25th July 2012
MARTHA'S BIRTHDAY - HER BIRTHDAY WE NEVER THOUGHT WE WOULD SEE
MARTHA IS 8 TODAY.WE NEVER THOUGHT WE WOULD SEE HER 8TH BIRTHDAY BUT THANKS TO DR SUSAN NORTH AND HER VALUABLE TEAM AT THE VRCC IN BASILDON THIS HAS MADE THIS DREAM COME TRUE.MARTHA HAS BEEN OUT THIS MORNING FOR HER EARLY MORNING WALK TO SEE HER YOU WOULD THINK SHE IS 8 MONTHS NOT 8 YEARS.HOW CAN WE EVER THANK DR SUSAN NORTH AND HER TEAM ENOUGH.HAPPY BIRTHDAY "MARTHA"

8th July 2012
FANTASTIC DAY - MARTHA'S WALK IN THE WOODS
What a great day we all had at Thornham Park today for Martha's Walk in the Woods. Dr Susan North and her husband Malcolm from the VRCC joined us to cut the ribbon for at least fifty people and their dogs to set off on the first of what will be an annual event. All the pictures can be seen in our photo gallery, just click on Martha's Walk, and a couple of short videos of Martha, the star of the event and winner of the highest sponsorship, are on our Stars page. So far the amount raised for the VRCC comes to £700 but when all the money is in, the total will come to OVER £1,000! We cannot thank everybody enough for your kind support, you are all wonderful people, Martha came to thank everybody as well.

6th July 2012
MARTHA - GREAT PROGRESS
PAUL OUR VET AT STOWMARKET VET GROUP RANG TODAY AFTER MARTHA\S BLOOD TEST THIS MORNING AND GAVE US THE GREAT NEWS THAT MARTHA\S BLOOD RESULTS HAD GONE UP TO 5.36 AND ONE OF THE RESULTS HAD DOUBLED HE WAS VERY VERY PLEASED WITH HER. WE ARE SO PLEASED FOR HER. MARTHA CANNOT TAKE PART IN THE WALK ON SUNDAY AS WE HAVE TO INTRODUCE HER BACK INTO THE WIDE WORLD SLOWLY BUT SHE WILL BE THERE MEETING THE WALKERS BACK FROM THE BACK OF THE CAR. WE DO HOPE THAT DR SUSAN NORTH FOUNDER OF THE VRCC WILL BE AT THE WALK I AM SURE MARTHA WOULD LOVE TO SEE HER. LOOKING FORWARD IN SEEING YOU ALL.

29th June 2012
MICHAEL/MARTHA - GOOD NEWS
AFTER A WORRING DAY YESTERDAY MICHAEL CAME THROUGH HIS OPERATION WITH NO PROBLEMS. HE WILL NOW HAVE A GREAT RETIREMENT HERE WITH US WE OWE IT TO HIM AS HE HAS BEEN A WONDERFUL SHOW DOG AND GAVE HIS BEST AT ALL TIMES "WELL DONE MICHAEL". DR SUSAN GAVE US THE NEWS WE ALL HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR, "MARTHA" CAN GO OUT INTO THE WIDE WORLD AGAIN, SOMETHING WE NEVER THOUGHT WE WOULD DO AGAIN WITH HER. WE HAD A TEAR AS WE TOOK HER OUT AND BOY SHE ENJOYED IT, THE FIRST THING WAS TO CLEAR A DITCH ON GET INTO A BEET FIELD. A LITTLE RAY OF SUNSHINE WAS SEEN OVER DAEDAL AGAIN

21st June 2012
MICHAEL(DAEDAL HIGH MISTER WEBSTER) - SAD NEWS
DUE TO A SUDDEN HEALTH PROBLEM WE HAVE NO OPTION BUT TO RETIRE MICHAEL FROM THE SHOW RING.HE WILL SPEND THE REST OF HIS DAYS HERE WITH US ENJOYING LIFE TO THE FULL, CHASING SQUIRRELS AT THORNHAM AND PLAYING AT THE SEASIDE. TO THOSE JUDGES WHO HAVE GIVEN HIM TOP HONOURS IN THE PAST "THANK YOU". HE WAS A JOY TO SHOW AND GAVE HIS BEST ALL THE TIME.

