Today marks one year since the amputation of Sasha’s right arm. Dr. Neuenschwander delivered the bad news of Sasha’s osteosarcoma diagnosis to Liliana and me on March 6, 2012, and eight days later, on March 14, Dr. Clary removed Sasha’s arm, up to and including her scapula. We brought her home on the 15th and […]
The phone rang at 1:48pm on February 26. It was Dr. Neuenschwander from Brentwood Animal Hospital. I had dropped Sasha off earlier in the day for a radiographic examination of her left leg and pelvic region. She had been in some pain that was causing her to avoid putting weight on her left leg. When […]
It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that we inform our readers of the passing of one of the dogs in the Mason Bone Cancer Study, and a friend to Lili’s Notes. Molly was the second dog to receive the vaccine at UPenn, and though she fought hard, she lost her battle with osteosarcoma […]
Molly, who was the 2nd dog to receive the vaccine in the Mason Bone Cancer Study is not faring as well as we all hoped she would. Here’s an update on beautiful Molly from her mom Jennifer. On November 27th, Molly had her 2 month appointment at UPenn. Her bloodwork was excellent-completely normal and her […]
Molly keeps fighting through adversity. Below is an e-mail sent to us from Molly’s mom, Jennifer. On September 28th, we received the sad news that Molly’s cancer had returned and went to her lung. We decided not to seek any more chemo therapy and keep her comfortable and give her quality. About 2 weeks later […]
Say Hi to Scooby! Scooby is a handsome yellow lab who is participating in the Mason Bone Cancer Study at the University of Pennsylvania. He lives with his mom and dad, Liz and John, his brother Linus (pictured below chewing on a stick), and the family cat, who Liz says, “rules the house”. Scooby received […]
Back in July, we wrote about Molly. She is the 2nd dog that received the listeria vaccine in the Mason Bone Cancer Study. We have been meaning to post this for a while now, but our lives have been hectic, and Carlos and I neglected the blog a bit. Molly’s mom shared how they came […]
On May 31, 2012, Dolly, a six-year old dog, and her owner Rachel, received the sad news that Dolly had osteosarcoma. Since her diagnosis, Dolly has had her rear left leg removed has received two treatments of carboplatin chemotherapy. Rachel learned of the Mason Bone Cancer Study going on at the School of Veterinary Medicine […]
Molly, the second dog in the Mason Bone Cancer Study, just finished her stay at UPenn with Dr. Mason. Her owner, Jenn, says that Molly was fairly comfortable during her stay at the hospital. She received the L. Monocytogenes vaccine on Tuesday, July 24. Molly’s temperature increased two degrees above normal as a result of […]