
03/21/2025
Not the news I wanted to share… Woodsie has a monster of a brain tumor in his right frontal lobe. It is suspected to be a glioma or glioblastoma. We have been given a general timeline of up to 6 months without treatment, and honestly, that’s being very generous. The timeline is more like 0-2 months without treatment. We are still waiting for some referrals to discuss options for treatment, but right now, I’m unsure what the path ahead looks like or what the future holds. I would love to have another summer full of walks, swims, hiking in the mountains and lots of sunbathing with my best boy, but we will take it day by day.
The good news is that he feels like a million bucks right now (knock on wood-sie ✊🏻🪵)! I picked him up this afternoon, had an uneventful 2.5-hour drive, and now he’s peacefully snoozing beside me as I type this. Despite the tumor, he somehow has no noticeable neurological deficits at this point and passed his neuro exam before his MRI yesterday with flying colours. It blows my mind how he is still my reliably happy, sweet, eager, brilliant Woodsie, even while carrying such a burden under the surface. When I picked him up, he jumped right into heel position and was happy to play around with some skills to check his response to auditory and visual cues. I continue to be enamored with and beyond grateful for this amazing boy of mine ❤️🪵
His team couldn't stop gushing about how sweet, well behaved and happy he is. He was a model patient and made sure to "do the rounds" to say hi to everyone as he went in and out of his kennel - just like my sweet Brick did when he was there last year. Even when their bodies are failing them beyond belief and they have every reason to be a little grumpy, they remain so happy, carefree and confident, all while in a new place with an unfamiliar medical team. "Resilient" doesn’t even begin to describe them. I am heartbroken beyond comprehension, but I am so incredibly thankful to have been blessed with such truly special dogs in this lifetime. How lucky I am to hurt this much 💔