My Friend Murphy (and your Friend Too!)

from Daisy and Bob's Blog

on Tuesday July 27th, 2010 at 06:16 AM - View Original

It has been three weeks since I have been able to Blog.

My Mom and I were trying to make jokes before and say that we all needed a vacation, but the truth is that we are so busy this summer that there is absolutely no time for the pleasures of Blogging.    Mom and I have been working in our office sometimes until almost midnight just trying to keep up, and whereas we are doing just that with our wonderful company Everything & The Dog a lot of our personal projects, including my Blog has fallen behind.

I know that all of you will understand and please not to blame me for not being a good Boy Blogger PitBull Reporter Extra Ordinary.   You KNOW I love my job and will soon be able to continue.

Meanwhile, today we received some absolutely horrible news about our friend, Murphy --- the other half of Hudson and Luke and the most amazing dog who just finished a 2300 + mile walk for canine cancer.    You know, of course, that you can learn all about Luke and DaBoys and the project by having your mouse person fly you away to 2 DOGS 2000 MILES

I am having a hard time blogging this, so Mom suggested that we take a letter we just received and copy it here.   It pretty much explains it all at this time.   This is from our friend Sheila Rinks:

Hi all As you all know, Ginger & Murphy met Luke in Wichita, KS this weekend so Luke could take Murphy to CSU for treatment of his recurring nasal problems. Murphy's vet in Memphis thought he either had a foreign body in his nasal cavity or a tumor, & recommended CSU as the best choice to further Murphy's treatment. Murphy had blood work drawn, a nasal scope & a CT Scan performed today at CSU with Luke & Hope by his side. The diagnosis is nasal carcinoma. Those words were harder to type than I thought they would be-my hands are shaking. A biopsy was taken of the area and a radiology consult is scheduled in a few days when the results are back. The doctors will also perform a chest xray soon to check Murphy's lungs. The doctors reported that the cancer had not crossed over to the other nasal cavity and no lymph nodes were affected. The preliminary treatment recommended was 18-20 rounds of radiation. The cost of this therapy was estimated at $4,000-$6,000. Ginger has plans to set up a "Murphy Fund" so others may donate to cover the cost of Murphy's treatment. We'll post more information soon. Luke will know more details and treatment options when the biopsy results come back. As "trail magic" has it, CSU is conducting a study of nasal cancer, so it appears that Murphy is at the absolute best location for treatment. Of course, Mommy G misses him & Luke dearly and wishes she could be with them right now. Hudson is in Memphis with her & still his silly self tonight but I'm sure he misses his Papi & Murph, too. Murphy walked 2,300 miles for canine cancer. God (if you'll permit me to voice my personal religious view) did not bring him that far to let him be defeated by the very disease he walked to raise awareness for. We will puppy up! and fight this together. Please keep Luke, Murphy, Ginger and Hudson in your prayers and thoughts. Thank you & God bless.

puppy up!
Sheila Rinks
931-644-6426
http://www.2dogs2000miles.org

If there is anything at all that you can do to donate or help raise money for Murphy, please let me know, or you can contact Sheila directly. You can call or e-mail her at any time.

I know that Sheila is trying to be nice when she says that God didn't bring Murphy this far to be defeated by the very disease he walked so long and hard to help to fight. On the other hand. I am a PitBull and let me tell you (because we PitBulls happen to know)........ THIS IS NOT FAIR AT ALL AND WE MUST HELP IN ANY WAY WE CAN.

Love and Licks,

Bob

Tags Canine Cancer