Chocolate Kisses

Sorry this post is a bit late, but Charley had a lot to celebrate last weekend! 

Charley celebrated his 4 Year, 5 Month Ampuversary (17 Months post metastatic osteosarcoma tumor removal) on Saturday March 28th!  YAY!  YIPPEE!!  WOO HOO!!!

The big news is that Charley celebrated his 7th Birthday on Sunday March 29th!!!  YIPPPPEEEEEE!!!!!!!  We never thought we’d get the chance to celebrate 7 wonderful years with him after being diagnosed with Osteosarcoma at age 2-1/2.  I made Charley his favorite meat cake and he was so excited.  He was being so good waiting patiently to get to taste his cake while I took pictures.  Because Charley could polish off the entire cake in <5 seconds, I just cut him a piece instead and he’s been eating it all week as a bonus!  

My brother came in town on Saturday for a small party for my dad’s 75th Birthday, which was on April 1st,  at one of his favorite restaurants and then we celebrated my dad’s birthday again on Sunday with Charley.

Enjoy the pictures from Charley’s ampuversary and his birthday, my dad’s birthday picture with my parents and brother, my dad and Charley, as well as the video of Charley opening his present!

 

 

CANINE CANCER WARRIORS ended on April 1st and sold 18 tees.  Bone Cancer Dogs, Inc. will be receiving a check from Teespring for about $177.00, which brings the grand total that was raised for Bone Cancer Dogs, Inc. (BDC) to $7766.00!!!  YAY!  I am amazed that this much money has been raised since the end of January!  Thank you to everyone who supported this campaign!  I greatly appreciate it!  My plan is to hopefully do another campaign in the fall to raise money for BCD. 

 

 

Thank you to everyone who voted for Charley in the Karma Collars contest!  Charley won 1st place and he got to pick out whatever collar he wanted.  He picked out the following collar in Tan leather and Brass hardware.  I definitely would have never spend $210.00 on a collar!  LOL!  🙂

 

The short sleeve unisex ringspun tees were changed from Premium brand to Canvas Brand, which is higher quality shirt that came in more color options.  The colors available in this tee are:  Canvas Red, Coral, True Royal, Team Purple, Kelly Green, and Athletic Grey.  The short sleeves women’s tees are the same  Hanes brand and they are available in Carolina Blue (light blue) and Purple.

65 shirts and hoodies sold in the campaign that ended on March 17th and $820.00 was raised.  A total of 484 shirts and hoodies were sold and a total of $7589.00 was raised and donated to Bone Cancer Dogs, Inc. that will go directly toward funding of specific research directed toward canine osteosarcoma!   THANK YOU!  

❤️ Together we ALL made a difference! ❤️ 

Happy Happy Happy 4 Year, 4 Month Ampuversary Charley!!!  YAY!  YIPPEE!!  WOO HOO!!!  I can’t believe it’s been 16 months since his metastatic OS tumor was removed!

I wanted to thank each of you for making CANINE CANCER WARRIORS a HUGE success again and it has relaunched for the 3rd time!   Shirts and hoodies will be available until tomorrow, March 1st at 10:00pm CST!  So far another 59 have sold and there are still over 24 hours left!

A total of 228 shirts and hoodies were sold in the first campaign that ended on February 8!  Another 115 were sold in the campaign that ended yesterday, February 18!  I am truly amazed on how successful CANINE CANCER WARRIORS has been and how much money has been raised for Bone Cancer Dogs, Inc.!

Because of each and every one of you,  a total of $5554.00 was raised and directly donated to Bone Cancer Dogs, Inc. and it will go directly toward funding of specific research directed toward canine osteosarcoma!   THANK YOU!   Together we ALL made a difference! ❤️ 

If after you receive your shirt or hoodie and you love it and can’t live without another one in a different style or color, just go to the CANINE CANCER WARRIORS campaign and reserve another shirt or hoodie:

http://teespring.com/canine-cancer-warriors-100
❤️ PLEASE SHARE!!! ❤️ 

All of the shirts and hoodies are Charley approved too!

Here’s pictures of the front and back of the shirt I designed.  The shirt is available in a short sleeve tee, long sleeve tee, hoodie and a women’s fitted tee and they come in a variety of colors.

Never give up hope!  My hope is that one day there is a cure for this dreaded disease….

Sending lots of positive thoughts and prayers to all of you and your furry babies!

Thank you for all of your prayers, positive thoughts, hugs, and kisses.  It is greatly appreciated and we can’t thank you enough for all of your support!

♥  Hugs from me and chocolate Labby kisses from Charley!  xoxo  ♥

I wanted to thank each of you for making CANINE CANCER WARRIORS a HUGE success again!  Thank you!

