a revision

yet another thing i was wrong on... but at least this one brings my B some joy.

her puppy has overcome his illness!! WooHoo! as a dog lover and owner myself, i know how this makes her feel.

so to celebrate that, and to better reflect reality, a revision to an older post...


two become a couple. to celebrate their new life together, they acquire a puppy. the dog grows strong, healthy. it is a fun and vibrant life.

but inside this life something is wrong. a cancer grows. unseen at first. undetected. yet still it grows. there are small signs; a bump, a nodule, a growth. they have a "feeling", hard to discern, that something is amiss. unable to give its own words, the dog feels the growths, but has no words. the couple notices symptoms, pains, discomforts but, confident all is well, is unable or unwilling to accept the possibility that something is not right.

there are episodes where the pains are treated, the discomforts examined, poked, prodded, the symptoms eased for a while with treatment. superficial, topical treatment - new toys, new activities, changes in routine. for a while the pain subsides yet the cancer continues to grow.

finally the symptoms become unmistakeably obvious. unable to ignore the odd pains and lumps and bumps anymore, serious diagnosis is sought. the patient is ill, seriously ill. treatment is commenced. it's rocky at first, but the patient hangs on.

finally, there is balance again. the crises is over. strength returns. there is joy again in the household. the ugly stranger who tried to disrupt things has been sent away. things are not completely healed, the danger not gone, but with a watchful eye and early treatment, everything will continue as it is.

over time the crises is forgotten. life grows and spreads and continues.