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

2nd March 2012
MARTHA - PROGRESS
MARTHA IS STILL DOING WELL.WE ARE OFF TO THE VRCC ON TUESDAY WHERE DR SUSAN NORTH WILL BE GOING THROUGH THE NEXT STAGE WITH MARTHA.WE KNOW SHE WILL BE ON CHEMO FOR A WHILE BUT WHAT ELSE WE DON;T NOW AT THE MOMENT.WE CANNOT THANK EVERYBODY ENOUGH FOR YOUR KIND SUPPORT FOR MARTHA AND OURSELVES PLEASE KEEP SIGNING OUR GUESTBOOK AS IT LIFT OUR SRIRITS SO MUCH.MARTHA IS SUCH A BRAVE GIRL AND THE VRCC ARE REALY TAKING GREAT CARE OF HER.

23rd February 2012
MARTHA - PROGRESS
WE WILL BE TAKING MARTHA BACK TO THE VRCC ON 6TH MARCH TO HAVE HER STITCHES OUT. EVERYONE IS COMMENTING ON WHAT NEAT STITCES SHE HAS, NICE WORK HENRY. MARTHA WILL BE STARTING HER CHEMO SOON. TODAY MARTHA HAS BEEN ENJOYING THE BEAUTIFUL WEATHER BY STARTING ON SOME GARDENING!! SHE HAS PRUNED THE WISTERIA AND THEN IN THE AFTERNOON SHE ENJOYED DOING SOME DIGGING. SHE IS VERY HAPPY AND FEELING WELL. SHE IS LEAVING HER STITCHES ALONE AT PRESENT BUT SHE HAS A COMFY COLLAR ON TO MAKE SURE. WE DONT LEAVE HER ALONE FOR LONG..WE ARE EVEN TAKING IT IN TURN'S TO SLEEP ON THE SOFA AT NIGHT..

18th February 2012
MARTHA - AT HOME
IT IS GREAT TO HAVE MARTHA HOME.SHE HAS HAD MANY VISITORS AND GET WELL CARDS SENT TO HER WE HAVE THEM DISPLAYED AROUND THE ROOM.MARTHA IS DOING WELL THE BIG DRESSING FELL OF HER NECK DISPLAYING THE WONDERFULL WORK THE VRCC DONE IN REMOVING THE CANCER FROM HER NECK.WE ARE AWAITING TEST RESULTS FROM THE NODULES THAT WERE SENT AWAY WHEN THE RESULTS COME BACK THIS WILL ENABLE THE VRCC TO PROCEED TO DO WHAT EVER MORE TREATMENT MARTHA MAY NEED.BUT AT THE MOMENT SHE IS BACK TO BEING OUR MARTHA AGAIN.WE WILL KEEP YOU ALL POSTED.

16th February 2012
MARTHA - HOME AT LAST
WELL MARTHA CAME HOME YESTERDAY WE PICKED HER UP FROM THE VRCC AT 4PM.THE STAFF AT THE VRCC WERE GREAT THEY EVEN GAVE MARTHA A BRUSH SHE LOOKED TO SMART TO COME HOME VRCC? YOU ARE ALL GREAT.WE ARE GOING TO PUT A LINK ON OUR LINKS PAGE SO YOU CAN SEE WHERE MARTHA HAS BEEN TAKEN GREAT CARE OF.MARTHA IS NOW STARTING ON THE ROAD TO RECOVERY WE KNOW IT IS A LONG WAY TO GO BUT ONE STEP AT A TIME.BUT IT IS GREAT TO HAVE HER HOME.WE SHALL BE GOING BACK TO THE VRCC SOON FOR FOLLOW UPS.WE WILL KEEP YOU POSTED

15th February 2012
MARTHA - OPERATION
MARTHA HAS HAD HER CANCER OPERATION YESTERDAY AND ALL WENT WELL.THE SURGEON SAID IT WENT BETTER THAN HE THOUGHT.WE ARE OFF THIS AFTERNOON TO PICK HER UP.WE WILL SEE WHAT AFTER CARE MARTHA NEEDS BUT IT WILL BE GREAT TO GET HER HOME.WE WILL UPDATE AS SOON AS WE KNOW.

