What Are The Odds

Next time you think you're having a bad day...think of me, I'll trade you lives

First, if you don't have a dog you might as well stop reading now. Secondly, if you have a dog but also have a kid (with 2 legs) you probably won't get it either. 

Brodie has been my baby for a third of my life, actually I can't really remember life without him. He's always been there. Especially during my cancer journey.

Last week after I got home from my IVIG infusion he wasn't doing good...at all. My parents brought him to the emergency vet who after some tests and x-rays found a mass in his chest and fluid in his lungs. Sound familiar?! Yes, its exactly like what happened to me. He got his lungs drained and some medicine to help internal bleeding since they found blood in what was drained. They then sent the scans to get read and the next day my mom got the call that it was more than likely a cancerous tumor. He then needed to be brought to a special vet oncologist in San Antonio who did a cat scan and later confirmed it was cancer....literally the same spot as mine. He is going back tomorrow for surgery to hopefully remove the tumor...if it's possible. 

Brodie IS my kid so I don't expect anyone to understand or relate to thinking your kid having cancer when mine just has 4 legs instead of 2.
To be honest, I only did my million cancer treatments, procedures, medicines, hospitals etc FOR HIM. Why? People know you died and will eventually accept it and move on...animals think you just left them, didn't care and never came back. Do I care about my family and friends having to go thru me dying....of course....but I could never just leave Brodie and never come back and he think I left him. 

So yes, it might sound crazy to most that I care more about a dog than anyone else....but unless you've had a pet that's been your "child" for 13 years I don't expect you to understand.
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What are the odds my dog and I would end up having cancer together in the same spot? 

Just so we're clear, I'd pick him over me any day.
Keep him in your thoughts Monday

Brodie Update (if you didn't see it on FB): He went in a puppy and came out a tiger one day then a giraffe the next! BUT he’s home! He was in an incubator at the hospital bc he needed oxygen. They had to break his breast bone to get to the tumor. It was pretty good size for his little body. He also had to have a drain to get fluid out. Supposedly there were no “tentacles” formed so they said they got it out. That’s the “good” news....
Unfortunately, the cancer was however attached to his lung so they had to cut that part, remove it, and put staples in. It’ll probably be a minimum 3 week recovery. I’ve had a lot done to me with my cancer, but I can’t imagine having my bone broken, tumor taken out, staples in my lung, and stitches down the majority of my chest. Hopefully he has a quick recovery and will be back to the old Brodie soon! I couldn’t emotionally handle seeing him there so thankfully my parents did it all. We’ve officially had enough cancer between the two of us so hopefully we’re done now! 💕

"My update": my first PET scan (the post 3 month scan) is scheduled Valentines morning...this will show if the CAR-T worked at all and how much etc. It usually takes a few days to get results so Im assuming the following week I should hear.