Friday, September 24, 2010

LIVE STRONG!

GREETINGS FROM SOUTH AFRICA!
LIVE STRONG DAY
SATURDAY 2nd OCTOBER 2010

 

Hello there to all my friends across the globe...
TODAY IS THE 4th MONTH ANNIVERSARY OF
THE PASSING OF MY DEAR...

Maxdog lived life to the absolute MAX!
Despite being given only 2 weeks to live, he went on to live a further 107 wonderful days of grace.
May his legacy encourage those who fight the battle against cancer.
Please remember
SATURDAY 2nd OCTOBER 2010
"LIVESTRONG DAY"
I have been asked by some of the cats in the cat blogosphere to ask our doggie-pals to join in this awareness campaign...

12 MARCH 2000 - 24 MAY 2010


Remember....
LIVE STRONG!!!
SATURDAY 2nd OCTOBER 2010

Sending lotsaluv to you all and strength to all our friends who are fighting this battle so bravely.

18 comments:

Rocky Creek Scotties and Rocky Creek Ramblings said...

Live strong - what a motto!!

We will be celebrating with you on Oct. 2nd.

XOXO
Lilly, Piper, Carrleigh and Ruairi

~Kim at Golden Pines~ said...

A great motto and a great reminder too!! We all remember Maxdog's brave fight that taught all of us...

I had heard a few years ago that 85% of all Golden Retrievers die from some form of cancer, which is way, way too high! However there is research being done now to find that cause and to hopefully change that--Two senior Goldens that I had at the time gave "genetic samples" as part of that study. And even though they have passed, I so hope that their longevity helped and will make a difference for precious young Goldens like Toby so they do not face this terrible disease.

KB said...

Toby - You are wise beyond your age. So many dogs end up with some form of cancer - I have lost two of mine to it. I like your idea of honoring Live Strong day. I still wear a Live Strong bracelet that I put on more than a year a go when my S was diagnosed with cancer. He's departed but I'll never forget him, Max, or the others who have lost their battles to this disease.

I seem to recollect that there's a foundation devoted to fighting canine cancer. Perhaps I'll make a donation to them on Livestrong day.

Sheila and Bob said...

Wonderful post, so many of us have been touched by this terrible disease.
We have lost many of our Goldens, and this past year we lost our daughter-in-law at age 36 to ovarian cancer.
We must do everything possible to eradicate this disease from the face of the earth.

Sheila & bOB

♥I am Holly♥ said...

Great motto!! We have lost a dog and a cat to cancer along with a husband and a good friend. Live Strong!!! Lots of love, Holly and mom

Milo and Alfie Marshall said...

Thank yoo so much for supporting LIVESTRONG Day. MaxDog was an inspiration and definitely LIVED STRONG for as long as he could. We will never forget him or stop loving him.

Piappies World said...

Thanks for the reminder, Maxdog Mom! We did make the most of the time we had with Max through your posts all throughout.

We have loved ones going through these struggles and we keep our paws crossed for all of them. Live Strong is strongly lived by Max and we have been inspired by this even when he has gone to watch over us over at the rainbow bridge.

Love,
Piappies Fudgie, Princess, Frappie, Mocha, Sugar, Wai-Pai & Wai-Max

NAK and The Residents of The Khottage Now With KhattleDog! said...

Furry pawesome!


The 24th is a day several of my furiends khrossed on -

In fakht, my pal Star The Siberian was a year ago today -

Hugz&Khysses,
Khyra

WFT Nobby said...

I remember so well those 107 days and how strong Max was throughout his illness. We will be thinking about him and so many other friends who have fought or are fighting (and sometimes beating) this invidious disease.
V. best wishes,
Gail (and Bertie).

sprinkles said...

What a great post!

meowmeowmans said...

Great post. Maxdog may be gone, but he will never be forgotten! Live Strong!

Mrs. JP said...

Toby reminds me of Max. We'll put a post on our blog for Oct 2nd. live strong day. Thanks for the update and have a great weekend.
Love from all of us in the holler to you.

Scout and Freyja said...

We are already planning our yellow festivities. Did you know that Ann, Zoey kitty's momma, has said that she will do one graphic in yellow for each kitty or pup that sends her a photo? We are sending ours in this weekend. Right now momma is tryin' to decide which one of us will get the honor.

KT and Easton said...

My dear wife was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2001. She is healthy today after 9 years of cancer free living. We celebrate Live Strong every day. Of my 4 Goldens, 1-died of cancer, 1-heart failure, 1- old age and hopefully Lady will live to a ripe old age. Yes, Goldens seem to have an abnormally high rate of cancer. Responsible breeding and research may reduce that dramatically.

Tweedles -- that's me said...

"LIVE STRONG" Day,,,
we will be right there with you to join the fight.
Maxdog will never be forgotten!
love
tweedles

How Sam Sees It said...

We will be celebrating with you on October 2nd! After all, our own Sam is a cancer survivor too!

Sam

The Cat's Meow, Zoolatry said...

Hi Sweet Friends ~ this is great, we truly apurrciate your support
of LIVESTRONG Day...

The Cat's Meow, Zoolatry said...

Not sure "how" we got signed in that way... maybe our human has got too many email addresses!
Anyway: the comment above is
from us... the Zoolatry Girls,
Maggy and Zoey, and Ann.