A total of 228 shirts and hoodies were sold in the first campaign that ended on February 8!  Another 115 were sold in the campaign that ended yesterday, February 18!  I am truly amazed on how successful CANINE CANCER WARRIORS has been and how much money has been raised for Bone Cancer Dogs, Inc.!

Because of each and every one of you, Bone Cancer Dogs, Inc. will be receiving 100% of the profits again…..drum roll, please…..$1907.00!!! Yes, that’s $1907.00!

If you add the $3647.00 that the first campaign raised to this amount of $1907.00, a total of $5554.00 was raised for Bone Cancer Dogs, Inc. that will go directly toward funding of specific research directed toward canine osteosarcoma!   THANK YOU!   Together we ALL made a difference! ❤️ 

Great news!!!  CANINE CANCER WARRIORS campaign has relaunched and shirts and hoodies will be available again until March 1st.  If after you receive your shirt or hoodie and you love it and can’t live without another one in a different style or color, just go to the CANINE CANCER WARRIORS campaign and reserve another shirt or hoodie:

http://teespring.com/canine-cancer-warriors-100
❤️ PLEASE SHARE!!! ❤️ 

All of the shirts and hoodies are Charley approved too!

Here’s pictures of the front and back of the shirt I designed.  The shirt is available in a short sleeve tee, long sleeve tee, hoodie and a women’s fitted tee and they come in a variety of colors.

Never give up hope!  My hope is that one day there is a cure for this dreaded disease….

Sending lots of positive thoughts and prayers to all of you and your furry babies!

Thank you for all of your prayers, positive thoughts, hugs, and kisses.  It is greatly appreciated and we can’t thank you enough for all of your support!

♥  Hugs from me and chocolate Labby kisses from Charley!  xoxo  ♥

Last chance!!!  CANINE CANCER WARRIORS ends tomorrow, February 18, at 10:00pm C.S.T!!!

All of the shirts and hoodies are Charley approved too!

Here’s pictures of the front and back of the shirt I designed.  The shirt is available in a short sleeve tee, long sleeve tee, hoodie and a women’s fitted tee and they come in a variety of colors.

Never give up hope!  My hope is that one day there is a cure for this dreaded disease….

Sending lots of positive thoughts and prayers to all of you and your furry babies!

Thank you for all of your prayers, positive thoughts, hugs, and kisses.  It is greatly appreciated and we can’t thank you enough for all of your support!

♥  Hugs from me and chocolate Labby kisses from Charley!  xoxo  ♥

Good news!  Charley’s chest rads are clear!!!  YIPPEE!!!  All of the angels at Rainbow Bridge must be looking out for my boy!  Thank you all for your positive thoughts and prayers!  Charley wore his Valentine’s Day bowtie to his appointment today and he was a big hit with all of the staff!

 

 

Dr. Buss has been seeing Charley since before he was 2 years old because of the aneurysmal cyst that his vet initially thought was cancer in his left mid-humerus and then the OS developed 7 months later in the same humerus but proximally.

 

Dr. Buss made the comment today that he never gets to see a dog grow up (Charley will turn 7 next month) and he was actually smiling and very talkative today….I started thinking and I bet as an oncologist he doesn’t get to share much good news or get to know people as long as he has known us which is really sad.  He said he wanted to know where Charley found the fountain of youth and he can’t believe it’s been 4 years 3 months since his amp and 15 months since his OS met was removed.  He said Charley looks great!  We go back in 3 months….I’m not comfortable going longer than that.

 

I also wanted to thank each of you for making Canine Cancer Warriors a HUGE success! THANK YOU!!!

 

You have all helped me surpass my initial goal to sell 20 shirts and hoodies. A total of 228 shirts and hoodies were sold! I am truly amazed!

 

Because of each and every one of you, Bone Cancer Dogs, Inc. (www.bonecancerdogs.org) will be receiving 100% of the profits…..drum roll, please…..

 

$3,647.00!!! Yes, that’s $3,647.00 that will go directly toward funding of specific research directed toward canine osteosarcoma!  Together we ALL made a difference! ❤️ 

Here’s pictures of the front and back of the shirt I designed.  The shirt is available in a short sleeve tee, long sleeve tee, hoodie and a women’s fitted tee and they come in a variety of colors.

I know most of you are dog lovers.  Many of you have had a personal experience with canine cancer or know someone close to you who has.  Dog lovers have lots of doggie lover friends who know other doggie lover friends.  Even if you don’t want to buy a Canine Cancer Warrior Shirt, PLEASE SHARE !!! ♥  Together we can ALL make a difference!  ♥  

http://teespring.com/canine-cancer-warriors-100

Never give up hope!  My hope is that one day there is a cure for this dreaded disease….

