RAFFLES.....

hi flori im sat hear reading your blog and full of tears of sadness and joy, im so glad raffles seems to be ok and will pray nothing returns, i lost my lab through cancer and its an unbelievable pain when it happens, also angelina last year, and this year my brother who has has skin cancer for 5 years has now got to go for tests as they think he may have bowel cancer as i did 10 years ago, once thats sorted they then want to see what the activity in his arm is, thats where they removed the last lump, its a never ending nightmare, sorry to go on but its all i lived with for last 10 years and i so feel for you flori, give raffles hugs from me and will keep you all in my thoughts ;o) xxx

So sorry to hear what you have been going through Flori, but hey, good news. Heres wishing you and Raffles all good health from now on.

Oh San, I never meant to upset you, but it has been why I have been a bit quiet on GOY over the last few weeks....I hope that my blog comes over with something positive in it's message.
I lost my Bearded Collie through this too, plus my mum and a good friend....so like you, it has touched us deeply. I pray that your brother will be ok, and anything he may have, responds to treatment quickly...my heart truly goes out to you my dear friend. Please keep me updated...(H.U.G) from me back to you xxx

Bless you Cinders....have missed not catching up with so many of my friends on here.....thank you for your lovely comment :~)))x

thankyou so much flori and noo you didnt upset me i really know what your going through and feel an expert on cancer these days, i got through it so i feel possitive about my brother if they get their finger out and move things on a bit faster,will let you kknow, he doesnt get his test till 5th november after forgetting and losing his records grrr xxx

Pleased and relieved to hear the good news Flori....Cancer is a horrible disease and touches most of us at some time in our lives..I've lost a sister and good friend to it..I'll admit I'm not "soppy" about dogs, but I do like them and your little chap is a real character. Hope he lives long and prospers!!...An excellent blog btw!!

Hi Flori, I am so glad that things are looking positive for Raff now and that his future is looking much brighter. I lost both my parents to cancer and my wife lost both of her parents too with the same disease.

I can imagine what you must have been going through my good friend, it must have been so difficult for you over the past couple of months. To have the initial news on your birthday must have hit you so hard.
I am really pleased that after all this things are looking so rosy again for you, and for Raff.
Take care Flori and a hug from me :-))<hug> x...Rich

Flori that is good news, I lost my Malik just over a year ago, at the time, many people on here helped me so I know what you mean. Raffles looks lovely in your pics, hopefully many more to come.
Sending a belly tickle via you,xx.

Thank you Richard, and you too, L/lass, and A/Alice it is lovely to hear from you all. It is scary to think how many people and animals are touched by this dreadful disease, the statistics are, 1 in every 3 would know someone who had been touched by this shadow. The day they eventually find a cure will be great indeed....
Was a little dubious of posting this, as felt that I could be tempting fate, but there are so many good people out there that were my rock, and supported me so much whilst I was dealing with this, that I wanted to say a very public 'Thank You' from the heart, and let you know how my little lad is doing now.....XXX

It is wonderful to learn that Raffles is on the mend, Flori. It is a huge worry when pets are diagnosed with serious illness and I'm sure with the care of your vet and all the love and attention you give to Raffles, he will be bounding about for a long time yet. You've had a rough time.

You will be feeling so relieved at his improvement. Bless.

oohhh Flori-- what a relief!, big hugs allround friendsyou both deserve them....
I've just been reading everyone elses stories about this horrible disease, my Dad, mum-in-law, uncle , the list goes on but there is some good news when a friend survives breast cancer and other friends-- like San-- fit & well after theirs, they are understanding more all the time so I truly hope all is well for Raffi, for Sans brother and others xxx

We miss them as much as they give us which is why we miss them so much. I hope Raffles goes on giving for many years to come.

wonderful news Flori,you must be so relieved..well he is your little miracle.. so glad to hear he is doing well now :o))
Sandra, so sorry to hear about your brother i hope he gets good news from his tests in November.. x

That's good news!
I lost Candy nearly two years ago, yet yesterday when I sneezed I looked round to see why she hadn't barked.

So pleased to be reading about your good news Flori.You must feel that a huge weight has been lifted from your shoulders.Your Raffy looks such a lovable little dog,give him a big cuddle from me...It is so nice to see he is on the road to recovery..:o))

Lovely to hear good news and you are so right about not giving up, my Daughters dog had a cancer removed a few years ago and is still going strong allthough a bit doddery but that is due to old age.
Sending a big hug to your little brave lad.

