It’s a lazy Sunday (delayed post) here at the Ruano Ranch. Our ride back to Raleigh from PA was mostly uneventful other than some heavy traffic between D.C. and Richmond, VA. It’s a good thing I replaced the radiator cooling fan on the Jeep before we left for PA on Monday; things would have gotten […]
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 […]
We’re back in Philly, well, Parkesburg, PA for the night, but Philadelphia tomorrow for Sasha’s second treatment in the Mason Bone Cancer Study at the University of Pennsylvania. We drove up to Pennsylvania from Raleigh, NC today, and we are spending the night at my parent’s home. We’ll head to UPenn tomorrow at about 7AM […]
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 […]
A while ago, on this post, I showed pictures of Shelby and Tommy going swimming. Well I finally have the video uploaded and ready to view! These two had a ton of fun, and Carlos and I enjoyed seeing them happy and having a good time. It never ceases to amaze me, just how happy […]
About a week has passed since we returned to Raleigh from Philadelphia, where Sasha received her first treatment in the Mason Bone Cancer Study. She is doing extremely well! Take a look at this video: We took Sasha to our local vet on Wednesday to have blood drawn and sent to Dr. Mason at UPenn. […]
A month has passed since Carlos and I were going to the gym on a regular basis. We both felt drained and weak while training. It got to the point that neither of us looked forward to going to the gym. Not only were we struggling with our workouts, but we weren’t eating as clean […]
History was made on July, 10, 2012, when Sasha underwent her first round of treatment in the Mason Bone Cancer Study at the University of Pennsylvania School Of Veterinary Medicine. The study takes a novel approach to fighting cancer using a recombinant L. monocytogenes vaccine to, hopefully, cause anti-tumor activity of the body’s immune […]
Several weeks ago, I mentioned that we found a lump on Tommy’s lip, and we were taking him to the vet. On June 4th, Dr. N. examined him, and even though his thoughts were that the lump was likely nothing to worry about, he suggested we be on the safe side and remove the lump, […]
Early in the week I needed to come out with a way to cook a bunch of chicken I had along with some veggies I had not cooked. This is what I made: I started by cooking the chicken in a large dutch oven (I have limited pots/pans). I used organic coconut oil. I got […]