Chance to Attend a LIVE Web Chat with Roxanne and Lilly from Champion of My Heart

UPDATE: October 14, 2013. This event has been cancelled due to lack of interest. Only one person completed the attendance form, so we will NOT be doing a

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Meme Mood Monday – Giving Thanks

During a recent Silly Lilly Saturday, I snapped this photo of Lilly playing with a food-filled toy. It looks like she is praying, so I made a little

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The Rains Came

It started raining 7 days ago, and for the most part hasn’t stopped. On Lilly’s mountain we are safe and in no imminent danger. Please send your best

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Meme Mood Monday

  I’ve been in a meme-making mood lately. Most of these went straight to our Champion of My Heart Facebook Fan Page. In many cases, the messages take

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Explaining Our Blogging Absence

On June 23, 2013, after a 6-day, whirlwind hospice vigil (ending to a long, long illness), my mom died from PSP, a rare, fatal brain disease. That’s why

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Another (Unwelcome) First – Accidental Chemo Overdose

  Honestly. Every time I think Lilly’s medical saga cannot get any worse, something else that’s unexpected / unwelcome happens. On top of the not-good kidney news from

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500 Days and Counting – Adverse Rabies Vaccine Reaction

  Friday, June 7, 2013, marks 500 days since Lilly received the ill-fated rabies vaccine that has forever changed all of our lives. Her widespread brain and spinal

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Video Update on Lilly’s Brain Inflammation

  I don’t much remember what life with Lilly was like before she got so sick with an adverse rabies vaccine reaction called meningoencephalomyelitis in January 2012. Taking

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Feeling Brave-ish 16 Months into Our Canine Brain Saga

  It’s official. I’ve fallen out of the habit of blogging. It’s complicated. Today, for example, my plans to finish work early so that I could clean my

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Everything OK After Lilly’s Sudden Collapse

The headline is that Lilly is fine, but here is a recap of how she gave me a BIG scare on Wednesday.

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