{"id":5444,"date":"2017-03-04T19:52:36","date_gmt":"2017-03-05T00:52:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sighthoundunderground.com\/http\/?p=5444"},"modified":"2017-03-04T19:52:36","modified_gmt":"2017-03-05T00:52:36","slug":"screw-you-cancer-we-won","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sighthoundunderground.com\/http\/screw-you-cancer-we-won\/","title":{"rendered":"Screw you, Cancer. We won."},"content":{"rendered":"
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When I first met Winter the Borzoi over two years ago, I knew immediately that he had osteosarcoma. I'd been working with Greyhounds for a decade and I'd seen a lot of osteo. The night I picked him up I drove Winter straight to the vet They were able to make him comfortable and we discussed options.<\/p>\n

Our vet was brutally honest about Winter's chances when we spoke that night. She said we'd be lucky to get 6 months and I said, I'll take it. Lucky-Smucky. Winter was a fighter and if he was up for it, we were with him all the way. If we only had six months, they would be a fantastic six months. We scheduled his surgery.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Winter's recovery was surprisingly smooth. We put him on a strict raw diet to inhibit the cancer and he flourished. He gained back all of the weight he'd lost, got glossy and shiny, and turned out to be a happy, sweet boy. When Winter's foster family adopted him a whole lot of people shed tears of joy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

We had our six months. And then another six. And another year. It was a beautiful run.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\"winter2\"Last night Winter went for a check up and we heard the words we knew would come someday. And it totally sucked. Remember when I said we'd take six months? Well, screw that. Apparently I lied. Two years wasn't long enough. Ten years wouldn't have been long enough. Cancer SUCKS!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

But you know what? We won. Winter is LOVED. He lives in a house and gets to be a real dog. He gets to do all of the things he didn't get to do before the cancer. All of the things that cancer tried to steal from him.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
And although it really hurts now that we know our time with him is coming to an end, giving him those two years of love was totally worth it. Today our hearts are with Winter's mom and dad because they're paying the price for that decision I made two years ago. We all are. But it was worth it. If you're crying today, please know that. Winter is LOVED, and he knows it. He is HAPPY.<\/p>\n

It was worth it.<\/p><\/div>\n

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We won.<\/div>\n
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