Life is so full of it's ups and downs

Hi Mich,

 Sorry to hear your beloved dog has bone cancer. I hope the dog is not suffering too much at present.

 I have loved pets, a dog for 7 years and a cat for 10. I do feel when the time comes, they can be euthanased quickly and painlessly. I was with my last cat when she went. It all happened very quickly.

 The cat I had for 10 years, ( just before my BC diagnosis  in 1998 ) I thought I would / could never love another pet so much again, but I have found that to not be true. LOVE IS...

I cried and felt sad, but also happy she had had a good life and now I have another pet in my life; a male cat.. (for the first time as I usually have female pets. )

He  has his own character, has a pretty good life and is quite a mature cat.

Glad you have the all clear for now, with your BC. It can be an emotional time after you finish treatments. You may think.." Why me ? " Will I survive ? etc.. Why do some survive and some not? It it a cruel blow to have your dog ill now. It's the luck of the draw in some ways I think. Life  can be uncertain for us all.

  I recall I was " emotional"  on and off, for some time after the treatments. I still get that way, when I have annual double mammograms and ultrasounds, and doctors appoinments Then there is ageing to contend with.

It will always be there to some extent, but it is easier now as I have adjusted to the new way of doing things and living. I am pretty content mostly. I volunteer and I recently became a grandmother for the first time. Not to say my life, does not still, have ups and downs.

Learning to accept what life throws at you and trying not to worry too much, but to live day by day, is what I try and do now. Nothing stays the sae, so i try and " go with it " ( not always easy.. )

Congratulations on coming this far, and I hope you have a Xmas spent with those you love and care about,

 Kathy.