19th June 2012
MARTHA - GOOD PROGRESS
MARTHA IS DOING VERY WELL NOW.WE HAD A BLOOD TEST DONE ON HER YESTERDAY AND PAUL OUR VET AT STOWMARKET VET GROUP RANG TODAY SAYING THAT MARTHA'S WHITE BLOOD COUNT HAD GONE UP TO"4" WHICH IS THE BEST SO FAR.HE WAS VERY PLEASED WITH HER AND THAT THE LOW COUNT BEFORE WAS ONLY A BLIP BUT NOW SHE IS WELL ON TRACK.WE ARE SO PLEASED HERE IT HAS BEEN A VERY DIFICULT TIME FOR US THESE PAST FEW MONTHS BUT FINGERS CROSSED WE WILL BE OUT TAKING THEM ALL FOR A WALK SOON.SHOWING IS STILL ON HOLD FOR NOW MARTHA COMES FIRST EVERYTIME.SHOWING CAN WAIT TILL LATER ON.

17th June 2012
COFFEE MORNING - GREAT SUCCESS
OUR FIRST EVENT "THE COFFEE MORNING" TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THE VRCC WAS A GREAT SUCCESS.A STEADY FLOW OF PEOPLE CAME TO SUPPORT US ALL MORNING,ALL THE HOME MADE CAKES WERE SOLD,ADAM & ISABEL WERE KEPT BUSY WITH THE TOMBOLA AND THE DRAW,THE CRAFT STALL WAS BUSY,TEAS & COFFEE HELPERS WERE RUSHED OFF THIER FEET.WELL DONE TO YOU ALL.MALCOM FROM THE VRCC WAS AT HAND EXPLAINING THE WORK OF THE VRCC.IN ALL £532 WAS RAISED FOR THE"VRCC" & THE ST.ELIZABETHS HOSPICE.OUR FREE GROOM DONATED BY "DAEDAL DOG GROOMING" ALSO RAISED £116 FOR THE VRCC.THANKYOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

11th June 2012
MARTHA - "WALK IN THE WOODS"
THANKYOU SO MUCH FOR CONTACTING US WITH DONATIONS & SPONSOR FORMS FOR OUR "WALK IN THE WOODS" WITH MARTHA.WE HOPE MANY MORE PEOPLE CAN COME AND RAISE MONEY FOR THE VRCC LIKE US YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU MIGHT NEED THEIR EXPERT HELP.MARTHA IS STILL DOING FINE WE HAVE ANOTHER BLOOD TEST ARANGED FOR MARTHA NEXT MONDAY WE HOPE THEN THAT HER WHITE BLOOD CELLS ARE RECOVERYING ENOUGH TO LET US TAKE HER OUT AGAIN.TAKE A LOOK AT OUR PICTURES PAGE AND SEE OUR BANNER WE HAVE HAD MADE FOR THE VRCC AND MARTHA.I DON;T THINK PEOPLE WILL MISS IT.ON A SAD NOTE MICHAEL WEBSTER ONE OF OUR VETS DIED LAST WEEK.OUR THOUGHTS GO OUT TO HIS FAMILY.

3rd June 2012
MARTHA - PROGRESS
MARTHA HAD A VISIT TO OUR LOCAL VETS THIS WEEK FOR HER BLOOD TEST. HER WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNT WAS A LITTLE DOWN THIS TIME BUT OUR VET AND DR SUSAN NORTH BOTH SAID DON'T PANIC IT COULD HAVE BEEN DOWN TO THE HOT WEATHER. WE ARE TO GET HER TESTED AGAIN IN THREE WEEKS' TIME. MARTHA IS FINE THOUGH, PLAYING IN THE GARDEN ,GETTING UP TO MISCHIEF AND DIGGING HOLES. SO STILL NO SHOWING AT THE MOMENT. MICHAEL AND TILLY ARE BOTH IN SHOW TRIM AND IN GREAT HEALTH AND CAN'T WAIT TO GET OUT AGAIN. PLEASE DON'T FORGET "MARTHA'S WALK IN THE WOODS" MORE DETAILS ARE ON OUR PICTURES PAGE

27th May 2012
MARTHA'S WALK IN THE WOODS - IN AID OF THE VRCC BASILDON
WE ARE HOLDING A SPONSORED WALK AT THORNHAM PARK ON SUNDAY 8TH JULY.ALL MONEY RAISED WILL GO TOWARDS THE VRCC'S £100,000 RADIOTHERAPY APPEAL. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN US PLEASE GO TO OUR PICTURE'S PAGE AND LOOK FOR THE "MARTHA'S WALK IN THE WOODS" POSTER.PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU WILL BE ATTENDING FOR ROSETTE & CERTIFICATE NUMBERS. IF YOU CANNOT COME BUT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A DONATION TO THIS HUGELY WORTHWHILE APPEAL PLEASE E-MAIL US. PLEASE SUPPORT THE VRCC, YOUR PET MAY NEED THEM ONE DAY.

