Waiting

“Nobody can fully understand the meaning of love unless he’s owned a dog. A dog can show you more honest affection with a flick of his tail than a man can gather through a lifetime of handshakes.”      – Gene Hill

Me, Buck, Bella and Sherry

Dr. Wonders, Bella's vet, told me on Monday that he hoped to get Bella's biopsy results back today.  I've been anxiously awaiting his phone call and, not having heard from him by 4:00PM, I decided to call.  He advised me that they had not received any word yet from the lab and was hopeful that they'd get something back tomorrow.  And so we wait.

Bella enjoying 2010 snow storm

I tried to spend as much time with Bella today and do things that would be fun for her.  So we did two retrieving sessions and took a long walk through the National Forest behind our farm.  She tackled all three outings with her usual gusto.  She's eaten and pooped normally today and appears for all the world to be a healthy, happy 11 year old Golden...nothing would indicate that anything was amiss.

Bella pausing in Chattahoochee National Forest

I examined her throat several times and although it could easily be my imagination, the jelly bean sized lumps seem to have grown.  Dr. Wonders told me that this is entirely possible.  It was not what I wanted to feel and hear.