kerrysgirl
Senior Member
My extremely hyper, jumpy dog and my family are hosting a dog trainer this Saturday afternoon to see if we can get her to calm down and stop jumping on people and growling at visitors.
I *KNOW* I should have done more when she first moved in with us, so we likely have some "untraining" to do, too. Now that DH is up and around with a chemo pump, the pup CANNOT jump on him for fear that his line would get pulled, so trainer, here we come.
DH is starting treatment #3 today. His spirits are still pretty high despite the bouts of worry and fear that still creep in. We have started a plan (for as long as he feels like it) to spend every other Saturday touring something fun within a few hours' drive. We've been terrible at that for most of our marriage, and especially with DS, we need to get out and experience life a bit more. So, this past weekend, we went to Fossil Rim Wildlife Center. We spent several hours driving the scenic route and feeding the critters that came up to the car. The only one we wanted to feed and didn't get to feed was the herd of giraffe, so we will be going back sometime later to try again. I'm posting a pic of the Ostrich we met who just sat and mugged for the camera!
On the way there, we stopped at a state park for a picnic and to go wading in the river. It was a first for DS and Dh had the time of his life with our kiddo. The state park we went to has fossilized dino tracks in the river bed, but the river was up just a bit too much for us to get to see them. That's another trip we want to make later this summer when the river is a little drier.
Anyways, things are going OK right now...DH's bloodwork came back good prior to his first three treatments and his CEA marker is down a bit from the baseline, which is good. He likes the staff at the infusion center and other than being aggravated by the pump line, slight nausea from time to time, and being really wiped out after treatment, he's physically doing well. Doc and nurses on his team seem pretty pleased with his progress so far. We'll be cautiously optimistic and continue to hope for the best and continue to prepare in case we have a longer road than we currently expect to have.
Thanks for listening and for all of your support. You are all appreciated and loved. You have no idea what the support you've lent has meant to me.
I *KNOW* I should have done more when she first moved in with us, so we likely have some "untraining" to do, too. Now that DH is up and around with a chemo pump, the pup CANNOT jump on him for fear that his line would get pulled, so trainer, here we come.
DH is starting treatment #3 today. His spirits are still pretty high despite the bouts of worry and fear that still creep in. We have started a plan (for as long as he feels like it) to spend every other Saturday touring something fun within a few hours' drive. We've been terrible at that for most of our marriage, and especially with DS, we need to get out and experience life a bit more. So, this past weekend, we went to Fossil Rim Wildlife Center. We spent several hours driving the scenic route and feeding the critters that came up to the car. The only one we wanted to feed and didn't get to feed was the herd of giraffe, so we will be going back sometime later to try again. I'm posting a pic of the Ostrich we met who just sat and mugged for the camera!
On the way there, we stopped at a state park for a picnic and to go wading in the river. It was a first for DS and Dh had the time of his life with our kiddo. The state park we went to has fossilized dino tracks in the river bed, but the river was up just a bit too much for us to get to see them. That's another trip we want to make later this summer when the river is a little drier.
Anyways, things are going OK right now...DH's bloodwork came back good prior to his first three treatments and his CEA marker is down a bit from the baseline, which is good. He likes the staff at the infusion center and other than being aggravated by the pump line, slight nausea from time to time, and being really wiped out after treatment, he's physically doing well. Doc and nurses on his team seem pretty pleased with his progress so far. We'll be cautiously optimistic and continue to hope for the best and continue to prepare in case we have a longer road than we currently expect to have.
Thanks for listening and for all of your support. You are all appreciated and loved. You have no idea what the support you've lent has meant to me.
