The Phone Call
Tuesday afternoon my stomach was in knots, my eyes swollen from days of crying on and off, on and off. I still couldn’t bear to look at my sweet girl and know she was hurting. That this happened to her, and timing was everything. I knew all this had to happen quickly, and I am just so anxious to hear what it is we need to do. Sometime around 1pm, my phone rings and its the vet. I could feel my heart pounding. On the other end of the line, he asks me how I’ve been, “hanging in there” I say. The news was as expected. Bubbles has a soft tissue sarcoma enveloping her back right ankle. It has destroyed and eaten away at the bone, and we have a couple options depending on our next set of x-rays. The vet had to get an x-ray of her lungs to make sure they were clear and the cancer had not spread. If indeed her lungs are unscathed, our only real option is leg amputation. Those words, ugh.. they still leave an awful taste in my mouth.
So, our next step was to get into the vet as soon as we could for this x-ray. I was freaking out. We had dug up some money for our last visit, but I wasn’t expecting any of this and we were dead broke. In my earlier years of being childless, I spent a fortune on a purse. I still had it and I still adored it but, I adored my Bubbles so much more. Quickly I posted the bag for sale on facebook, and craigslist asking $550 since it was a $700+ bag. I still dont know how I spent that much on a single item.. I was stupid and irresponsible then. A couple days passed and I hadnt gotten any serious buyers. Lightbulb! Ebay, why hadnt I tried ebay yet?! I get my husband to help me post (I am by no means computer savvy). Two minutes later, it sold! My stupidity as a single, childless woman paid off! I grabbed my phone, called, and told the doctor we’d be there in just a couple days.