Hello everyone!!!! Today was Beau's second visit to his oncologist, the wonderful Kim Hillers! And I'm glad to share with you all that there was nothing alarming about his

blood, which means his treatment is helping! She felt his lymphnodes and asked me a few questions. I was quite scarred for the appointment today and the Beau woke up at 7 this morning and vomited....which only made me more nervous. She said maybe he just needs to be fed right before bed to help absorb his medicine. She decided to lower his prednisone dosage to 5 mg daily instead of 10 mg. Also, she asked if I would feel comfortable administering his chemo pill. Since Beau will pretty much eat anything I told her I would have no trouble shoving the pill in a hot dog and giving it to B. She decided Beau can now handle two chemotherapy pills rather than one. She also gave me gloves with the medicine and told me to wear them while handling the pill. That is a bit disconcerting but oh well. I am very happy that she thinks he is improving! Everyone who also donated deserves a HUGE thank you for paying for today's $190 appointment!!!! I love you all! As soon as the appointment was over ( it took about an hour) Beau and I began the 6 hour drive to California!!! Beau absolutely loves coming to Coronado to visit my family and the dog beach!!! The drive went very smoothly, other than it feel Inc very long. Bordere patrol only had one check point set up and the officer even had to pet Beau! I told him B was only planning causing trouble. We arrived at my Dad's and started walking straight to the beach. Sometimes I think B thinks he's a human because he spends more time makings human friends than canine friends. He walked straight up to a woman who was standing alone and sat down very nicely all while staring expectantly. She looked at me and said, "He's good! I've got treats and he knows it but I don't know how!!! Can I give him one?" As always, Beau makin' friends everywhere he goes! I have some pictures I'll add later, Beau and I are too sleepy to do it now.