Hello Flori, when I saw your blog title I thought the worst so how lovely to find out it's good news. Glad that you can relax and enjoy again...love and hugs to you and Raff xx

Fantastic, Flori. I'm delighted to hear this. Lots of love and hugs from me, and pats for Raff. xxx

ive been reading your blog with tears in my eyes... poor raffles.. so glad to hear he is ok for now..... he is a lovely little dog.....xx

So pleased to hear Raff is OK I will keep my fingers crossed for your lovely little dog x

I almost cried when I saw all the response my blog had generated, so many of us have sad memories connected to this disease, and thank you for sharing them on this page. I see that some of the special friends of mine who helped support me through this, have posted on this page too, you were the one's who were my rock, and I will always be grateful that you stretched out the hand of friendship to me....
Thank you all for the good health messages for my little lad, every single one of them means so much to me.....XXX

Stay happy Flori xxxx

This is our song flori..'always look on the bright side of life'..
dum..dedum,dedumdedum..dedum ! :o))))))))

So pleased to hear that you have got good new's about Raffle's ,take care x

Hi Flori with you all the way :)

~know just what it's like to lose an furry friend as it is 3 years on December 1st since we lost Magnum, one of our boxers after a year of trying to combat liver cancer
I am thrilled for you~ hope that Raff stays happy and well!

love that song Bloomer ( went to a funeral once and that was played as we left-- It was a real celebration of his life, ---- even his family were laughing ;o)
another one comes to mind at the moment--- down came the rain...:-((

hi flori dont know how i missed ur blog hun , soooo glad to hear ur news .you must be sooooo releaved . i lost my lovely little dog this time last year an d miss her so much . she was 14 tho but her heart gave out. x i hope you get as many years as i did ( i count my blessings) and the pics are wonderfull bev . keep smileing big hugs from me and rosie xx

Hi Bev. I'm so pleased to read this blog (haven't been on since last week) I am so happy for you. It must be such a relief and taken a load off your mind.
I understand there's still a risk of it's return, but for now (and hopefully forever) it's all clear.
Hugs and xxxxxx to you both lol

Flori, I've been looking for you, here you are and with such good news:-) Sorry to be so late, but haven't been able to come on here much lately (I'm so popular lol) It must be a great weight lifted from you both, Wheeeeeeee~~~~~~~~:-)

Thank you for all the great comments and best wishes for Raff, each and every one of these mean so much to me.....Annella/Bloomer/Mavis/Redsongbird~great to hear from you!/Arlene/Pam/ Cristina/ Hywel~thank you my dear dear friend/Ba~ you and Spritz, Bloomer, Richard, Pip & Annella, kept me smiling with your madcap humour through my darker days~thank you from the heart.XXX \0/ XXX

flori so glad you back on .... missed ur loads hun ((((( hugs)))))

YW Flori..I'm sure you would have done just the same for all of us,if need be..glad we helped to lighten the bad days for you.xxx

Sending a big hug to you (((((((Flori))))))))
<Woof!> says Frances - how bout me?
Ohh of course you get a hug too...... LOL!

I know how you feel Flori..
Please don't worry too much and be happy!
Very best wishes, mua mua mua from me xxx

Tommy!!!! It has been an age since we last spoke~How are you?So great to see you here...so good to hear from you again....
XXX to you!!!

Bless you Cristina, have missed you too :~))))))
Bloomer~You are such a star, and Pippin, you and Franny welcome here in good old Blighty (lol), anytime......
Thank you all for your lovely comments...As of today, Raff doing great, and sitting here next to me begging for food~always the sign of a healthy mutt...and so good to see \o/ xxxxx

Glad that Raff is still doing well Flori my good friend. Hope that you are keeping well too. It was great to have an extra hours sleep last night..we could do with this every weekend I think it would be a good idea to catch up with some sleep..lol ;-)))x

Hi Flori, your heartwarming news has made my day. My best wishes to Raff and yourself. :-)

Hello Richard! You obviously burning the midnight oil my friend, if you need extra sleep...lol...just becareful that you don't run out of wick...Tee hee hee :~)) Thank you for your lovely comment! xx

Muddy!!!! I haven't caught up with you in an age, you have made my day by popping in and saying 'Hello'...I hope all well with you, and you are keeping your secateurs sharp for all that Autumn pruning! A joy to hear from you my friend, and thank you from the heart for your supportive comment, and saying 'Hi'.......
Is 'Elvis' still living in your Greenhouse and has his own Galaxy supplier now...?Hahaha \0/ xxx

Oh Flori, how I've missed the humour and banter of this wonderful place during my absence - I do occasionally catch site of Elvis (or Son of Elvis), but I'm not inclined to share my chocolate with him ! :-)

Muddy, it is great to have you back with us, we had such a giggle over galaxy pinching Elvis didn't we? I am loving the fact that you have popped in to say hello, I have pm'd you my friend...
Glad to hear that 'Elvis, has NOT left the building', but you are being awful tight on that chocolate.....go on...give him a nibble....lol!

Oh can I have a nibble too?

I'm sorry Richard, I don't think you'd fit into my humane trap . . . . (unless I left the 'e' out and made it a HUMAN trap . . . . mwha ha ha ha (evil laugh)). :-))

I think I had better give that particular nibble a miss Muddy and go and see what other nibbles are on offer....lol ;-))

Richard, you should be so lucky! lol......Muddy's galaxy very precious to him, he did a great thing sacrificing a chunk to that pesky little rodent, no man has made a greater sacrifice
for a mouse....Professor Muddy, are you still workin' in that Lab? Human traps indeed!......LOL!

So Flori it looks as though nibbling is out of the question for the time being. Would munching be out of the question also?
I'm feeling like a munch,
Must go and get some lunch.
There's nowt here in the house,
Been eaten by the mouse!
........lol ;-)))

wonderful news, our pets are sooooooooooo special.