A
letter from Jen Swearingen
Sophie
and her loved ones (me and my family)
have been through a lot this week - Sophie's right front leg was
amputated yesterday! I admit that of all of us, Sophie handled it all
with the most grace!
My
daughter, Baylea and I left on Wednesday evening to drive Sophie to
Little Rock, Arkansas for her Thursday morning surgery appointment.
Laurie at the Magic Bullet Fund suggested that we make this drive to
have the surgery now, rather than waiting an extra week before the
surgeon would be in our local clinic.
It was so hard to leave my angel baby there. Dr. Dew called me last
night to say that the surgery had gone well, and that Sophie was doing
great! We were thankful and relieved that the surgey was over and she
was okay but I did not sleep last night because I was so anxious to get
her back into my arms.
We
picked Sophie up at 7:00 this morning. I was expecting her to have
to be carried to the car but, much to our surprise, she walked right
out to us in the waiting room and was very excited to see us! She walked
out the doors and to the car, but of course had to be lifted in.
It took a little over 3 hours to get back home and she did fabulous!
We are at home now and Sophie is doing great. She is a little sleepy,
probably from the narcotic medication in the pain patch, but she ate
some canned tuna in oil (as prescribed by Dr. Dew), and she's now
resting. We are not going to leave her alone at all for a few days!
Jen and Sophie, post
surgery
Thanks to eveyone for the thoughts and prayers. We will now
focus on
Sophie's recovery and on raising donations for fund. Sophie would not
have been able to have this surgery (that we hope will save her life)
if not for the Magic Bullet Fund. We believe that she is Cancer Free,
and she will brighten our days and lives for many more years!
We are all honored that Sophie was chosen
as the special dog in this month's Magic
Bullet Fund newsletter! We are grateful to everyone who has read
Sohie's story.
Thank you Laurie, Malea and the Magic Bullet Fund from the bottom of
our hearts!
Jenny, Daryl, Baylea and Sophie
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