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Thanks all :)

She really does deserve a miracle. She's always been such an exemplary, sweet, good girl. There is not one ounce of malice or meanness in her entire big heart.
 
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Charley said yesterday that he had to give her an extra pain pill during the night, but that earlier when she heard Chester outside she was eager to go out and play with him.

I don't know. I told him to give her two doses of the essiac a day and to make sure she got out in the sunshine some for the vitamin D.

He has said, though, that when she stops being happy and is ready to go that he'll let her. In the meantime we'll keep hoping. This stuff seems to be particularly aggressive though. I told him if it comes to it, that I want to go with them. I've always been the one she ran to when she was afraid.

Leaving her was one of the hardest things I've ever done. It didn't bother me to leave him at all, but knowing I couldn't take her with me . . . that probably kept me there once I'd gotten Kharma out longer than I'd planned.
 

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I've been praying for Shiva. It brings tears to my eyes everytime I think of her. I feel so sad for Shiva and you, Renee. I wish I could do something to help.
 
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Charley says the swelling in her leg has definitely gone down. I'm going to be guardedly optimistic . . . I feel like it's basically a race at this point, will the Essiac have time to work in time . . .

Oh, and my parents offered to pick up a bag of EVO for him when they get mine and he agreed that it would be a good idea and he'd give them the money to pick it up! Getting her off of grains again can only be good.
 

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I've been thinking of Shiva a lot. I hope the Essiac will work! I wish there was something I could do to help.
 
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A great bonus to a happy outcome on this would be that so many people could SEE the possibilities of the Essiac. It's not a miracle; it's not going to cure every tumor, but it is going to get some things that nothing else will, and do it without sacrificing quality of life. I don't know how many times I have pleaded with someone to try it for their dog, for a loved one, and known that they're going to dismiss it, even though I've seen what it's done for my dogs and for my dad. Even my sister dismissed it as bullshit when she was diagnosed with Hodgkins. She's one of the fortunate ones who had enough money and high-end insurance to get top treatment, but what an impact if you could get the same effect -- without the side effects -- from a few pounds of Essiac at around $30 a pound? Even taking it with conventional treatment -- people have done that and noted that it lessened the side effects of the treatment after a short time!

Even if Shiva doesn't win this race, she is already in less discomfort and eating better. That is a definite plus.

I do think it works better with Chazvibes :) Thank you all so much.
 

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It's lovely to hear of her being in less discomfort. That's always much of a plus, knowing they at least don't have to be in pain or discomfort, even while something may be going wrong. Best wishes to Shiva!
 
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*sighs* I don't know what to think. Now, according to Charley, she isn't wanting to use that paw, or it's not doing what she wants it to or something. She's not pawing at him with it like she usually does. But the swelling in her leg is nearly gone. He can't tell if the knot at her shoulder is smaller or not though.

According to the vet, this stuff is so aggressive that even if he'd taken her in the first day she was limping there wouldn't have been anything -- other than drastic amputation -- that would have helped, and even that would have only given her a few extra months.

This is a race. :(
 

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oh Renee--I'm sorry it is so dire...I hope Shiva can be comfortable and still enjoy herself right now.
 

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I hope the essiac helps and it is good that she's at least more comfortable. She is in my thoughts. Lots of vibes and hugs on their way.
 

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I'm not saying that I know the feeling, but I do feel your pain and sadness in what Shiva's experiencing. I feel bad for her.. I really do Renee. But as most of us are distance away from you, we could only offer our thoughts and prayers for her to get better.
 

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I wish there was something I could do to help Shiva. Bless her heart. I hope the essiac starts kicking in some powerful healing for her.

Dr. Oz said, walnuts, aloe vera, cactus blooms are supposed to be wonderful for fighting and shrinking cancer. I wonder if you could add them to the tea or her food?
 
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I could if I had her with me, Linda :( I'm amazed Charley's doing this much. He may have figured out that Shiva is the last one on this earth who gives a d@mn about what happens to him.

She's worth 100,000X him.
 
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My heart hurts. Physically.

I just got back from seeing Shiva. She is still the ginormous puppy she has always been, not fazed in the least by anything. She wasn't using her front leg and her paw is dangling, but Charley says she has been using it some and putting weight on it sometimes. There's no swelling in her leg anymore, but there is a hard mass right on her shoulder. That's what's interfering with her use of her leg.

She wriggled from one of us to the other, found all the spots in the grass at the store where Kharma's peed and marked over them, was thrilled at the attention. She snuggled up with her head in my neck and listened intently while I whispered to her. I had a nose to snout and told her to drink her tea, as much as she can, that it's good for her. I told her to never give up because I would never give up for her, and that I love her and she will always be my puppy, no matter what.

I don't know. I can only hope because I don't think I could stand giving up. This is a really nasty, evil, fast moving cancer. On the plus side, she doesn't seem to need pain meds during the day, just at night.
 

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I might have missed it if it's somewhere in here, but do you know what kind of cancer this is?

More {{HUGS}} and ~~VIBES~~ for you and Shiva
 

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