Sending lots of positive thoughts and prayers to all of you and your furry babies!

Thank you for all of your prayers, positive thoughts, hugs, and kisses.  It is greatly appreciated and we can’t thank you enough for all of your support!

♥  Hugs from me and chocolate Labby kisses from Charley!  xoxo  ♥

Bone Cancer Dogs, Inc. has already funded 3 clinical trials.  100% of the profits from this campaign will be donated.  Since this campaign has been Donation Verified, all of the profits will go directly to Bone Cancer Dogs, Inc.  75% of all donations to Bone Cancer Dogs, Inc. go directly toward funding of specific research directed toward canine osteosarcoma.  The remaining 25% are used to support the organizations’s insurance, federal and state requirements, and the website.

Human cancer trials are first done on dogs because dog’s get the same cancers as we do and a dog’s system responds to cancer the same way ours does!  Many of the cancer trials on dogs go on to become standards of care in humans, so more trials are needed.  Osteosarcoma (bone cancer), which Charley has, mostly occurs in children and young adults and the prognosis is poor.  Unfortunately treatment options and success rates haven’t changed much in 20 years, but with more clinical trials hopefully this will change in our lifetime!

The statistics are startling!  1 in 3 dogs will develop cancer in their lifetime and 50% of dogs over the age of 10 will die from cancer.  Believe me, I didn’t know either and I was ignorantly living in bliss until Charley was diagnosed at age 2-1/2 with bone cancer.

Here’s pictures of the front and back of the shirt I designed.  The shirt is available in a short sleeve tee, long sleeve tee, hoodie and a women’s fitted tee and they come in a variety of colors.

In honor of Charley and all of the Canine Cancer Warriors who are currently fighting the biggest battle of their life and in memory of those who have earned their wings, please consider buying one of these super cool tees or hoodies! 100% of the profits will be donated to help fund canine cancer ongoing trials and research!

I know most of you are dog lovers.  Many of you have had a personal experience with canine cancer or know someone close to you who has.  Dog lovers have lots of doggie lover friends who know other doggie lover friends.  Even if you don’t want to buy a Canine Cancer Warrior Shirt, PLEASE SHARE !!! ♥  Together we can ALL make a difference!  ♥

Here’s the link to share:  http://teespring.com/canine-cancer-warriors-100

Never give up hope!  My hope is that one day there is a cure for this dreaded disease….

Sending lots of positive thoughts and prayers to all of you and your furry babies!

Thank you for all of your prayers, positive thoughts, hugs, and kisses.  It is greatly appreciated and we can’t thank you enough for all of your support!

♥  Hugs from me and chocolate Labby kisses from Charley!  xoxo  ♥

If you haven’t already, PLEEEEEAAAAAAAASSSSSEEEEE VOTE FOR CHARLEY!!!  He is now only leading by 30 votes and there are 10 days left to vote.  I really want Bone Cancer Dogs, Inc. to receive $100!!!!

If anyone is on Facebook and not a friend of mine (feel free to “friend” me), I entered Charley’s photo in a contest and the winner will get $100 donation to their favorite dog charity.  My favorite dog charity is Bone Cancer Dogs, Inc. because 100% of their donations go directly to bone cancer research!!!

Since BCD just funded their 3rd clinical trial (in the past 2 years) at North Carolina State to investigate the use of Palladia with OSA, I know that the $100 will be put to good use!!!  Here’s more info about the trial funded by BCD:  http://cvm.ncsu.edu/cancercare/ongoing.html

You have to have a Facebook account to vote, but if you do PLEASE vote for Charley.  Feel free to share!

If you have voted, THANK YOU!  If you haven’t voted, PLEASE VOTE for Charley.  Unfortunately you can only vote 1x per Facebook account.  The contest ends on May 18.

~~~  Here’s the link to VOTE FOR CHARLEY:  http://bit.ly/HZD1NH

Thank you for reading!!!

Hugs and chocolate Labby kisses,
Ellen & Charley  xoxo
18 Month OS Survivor…and counting!

My mommy had me donate my DNA (my blood and and tumor sample) to the Canine Hereditary Cancer Consortium (CHCC) through the Van Andel Institute.  My DNA was donated to help with canine cancer research so hopefully one day there will be a cure for human and canine cancer and no person or dog will ever have to suffer again.

My mommy says that even though I may not win my battle with cancer, we can help fight for a cure!

Here’s the link to me on the CHCC website:  CLICK HERE TO SEE ME ON THE CHCC WEBSITE

You can click on a link there to see a video of me playing in the snow at 12 weeks post amputation.  My mommy says it is AMAZING to watch!!!

Hugs and chocolate Labby kisses from Charley… xoxo