We interrupt our serious discussions for good news
By Gina Spadafori
August 26, 2008
Heather is (or rather, soon will be) fine.
Completely and utterly fine. More than fine, really, according to the radiologist. Her radiographs are bee-you-tee-ful, appearing much younger than she is.
The Big C? Not today. Not today.
Hooray for (almost) 12-year-old retrievers! She lives to swim another day … many a day, I hope, after she’s back on all four legs again after her soft tissue injury — a/k/a “a really bad sprain” — resolves itself.
Thank you all! Your support means so much to me.
(Pictured: My Beautiful Heatherette, photo taken earlier this summer, after her “old dog summer buzz ‘do”.)
YAY YAY YAY BEST. NEWS. EVER.
Comment by Christie Keith — August 26, 2008 @ 4:23 pm
Was almost afraid to check your blog. Tears in my eyes for the GREAT news. Hooray for Heather.
Comment by VJ — August 26, 2008 @ 4:26 pm
MAJOR Happy Dancing here!
HOORAY!!!!!!!!
Comment by The OTHER Pat — August 26, 2008 @ 4:44 pm
Excellent!
I can now tell you that my old Dachshund dodged a bullet recently too. Thank dog for diagnostics!
Comment by Caveat — August 26, 2008 @ 4:51 pm
Absolutely wonderful news!!!!!!!
Comment by Anne T — August 26, 2008 @ 5:38 pm
Great news and gives me faith.. my 12.. almost 13 year old goes in next week to have a tumor removed. Old dogs are the best….
Comment by bestuvall — August 26, 2008 @ 5:45 pm
Truly great news! Now go relax! ;)
Comment by Nadine L. — August 26, 2008 @ 6:03 pm
Now you can exhale…..so glad to hear this very good news for Heather and you….get that swim vest ready!
Comment by Carol V — August 26, 2008 @ 6:07 pm
What are you doing here? Take that dog swimming! ;-D
Comment by Dorene — August 26, 2008 @ 6:34 pm
Totally fantastic news! Give Heather a hug for me! [Is there a Daniel Day-Lewis fan in the house? ;~)]
Comment by Luisa — August 26, 2008 @ 7:15 pm
What great news!!! YAY!!
Comment by Therese — August 26, 2008 @ 8:15 pm
Wonderful news ! Go collapse now.
Comment by Leslie K — August 26, 2008 @ 8:43 pm
That’s super! I’m so happy for you and Heather.
Comment by Kim — August 26, 2008 @ 8:48 pm
Whoo Hooo!!!
great news, thank heavens a sprain can be just a sprain sometimes.
hope she’s 100% ASAP!
Comment by JenniferJ — August 26, 2008 @ 10:14 pm
That is WONDERFUL!
Comment by Ana — August 27, 2008 @ 5:43 am
I am so happy about your good news!
Heather is a wonderful dog and obviously a great companion.
He says I am not really old by my biological stats—just don’t count the years, thats all.
You have supported us on the blog, so we all wanted to support you when you needed us. That is what friendship is all about, even though most of us do not see eachother.
Comment by Colorado Transplant — August 27, 2008 @ 6:07 am
Oh YAY!!! She’s been on my mind. So so good to hear.
Comment by Lori — August 27, 2008 @ 6:11 am
Hooray! Get that life jacket out cause its time for a swim. How long before she’s ready to hit the river again?
Comment by 2CatMom — August 27, 2008 @ 7:28 am
I’m going to try to play on my parent’s sympathies to get them to let her swim in their pool this weekend. (My dad is so fussy about his pool that he wants people to wear swimcaps to keep HUMAN hair out of the filter!)
River run will have to wait. It’s a long walk in to the river, and she will NOT take it easy. So the river … maybe a week and change.
Comment by Gina Spadafori — August 27, 2008 @ 7:32 am
Wonderful news! Long live Queen Heather.
Comment by Sarah K Andrew — August 27, 2008 @ 8:33 am
Took some days off from reading while on vacation - so happy to be on the good news end of this thread! Glad the senior G-pack member is on the mend with nothing serious to worry about!
Comment by Emily in Ohio — August 27, 2008 @ 9:31 am
That’s wonderful news, Gina!
Comment by Marcy — August 27, 2008 @ 12:08 pm
Tell your Dad - its physical theraphy for the sprain. Now he wouldn’t say no to that would he? (Yeah, my Dad would- he’s a fussbudget as well).
Comment by 2CatMom — August 27, 2008 @ 12:19 pm
Glad to hear (read?) she’s doing better!
Comment by Christine S — August 27, 2008 @ 12:28 pm
Wonderful news… just wonderful!!!
Comment by Dutch — August 27, 2008 @ 1:19 pm
Sooo pleased for you.
I admit to being a paranoid mother myself, and I make no excuses for it; Far better to prepare for the worse, and hope for the best.
I bet you can’t get the grin off your face can you (g).
Comment by Alison Woolley — August 27, 2008 @ 3:40 pm
Oh, yeah, lots of grinning. Hugging of dog, too. :)
Comment by Gina Spadafori — August 27, 2008 @ 3:47 pm
Hooray!
/throws confetti in the air and hugs the nearest dog in Heather’s honor/
Comment by Janice in GA — August 28, 2008 @ 12:21 pm