Chemo 14 Rescheduled

I went for chemo last week and I was turned away.

My white blood cells were not good.

I did go back three days later

and they were good.

I got my shot.

Now I am pooped.

I will dream happy thoughts

and dream my hairs will grow back.

Benny (& Lily)

Chemo 12 Today

I will fight my liver cancer.

I will Fight Like A Frenchie

Benny (& Lily)

American Greetings & Jazzi

Friends,

87 days ago, our friend

Jazzi

contacted American Greetings.

They found out about my liver cancer

 and decided to do something extremely generous and nice just for me.

They gave ME mom a one year subscription to their cards.

This here is an example of their cards.

Wanna hear something nutty, they have cards that talk.

So friends

we are grateful once again for all the special

raffles, donations and fundraisers you are doing for us.

 

My bill for my cancer treatments so far is

$15,000-ish.

 

Without YOU...

the woman would probably be slobbering a lot more.

Love and licks,

Benny & Lily

 

Head over to Jazzi

a raffle for a free subscription is waiting.

The raffle ends 8/20

 

 



Chemo 8 and Doing Fine

Friends on Wednesday I went for my 8 chemo shot at the

Southern California Veterinary Specialty Hospital

My shot was called Vincristine.

This is me psyching myself for the 87 foot long needle.

Mom always gives me a pre-chemo massage.

I have had about 10 chemo treatments,

but these are specifically for my liver so we count these separately.

So its been "8."

 

I look VERY skinny here,

but I'm not.

This here is my Un-col-o-gist, Dr. A.

If she ever knew I posted this picture of her making a funny face....

my needle would probably get bigger next week.

BOL

 

I love Dr. A.

She is funny and I do prefer blonds.

I am after all, Benny the Chick Magnet.

 

Handsome almost Doctor V-E-T student

dragged walked

me in the back to steal my blood.

 Mr. C was very nice.

I'm back Lily!

and I am going home!

 

The doc was thrilled my stolen blood counts were PERFECT!

I continue with my 49 medicines.

I see blondie   Dr.A

next Wednesday.

Tootles,

Benny (& Lily)

 

 

THANK YOU, MERCI, DOMO ARIGATO

GRAZIE, SALAMAT PO, GRACIAS,

MAHALO, AH BO

 

for your support.

I do appreciate YOU



Thank You

Blogville had auctions, raffles and love for me...

LilyBelle and Muffin had a Benny's Buddies guess the number

of M & M's in the jar.

These here were the rules:

"Mommy was going to donate $.30 cents for every M&M in the jar. That would bring the total to $51.30. Butt, the GREAT news is, we've been saving our pennies for the past couple of weeks and are going to send Benny a check for $100.00 to help him fight his cancer. We know that every little bit will help."

Grampy Bob kept trying to steal the jar.

BOL

But it made it here.

Once again we were overwhelmed with the generosity..

Molly the Wally guessed the right number of M & M's.

Good job!

Look at all my stuff!!
I have been sick since Saturday so this sure made me feel better.

Mom read these beautiful cards while slobbering all over the place.

Her eyes were spittin' like crazy.

Even I got something!

His Moo scared me!

BOL

So friends

Thank you again

from the bottom of our hearts.

Snorts, licks, hugs

and kisses

Benny & Lily

Benny Boy

I spend a lot of time hanging with my bone.

I stay busy....I rarely think of the "C" in my liver...

That's mom's slobbering job.

She talks about getting "choked up" whatever that means.

 These are my prayer beads....

Me last year.....

 

Me now... I am a little thinner,

but maintaining.

 

After all of this,

I am still one happy French Bulldog from all the love around me.

Snorts,

Benny & Lily



Wordless

 

Chemo #6

I was diagnosed with liver cancer in June.

I will climb the highest mountain stairs

I will fight this bad cancer...

pheeew...to cancer

I will Fight Like A Frenchie

cause ALL of you got my back.

I go for chemo # 6 today.

 

Last week the doc said I did not lose any more weight.

I am her miracle boy.

One day at a time

Benny (& Lily)

 

 

Ben Ben Update

Friends, this is Benny's nurse. Call me Nurse Lily. He went to the uncl-ologist (Oncologist) Thursday.  He got a chemo shot.  He took it like Big Boy Benny. So far so good, no side effects.

Although brother's whole liver is bad with "C" we are still waiting to hear if its "mast cell..." or "lymphoma." Lymphoma is a tiny bit better. We will keep our Benny as comfortable as comfortable can be. He may have a month or 87 months, but one day at a time friends.  Benny will "Fight Like A Frenchie."

 He has no pain and is eating like a champ. Thank you... thank you friends. I know you got Benny's back.

Snorts, Benny & Lily

from Mom

From mom:

 I feel like I was running and hit a brick wall head on. I bragged that Lily was my money bag due to her surgeries and my Benny Boy was my little healthy 30 lbs. ball with never one thing wrong. I am shocked, saddened and my heart literally hurts when I look at those big brown eyes looking at me. I can't stop the tears from flowing. I try not to let him see me cry because he will come over, sit in front of me and stare. I am sure he is telling me a thousand words. I have had pets my entire life, every one so special but the thing about Benny and Lily is that I found them on my own. They're "mine."

All of your words, thoughtfulness and generosity is extremely overwhelming. I write these words because you understand. There is an outpouring of support from you, Facebook and Twitter friends. I don't know what to say except I love my Benny boy. (and of course my monster Lily)

I look at Lily who appears a bit depressed. She lays close to Benny, which she used to prefer a little space. She refuses to be alone. I will comfort both, and continue to make them as happy and comfortable as they can be. Frankie and a friend Khristine from the French Bulldog Rescue Network said to me in the same day, it's about the quality of Benny's life, not the quantity.  I do know that for sure. I would never want him to suffer.

Thank you again friends. It means the world to us.

Home Is Like A Bowl-a-Cheese

I got home yesterday.

And I made up my mind I am going to stay here for all my days cause of you.

Your support is overwhelming.

I would like to introduce you to my nurse Lily.

She is already sleeping on the job.

Mom said she was getting very sad without me.

Probably cause she hasn't bitten my ears in 87 days.

I grabbed my pillow, threw it outside and snoozed.

and snoozed....

I snoozed to the right and snoozed to the left.

Please, no profile shots.

My zillion chins will show.

I think I would look quite handsome as an English Bulldog.

I am taking Prednisone.

It is a pee pee drug.

Cause it makes you pee pee.

Drinking a gallon of water is tiring.

I also take tramadol for pain as needed, Pepcid, Metronidazole Suspension (antibiotic) and     Ursodiol (liver protectant)

I am being monitored to make sure my breathing is ok,

my tongue and gums are pink, I am eating, drinking and have no pain.

 

mom continues to slobber on my head.

I said mom

one day at a time, right.

 

The response from YOU, Blogville, and Facebook and Twitter friends

is more than we could have ever imagined in 87 years.

 

We will see the Uncl-ologist Thursday morning.

 

 

You guys rock my world,

Benny

and Lily

 

 

FIGHT LIKE A FRENCHIE