My dog had Cancer; July 19, 1989

I woke up after seven o’clock. Kelly had woken me up, he was barking. I went downstairs to see what he wanted. Kelly wanted to go out. He had a seizure at four o’clock this morning. I didn’t know he was having one but Charlie told me when he had come back to bed. So when I came down at seven o’clock, he had another seizure. This time there was blood all over his fur. I had given Kelly a pill after four o’clock and then again after seven o’clock. I don’t know if it was a good idea but I wanted to make sure he didn’t have another seizure. Kelly seems to be okay, he bounces right back. I had a shower, got dressed and had my breakfast. Alex woke up shortly afterwards. He had breakfast and got dressed. Alex phoned Kurt at nine o’clock. He asked Kurt if he wanted to play and he cold come over to Kurt’s house if he wanted. Kurt said no he didn’t want to play. Alex was upset that Kurt didn’t want to play. Alex phoned Patrick a little later but he couldn’t hear Patrick so he had to hang up the phone. By this time Alex was pretty upset, he said now what am I going to do? I said try not to be too upset, there’s nothing I can do if your friends don’t want to play. Alex played in his room for awhile then Patrick came to the door. I have no idea what he said on the phone but maybe he told Alex he would be over later. They played in the sandbox form eleven o’clock until noon then Patrick went home. After lunch we went to the T.D. Bank at Prairie Mall. When we came out to the car the car wouldn’t start. I tried for quite awhile but it still wouldn’t, it’s the battery again. I called BCAA but they didn’t come for more than half an hour. It was really hot waiting for them to come. I started to feel sick, just not my day! We came home right away, I didn’t want to get stuck somewhere else. When Charlie came home I told him my car needs a new battery. I said I want the car fixed. Charlie said so what do you want me to do about it, we can’t afford a new car. I said I didn’t say anything about a new car. I’m not well, I’m sick and it’s very hard on me to be getting stuck every time I want to go somewhere. I think he might have finally got my point. I said I was going out later in his car to finish my shopping Charlie said we might as well go together. We went to Coquitlam centre mall then we went to see Mom. She had to have minor surgery this afternoon. She had a polyp in her colon. A terrible operation, Mom wasn’t able to eat anything since Monday (2 days ago) she was able to have jello and pop. She had the surgery at Royal Columbian Hospital. Mom had freezing in her hip and valium put into her vein. She said the doctor asked her to count to ten and then she doesn’t remember anything after that. She woke up and asked Dad if she had it yet. Dad said yes you’re all finished. Once she was able to get up they let her leave. They had an appointment at Van City so they went there afterwards. Mom said the doctor left her a message that they had removed two polyps and to phone him next week for the results. She said she was glad to get it over with. I asked her how Dad took it all, was he beside himself with worry? Mom said yes, he didn’t like the idea of her having the surgery. She told him by three o’clock it would be all over with. We played a game of cards while Alex fell asleep on a blanket on the floor. He must have been really tired. We came home at nine thirty. Alex said he wasn’t feeling very well but he couldn’t tell me what was the matter. Alex had a snack and went to bed at eleven o’clock. I had my snack and was going to bed when I heard Kelly breathing really heavily. Kelly had another seizure, there was blood on his fur again. Charlie cleaned him up and gave him another pill. We got to bed by eleven thirty.