Yesterday I came across an interesting story done by Boua Xiong of KARE-TV in Minneapolis. It focuses on a very unique meeting that took place at the University of Minnesota . A patient enrolled in the human trials had the opportunity to meet one of the dogs enrolled in the same trial as Rilley. John Huls was diagnosed with a brain tumour two years ago and is receiving a treatment similar to the one that Rilley had undergone. He got to meet Piper, a 14 year old golden retriever at the University's Small Animal Clinic...a place Rilley's gotten to know very well. Here's the story:
I had come across this story on another blog, www.dogcancerblog.com written by Dr. Damien Dressler out of Hawaii. I haven't explored his site completely but he seems to have a lot of good resources for those whose dog's have been diagnosed with cancer.
One other link that I found on his site could be of benefit for those who have come across our blog while looking for answers. It is a list of veterinary oncolological clinical trials maintained by the Veterinary Cancer Society. The link is www.vetcancersociety.org/clinical-research.html and I will add it to the "Related Links" section at the bottom of the page.
Lastly, tomorrow is November 4th, a very significant date around our house as it will mark the one year anniversary of Rilley's surgery! It's hard to believe that it has been that long already...a theme that may end up recurring throughout tomorrow's special post.
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