Last Tuesday Willow underwent surgery to try to remove the lump. The operation went well, but was not a complete success. Although they believe they got most of the cancer, they don't think they got all of it, which means that the lump will most likely grow back. The surest way to get rid of all the cancer would be to remove her entire leg. At first, this did not seem like a very good option, but after seeing her recovery from the first operation, in which she has no use yet of that leg, we now think that she would easily be able to adapt to being a tri-pod. The good news would be her new access to handicap parking, but the down side would be she would no longer be able to drive a standard.
For now, Zappa's Pain management drugs seem to making him more comfortable, but he's not up to the long walks he's loved so much for the last 11 years. We've found a work around though. When ever we go for a walk now, I bring along my neighbor Shawn's wagon and when Zappa gets tired (or after he poops) I put him on the wagon and we roll home. It adds an upper body work out for me to our daily walks, and I can tell that Zappa is thinking that we should have started this years ago.
Needless to say, I haven't found a lot lately to laugh about so my cartooning has been put on hold for a couple weeks. now that things are progressing with Willow and Zappa seems to have stabilized, I want to start looking for the funny side of life again.
