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Introducing Monkeybutt Ruby

I didnā€™t think Iā€™d be posting again so soon after completing my story last week (although I hadĀ my suspicions…..). I am just sooooo excited. I have a new Monkeybutt sister!!!!!!!Ā  I am so proud of my mum. I was really … Continue reading

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My last day

This is the lastĀ chapter of my earthly life, bringing us full circle.Ā  While itĀ has beenĀ a sad and difficult chapter to write, it is also a chapterĀ full of warmth and everlastingĀ love.Ā  My memoirs would not have been complete without it.Ā Ā  No-one … Continue reading

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When the nasty mets showed up

Ā The last six weeks in my earthly body were tough.Ā  Hopefully this blog post will give others some insight into my experience – how mets showed up in me, and what worked and what didnā€™t work. Ā This blog is a … Continue reading

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Living with Cancer

Once I became a tripawd I got extra loving from my mum and step dad and my dad.Ā  And of course I got to go out every day to the nearby parks and meet my friends just like I did … Continue reading

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12 weeks since we said goodbye to our beautiful Princess

Even though the 5th August will be 3 months since we lost Magnum, Iā€™ve still been thinking in terms of weeks and today marks 12 weeks since that heart wrenching day. Ā There has only been one day in all of … Continue reading

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Doing Chemo

There was an upside to chemo. Yep, really,Ā and quite a big one! I got to sit in the car with the window right down so that I could stick my head fully out of it as we drove along.Ā  It … Continue reading

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Learning to live in the “now”

When I finally got to go home with mum one month after my amputation I was beside myself with excitement. I raced across the grass to greet her with such proficiency that youā€™d swear I had always had three legs. … Continue reading

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The day I became a Tripawd

My reminiscing continuesā€¦.. Itā€™s been just over ten months since I became a Tripawd.Ā  Mum thinks I was too high on the drugs to remember much about the amputation. Sheā€™s just jealous. Of course I can remember it.Ā  I was … Continue reading

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I’m so sorry but I think your dog has osteosarcoma…

…The nice man’s voice trailed off as mum let out a gasp of horror and began to cry. Those few words changed our lives forever. Itā€™s now time to talk about the difficult stuff, the stuff that I know is … Continue reading

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My Life as a Monkeybutt

When I was a puppy everyone thought I was really cute and wanted to cuddle me.Ā  But when I got bigger strangers started crossing the road to avoid me because I was a big scary rottweiler.Ā  So I would strain … Continue reading

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