Okay, so here's a tidbit for you all.  Everyone knows that Saint Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland.  Well, maybe not everybody, but certainly it is common knowledge.  But did you know that many places in fact have patron saints?  Check out this website if you are interested in, say, the patron saint of Algeria (Cyprian of Carthage) or Yugoslavia (Cyril) or anywhere in between. 

So, on that note, I want to thank Willie for thinking of me on this St. Patrick's Day Eve (or several days earlier actually).  Today after barking at the mailman I sent the boss man out to retrieve the mail and much to my surprise I found a package for me!  Willie and his boss ma'am sent me a St. Patty's day gift and I love it.  Thank you!  It is so soft and it makes the perfect napping buddy. 

And let me tell you, if there was ever a day I needed a nap, it was today. 

So, tomorrow is my scheduled day to take my next dose of CCNU which means that today I was supposed to have my blood work checked.  Well, the boss also wanted to talk to my doctor about a couple of things so I ended up being there this morning for a whole hour.  Well, it turns out that my CBC (buffy coat profile and all) was COMPLETELY normal.  Sounds good you say?  Well, the CCNU should have knocked my white counts down to below normal by now.  So, Dr. Harris, my oncologist was consulted and she said that I should probably also have my liver function tested to make sure that all of this chemotherapy hasn't caused problems with my liver.  Guess what that meant.  That's right, another trip to the vet clinic!  Well, it turns out that my liver enzymes were a bit elevated but not enough to cause any worry and tomorrow I'm supposed to go ahead and take my next dose of CCNU.   I tell you, I wouldn't mind it so much if it didn't throw my taste buds so far out of whack.  I was just getting back to enjoying my food again.

Speaking of the veterinary clinic, it turns out that they are fans of mine and regularly read my diary.  Well, they are going to start an electronic newsletter and can you believe that they asked me to submit an article?  If you'd like, you can check it out too. 

Oh and that reminds me, I finally got a hold of the April Reader's Digest.  Turns out it wasn't an article so much as a little blurb about Dogster.  I was quite surprised to see that my name was mentioned as many times as Dogster itself.  Hopefully it will help some new dogs (& and cats for Catster) make some new friends.

Well, that's about it for me.  The boss man said something about popcorn so I expect I'll be busy doing a little quality control soon.

Have a great night and a very happy St. Patrick's Day tomorrow.

TTFN,
Little Bit