23rd April 2012
MARTHA - GREAT NEWS
AFTER OUR VISIT TO THE VRCC TO SEE DR SUSAN NORTH TODAY WE CAME HOME OVER THE MOON.MARTHA HAD TWO SCANS TO SEE IF THE CANCER HAD SPREAD AND DR SUSAN NORTH GAVE US THE GREAT NEWS TO SAY THAT IT HAD NOT.MARTHA HAS NOT GOT TO GO BACK TO THE VRCC FOR 3 MONTHS.WE CANNOT CANNOT THANK DR SUSAN NORTH & HER GREAT TEAM AT THE VRCC ENOUGH THEY ARE ALL FANTASTIC.MARTHA WILL BE NOW GOING TO SEE PAUL AT STOWE VETS FOR BLOOD TESTS AND AS SOON AS WE GET THE GREEN LIGHT MARTHA WILL BE BACK AT THORNHAM WALKS AGAIN.WE HAVE NOW GOT OUR SMILE BACK AND SO HAS MARTHA

21st April 2012
MARTHA - PROGRESS
MARTHA IS FINE HERE.WE ARE AT THE VRCC THIS MONDAY COMING.WE DO HOPE THAT MARTHA;S WHITE BLOOD CELLS HAVE COME UP TO ALLOW DR SUSAN NORTH TO CONTINUE WITH MARTHA;S TREATMENT.MICHAEL & TILLY ARE FINE HERE AS WELL,BOTH IN SHOW TRIM AND WAITING TO GO SHOWING AGAIN AS SOON AS MARTHA;S IMMUNE SYSTEM IS OK TO ALLOW US TO GO.THANKYOU SO MUCH EVERYBODY FOR KEEPING INTOUCH IT MEANS ALLOT TO US.

11th April 2012
MARTHA - PROGRESS
MARTHA IS STILL DOING WELL.SHE HAD A VISIT TO OUR LOCAL VET ON TUESDAY AND PAUL WAS VERY PLEASED WITH HER AFTER A FULL CHECK UP HE TOOK A BLOOD SAMPLE AND TOLD US THAT HER WHITE BLOOD CELLS ARE COMING UP VERY SLOWLY BUT WE ARE GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION BUT HER OVERALL HEALTH IS GOOD.HE FOUND NO MORE LUMPS OR SWELLINGS AT THE MOMENT WHICH WAS GREAT.WE HAVE HAD A BETTER EASTER THAN CHRISTMAS NOWING MARTHA IS DOING WELL.WE ARE AT BASILDON AT THE VRCC AT THE END OF THIS MONTH TO SEE DR SUSAN NORTH WITH MARTHA AND ONE OF ISABELS HOME MADE CAKES.

2nd April 2012
MARTHA - PROGRESS
MARTHA IS DOING FINE WE HAVE HAD ALOT OF VISITORS COME TO SEE MARTHA BY ONLY PEEPING THROUGHT THE GROOMING ROOM WINDOW SO SHE DOSN;T PICK UP ANYMORE INFECTIONS.EVERYBODY IS SAYING HOW WELL SHE LOOKS I CAN ONLY SAY IT IS ALL ISABELS HARD WORK IN KEEPING HER SAFE FROM INFECTIONS LIKE KEEPING THE FOOT DIPS OUTSIDE THE HOUSE/GROOMING ROOM SOAKED,CONSTANT WASHING OF OUR CLOTHES,MAKING SURE EVERYBODY READS THE SIGN;S WE HAVE UP.WE ARE HOPE TO HAVE A COFFEE MORNING AND A SPONSERD WALK IN AID OF THE VRCC VERY SOON IT WOULD BE GREAT TO MEET UP WITH YOU ALL SOON

26th March 2012
MARTHA - PROGRESS
MARTHA WENT TO THE VRCC TODAY AND GOT ON OK.HER INFECTION HAS GONE AND HER LIVER FUNCTION IS BACK TO NORMAL.HER WHITE CELLS ARE STILL LOW SO DR SUSAN NORTH HAS PUT MARTHA:S NEXT COURSE OF CHEMO ON HOLD FOR NOW UNTIL THE CELLS HAVE COME UP SO WE WILL BE BACK DOWN TO THE VRCC IN A MONTHS TIME.MARTHA IN HERSELF IS GREAT SHE HAS BEEN PLAYING FOOTBALL WITH ISABEL SINCE COMING BACK FROM BASILDON.WE WOULD SO LIKE TO THANK THE VRCC FOR THE GREAT CARE THEY ARE TAKING OF MARTHA DR SUSAN NORTH AND HER TEAM ARE OUT OF THIS WORLD.WE DO HOPE THEY LIKED THE CAKE ISABEL MADE FOR THEM

