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Treatment: Emma has lymphoma. Her mom Jara requested our assistance and started a protocol for Emma, and then she received a gift from a friend, who agreed to cover the cost of Emma's treatment. $75.00
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I
write to
you on behalf of my dog Emma. Three days ago, on Christmas Eve, she was
diagnosed with lymphoma. My only
assets are a rusting green car and two dogs I brought back from Africa
while in the Peace Corps. Currently I am a
third year medical
student living solely off of student loans. Emma's treatments so far
have amounted to over $1100 in just one week's time. I am nearly
$200,000 in debt with school loans. Any assistance you can provide
would
be of great help.
Sincerely, Jara , Utica NY
January 31 2006
Other
than a little loss of appetite for dog food (still quite voracious for
human food), she handled the doxorubicin really well. Overall she is in
good spirits. She is scheduled to receive vincristine on February 4th.
I will not require your assistance for this treatment. Thank you.
February 12 2006
Emma
is doing really well. She had vincristine last weekend and so far has
not had the delayed side effects that she did the last time she had the
drug.
April 11, 2006
Emma is doing
wonderful.. .even without
whiskers [lost due to chemotherapy]. She's eating well and is in good
spirits. She's on a three week
chemo cycle now. Her last treatment was vincristine and next will be
cyclophosphamide, followed by doxorubicin. She was weaned off
prednisone a couple of weeks ago, which she had been on since her
diagnosis in December. Med school rotations
are coming along fine. I've decided to pursue a career in pediatrics
and am currently in the process of setting up my rotations for next
year.
Thank
you, Jara
October 17, 2006
Emma
is doing fabulous! Unfortunately, because of my
traveling
rotations in medical school, she is not currently residing with me and
I miss her terribly. But my mother reports she is as much of a piggy as
ever...waking mom up in the very early morning hours and leading her to
the snack cabinet!
Jara
December 20, 2006
Hi
Laurie,
Emma is
doing great...her usual piggy self!
Happy
Holidays to everyone
Jara
January 2, 2007
On
Christmas Eve we saw the one-year anniversary since Emma was diagnosed
with
lymphoma. She seems happy to have enjoyed another holiday season,
eating (as always) as much as possible. Her last round of chemo was 5
months ago. Her whiskers have returned. She continues on with her
regular activities of staring us out of bed in the morning, bringing us
to the snack cabinet, and acting as if she really needs to go outside
to lure her brother to the door and away from a coveted item. She is
ever crafty. And ever amusing.
Hope all
is well. Happy new year to all,
Jara and
Emma
March 16, 2007
Emma
is doing so well. In fact, her brother Petri was under the weather and
not eating too well the other day. Emma capitalized on the opportunity
to eat his bowl of food as well as her own. Then, when another was
placed out for him and I stepped out of the room for a short minute,
Emma polished off her third bowl
of food for the morning. She looked really guilty...but she just
couldn't help herself I guess.
I
just found out where I'll be going for my pediatric residency-
Rochester, NY. It's nice to finally know where I'll be for the next
three years! I'm just finishing up my fourth year of med school... I'll
graduate in June!
Take
care all, Jara, Emma and Petri
July 3, 2007
Hi
Laurie,
Hope all
is well. I'm just writing to update. I've recently graduated from
medical school and started a residency in pediatrics. Because of this,
I will no longer be in need of Magic Bullet assistance.
Emma is
doing well, spunky and clever as ever. She finished her chemo nearly a
year ago and we're hoping for the best. I'll keep you posted.
Have a
good holiday and summer,
Jara,
Emma, & Petri