our dog's got cancer

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we have a dog named kernan. got her 4 years ago from the son of a friend of a friend. she turns 12 this month, and she has this growth in her mouth. the vet told us yesterday it's melanoma - cancer.

so, we had to sit with our kids and tell them. that sucked.

interesting to see how they each handled it differently. i thought one would burst out crying and the other one would cry later by themselves. right reactions, wrong kids.

so mom and dad each slept with a sad child last night. we all cried together, and comforted each other. of course, the questions about the next dog started. i don't think there's a good chance of that happening, at least not quickly.

anyway, here's to kernan. a sweet tempered, gray muzzled black lab who wants nothing more than to be with "her people." she'll be with us a lot over the next few months. (i'll post a picture of her soon.)

i never should have gone to see 'marley & me'!

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