21st March 2012
MARTHA - PROGRESS
AFTER OUR TRIP TO THE VETS ON MONDAY SADLY MARTHA;S BLOOD TEST WAS STILL READING LOW WHITE BLOOD COUNT.BUT SHE IS FINE IN HERSELF HOPEFULLY BY THE END OF THIS WEEK IT WILL READ BETTER.WE ARE BACK AT THE VRCC ON MONDAY TO SEE DR SUSAN NORTH TO SEE WHAT MARTHA;S NEXT STAGE IS WITH HER TREATMENT.ALL OF OUR OTHER AIREDALES ARE FINE ALL TRIMED UP BUT WE CANNOT GO ANYWHERE AT THE MOMENT BUT IF MARTHA GET ON OK WE WILL BE BACK SHOWING SOON.WE WILL KEEP YOU POSTED ON MARTHA;S PROGRESS

18th March 2012
MARTHA - PROGRESS
MARTHA IS STILL DOING WELL.SHE HAD A VISIT TO OUR LOCAL VETS FRIDAY FOR A BLOOD TEST.HER WHITE BLOOD CELLS AT THE MOMENT ARE VERY POOR BUT ARE COMING UP VERY SLOWLEY.ALL OF OUR DOGS ARE NOW CONFINED TO OUR GARDEN ONLY, BUT WITH A 100FT THEY ARE FINE ABOUT THAT.IT IS LIKE A HOSPITAL HERE AT THE MOMENT WITH FOOT DIPS AND HAND GELS EVERYWHERE,BUT WE MUST KEEP INFECTIONS AWAY FOR MARTHAS SAKE.THE CHEMO IS NOT MAKING HER UNWELL AT ALL IT IS THE INFECTION SHE PICKED UP WHICH BROUGHT HER DOWN BUT WE ARE ON TOP OF THIS NOW.WE WILL KEEP YOU ALL POSTED AS SHE IS BACK AT THE VETS MONDAY

14th March 2012
MARTHA - PROGRESS
WELL A WEEK ROUND NOW SINCE MARTHA STARTED HER CHEMO.WE HAD A BIT OF A SET BACK YESTERDAY AS MARTHA WAS A BIT UNWELL.WE TOOK HER TO OUR VETS AS AND WAS TOLD SHE PICKED UP AN INFECTION WHICH IS A TYPICAL THING WHEN A DOG IS ON CHEMO.WITH THE SWIFT ACTION FROM OUR VETS & THE VRCC MARTHA WITH HER MEDICATION IS BACK ON TRACK.

8th March 2012
MARTHA,MICHAEL,TILLY - AT HOME
WELL MARTHA IS DOING VERY WELL 2ND DAY NOW INTO HER CHEMO AND SHE IS DOING JUST FINE.WE MUST NOT FORGET OUR OTHER AIREDALES HERE,MICHAEL IS LOOKING GREAT HE IS LOOKING GREAT AGAIN FOR THE SHOW RING,TILLY IS IN SEASON AT THE MOMENT SADLY WE WON;T BE BREEDING HER THIS TIME ROUND AS OUR MAIN AIM IS GETTING MARTHA SORTED SO WE WILL BE BREEDING TILLY IN SEPTEMBER.TILLY IS LOOKING GREAT AS WELL SHE ALSO IS LOOKING GOOD FOR THE SHOW RING.WE ARE NOT SHOWING AT THE MOMENT NOT EVEN CRUFTS BUT WE WILL BE BACK AS SOON AS MARTHA IS SORTED.WE WILL KEEP YOU ALL POSTED

6th March 2012
MARTHA - PROGRESS
AFTER OUR VISIT TO THE VRCC TODAY WE GOT ON VERY WITH MARTHA.SHE HAD HER STICHES OUT AND A BLOOD TEST TO SEE IF ALL WAS WELL TO START HER CHEMO.HER BLOOD TEST CAME BACK OK SO TONIGHT MARTHA STARTS HER CHEMO.WE CAN DO THE TREATMENT HERE BY TABLET FORM.ISABEL WAS GIVEN FULL INSTRUCTIONS BY DR SUSAN NORTH IN HOW TO GIVE MARTHA HER TREATMENT.DR SUSAN NORTH GAVE MARTHA A GOOD EXAMINATION TO MAKE SURE HER NECK WAS OK AND SHE SAID IT WAS FINE.SO MARTHA IS ON HER TREATMENT NOW FOR THE NEXT 9 WEEKS IN ALL.THEN WE HAVE TO GO FROM THERE BUT AT THE MOMENT MARTHA IS DOING VERY WELL.THANKYOU SO MUCH EVERYBODY AT THE VRCC FOR YOUR KINDNESS,SUPPORT,IN LOOKING AFTER US & MARTHA