13th February 2012
MARTHA - MESSAGES
THANKYOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR KIND WORDS ABOUT MARTHA.IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO LEAVE HER A MESSAGE YOU CAN DO SO BY GOING ONTO OUR GUESTBOOK ICON THEN AFTER YOUR MESSAGE IF YOU VARIFY YOUR E.MAIL ADDRESS IT WILL COME UP ON OUR MESSAGE PAGE IT WOULD BE GREAT IF YOU CAN IT WILL LIFT OUR SPIRITS KNOWEND.WE ARE BACK AT THE VRCC THIS MORNING WHERE MARTHA IS TO HAVE A CT SCAN TO SEE IF SURGERY IS POSSIBLE TO REMOVE THE CANCER THEN TO FOLLOW UP WITH CHEMO.IF SURGUEY IS NOT POSSIBLE THEN CHEMO WILL BE GIVEN TO HER TO SHRINK THE CANCER DOWN.WE WILL KEEP YOU POSTED

9th February 2012
MARTHA - VRCC
WELL AFTER OUR VISIT TO THE VRCC HOSPITAL IN BASILDON WE CAME HOME A BIT MORE POSITIVE ABOUT MARTHA.SHE HAD A CHEST X-RAY AND A COMLPETE SCAN OF THE REST OF HER AND THE DOCTOR COULDN;T FIND ANY FURTHER CANCER SO AT THE MOMENT IT HAS NOT SPREAD.WE ARE BACK AGAIN THIS MONDAY COMMING FOR A CT SCAN TO SEE IF THEY CAN OPERATE TO REMOVE THE CANCER THEN GIVE HER CHEMO.SO MONDAY WILL BE A BIG DAY FOR MARTHA BUT DR SUSAN NORTH WILL TAKE GREAT CARE OF HER

5th February 2012
MARTHA - VRCC CANCER HOSPITAL
WELL ITS A BIG DAY FOR MARTHA TOMMOROW 6TH FEB.WE ARE TO TAKE MARTHA TO THE VRCC CANCER UNIT AT 12.30PM TOMMOROW.WE HAVE BEEN PLAYING IN THE SNOW THIS MORNING AND VIDEOING HER SO WE HAVE GOT MEMORIES ON MARTHA IN THE SNOW.WE ARE GOING INTO THE UNKNOWN NOW WITH MARTHA BUT WE ARE SURE DR SUSAN NORTH WILL TAKE GOOD CARE ON HER AND WE SHOULD NO THE OUT COME TOMMOROW

28th January 2012
MARTHA - VRCC
MARTHA IS NOW ABOUT TO BE REFERD TO TH VRCC CANCER CLINIC IN BASILDON.THIS CLINIC DEALS WITH CANCER IN ALL TYPES OF ANIMALS.THIS IS A BIT SCARY FOR US AS ARE GOING INTO THE UNKNOWN NOW WITH OUR MARTHA BUT THIS IS THE BEST CANCER CLINIC AND WE ARE SURE THEY WILL GIVE MARTHA THE BEST CHANCE POSSIBLE.WE WILL NOT BE GOING TO CRUFTS THIS YEAR MARTHA COMES FIRST AND WE MAY BE HAVING ALOT OF TRIPS TO BASILDON FOR WHAT EVER TREATMENT AVAILABLE TO MARTHA.THE CANCER CLINIC CAN BE FOUND ON WWW.VRCC.CO.UK.YOU WILL SEE THIS IS THE BEST.

22nd January 2012
MARTHA - PROGESS
AFTER MANY VISITS TO OUR VETS WITH MARTHA THEY ARE PLEASED WITH HER PROGRESS.WE ARE NOW GOING TO OUR VETS EVERY 2 WEEKS WHERE TOM & PAUL ARE LOOKING AFTER HER.WE ARE ALSO IN THE HANDS OF THE ANIMAL HEALTH TRUST AND THEY ARE INVOLVED WITH OUR VETS TO GIVE MARTHA THE BEST CARE.WE MUST THANK MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN INTOUCH WITH US ABOUT MARTHA SHE HAS MANY PEOPLE POP IN AND SEE HER.WE ARE NOT SURE ON THE NEXT STAGE WITH MARTHA BUT WE KNOW THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE AT HAND TO HELP US