Here we are, resting after a great day together. The Flickr photoset says it all!
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Here we are, resting after a great day together. The Flickr photoset says it all!
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Kisses for Daddy – the best version
Originally uploaded by sdpalmer.
Lenna and Brian came to visit on Saturday with Voodoo. This time, there was no mistaking the daddy! Lots of kisses. I took Voodoo for a walk just the two of the us up the Skuykill River and we were both panting from the heat. A [...]
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It was a great weekend. I finally got away from Philadelphia for a little while and went down to the shore to visit friends. Angela, Paul, Marnie, their family and friends went out of their way to make me comfortable and it was so good to be out and about. The ride there and back [...]
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Lotsa loving for the daddy
Originally uploaded by sdpalmer.
We had a good visit today with Voodoo and mamma Lenna. Voodoo just got back from 2 weeks of “boot camp” training for off-leash training and general obedience. She is a different dog: calm, confident and responsive! What an amazing transformation. No more leash pulling. She sits when [...]
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At least in the outside world!
Saw the oncologist yesterday. I’m doing OK but the Leukemia has started to reappear in my blood – the 3% of anomalous cells the machine caught on Monday were, in fact, Leukemia blasts. However, I’m still well enough to be out of the hospital and we’re going to [...]
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This is a visit I generally dread. Not that I don’t like my oncologist – I definitely do. But I always feel like I have to wade through a bunch of other sickly people and the smell just reminds me that I too am very very ill. Which I’m starting to resent more and more.
So [...]
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Finally … kisses!
Originally uploaded by sdpalmer.
Yesterday, I had a great visit with Voodoo. Check out the photos. I miss her. (Thanks, Lenna. Thanks, Allison. Thanks, Mom. — the 3 women who have taken care of Voodoo while I’ve been unable.)
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Voodoo napping
Originally uploaded by sdpalmer.
Voodoo was being taken care of by Allison for the past several weeks. But it’s been a long time and Voodoo is now with my friend Lenna in suburban New Jersey. Voodoo’s been getting good exercise and after a 2 mile walk today, Voodoo crawled up on Lenna’s couch, on top [...]
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