[nagdu] Lexia Retirement

[Deanna Lewis]

Nicole,
I am so sorry to hear of Lexia's retirement and the cancer. I am sure she will soon be settled in at Grandma's house and enjoy the retired life. I hope that things go smoothly for both you and Lexia. 
Deanna and Pascal

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From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Nicole Torcolini via nagdu
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Subject: [nagdu] Lexia Retirement

Lexia retired when I visited my parents for Thanksgiving, and she will live with my parents in Washington State now. Lexia has mast cell cancer, but it is under control. It started in May of 2013 when she got a bump on her front right leg that was thought to be some kind of bug bite or something, but, even after treating it with a spray, it did not go away. In June of 2013, the tumor was surgically removed. Because it was a high grade tumor, Lexia was given chemotherapy, which went well. In January of 2014, everything seemed to be fine, so the chemotherapy was stopped. In July of 2014, the cancer returned in a different spot on the same leg, so chemotherapy was resumed and worked for a while. In September, the cancer started coming back in spite of the chemotherapy, so Lexia was switched to a different chemotherapy. However, the new chemotherapy both did not work and had bad side effects. A third chemotherapy was tried, which luckily worked, and Lexia is still on it. She is doing fine, but she is not the same dog that she used to be. She does not have the same endurance that she used to have.
Also, although Lexia very much enjoyed her job, I do not want to do anything to put even the slightest amount of stress on her and cause the cancer to come back.

    Lexia is now living with my parents, whom we call her grandparents. I think that she is still slightly confused. She wanted to come with us when my father and I left for the airport.

 

Nicole

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