Kaycee

[Gina Heitz <brier@oregonsbest.com>]

Hi Everyone -

There is just no easy way to say this so I am just going to say it.  Kaycee 
was diagnosed yesterday with Lymphoma.  Right now she is feeling well, 
actually quite perky for a 14 year old and hey we are not complaining.

Thoughts of course are scattered but one that is not is, what if anything, 
can Kaycee do to contribute to the breed beyond what she already has the 
past 14 years?  Thanks to Rhonda Hovan and her letter she posted, that I 
have on my site:

http://www.briergoldens.com/ed_cancer.htm

there is a possibility that Kaycee will be included in the study being done 
by Jaime Modiano, VMD, PhD - the LSA study.  While we probably will not do 
chemo for Kaycee, and I have not spoke with Dr. Modiano yet I have spoke 
with Rhonda who did speak with him and he does want to include Kaycee in 
the study.  We will need to hold off putting her on steroids until we can 
pull a blood sample from she and one from her daughter Sprite.  As well 
they will need a small portion of one of Kaycee's lymph glands.  A simple 
surgery will be preformed possibly with a local anesthesia to facilitate this.

All this said - the message is - please if you can, if you are ever faced 
with Lymphoma please consider contacting Rhonda who is helping to 
facilitate this study.

With Love,

Gina & George Heitz
Brier Goldens
www.briergoldens.com