We stumble, we fall, we hear the cancer may have returned, we wait for tests to come back and we have rough times along the way. We need to learn to walk, whether we are limping or not.
PUBLISHED March 08, 2018
Jane has earned three advanced degrees and had several fulfilling careers as a librarian, rehabilitation counselor and college teacher. Presently she does freelance writing. Her articles include the subjects of hearing loss and deafness, service dogs and struggling with cancer. She has been a cancer survivor since 2010.
She has myelodysplastic syndrome, which is rare, and would love to communicate with others who have MDS.
She has myelodysplastic syndrome, which is rare, and would love to communicate with others who have MDS.
I have mentioned several times that I have a hearing-ear dog who accompanies me everywhere. She is my ears, my safety net, my constant companion and my heart. She has alerted me to many dangerous and important sounds over the past 10 years, ranging from doorbells, to phones, to people coming up behind me and startling me. She has accompanied me to every doctor appointment and chemo treatment at the cancer center, where the staff has treats for her.
Until last spring when tragedy hit.
Sita tripped over a curb and developed a serious limp. I took out a loan for her medical bills since she is my canine “child.”
Until last spring when tragedy hit.
Sita tripped over a curb and developed a serious limp. I took out a loan for her medical bills since she is my canine “child.”
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