pack is happy.