And oh you’re on your way, such a beautiful day, and nothing can bring you down now And oh you’re blown away, sorrowless days, you’re livin’ in the moment A... Read More
Her smile is kind and warm And with her laugh she could calm a storm You know I find peace in her eyes And oh the things I’ve learned from Jasmine And oh the things she could... Read More
In Complementary and Alternative Veterinary Medicine (CAVM) and integrative veterinary practice, we work cooperatively with our patients’ biological systems as we attempt to gent... Read More
It’s been six years since the death of my beloved orange tabby, Steven, even though it seems like yesterday. After he died, I wrote a story for Northside San Francisco that remai... Read More
“Somehow our devils are never quite what we expect when we meet them face-to-face.” – Nelson DeMille September 2011 presented a month of milestones: Jazzy passed the ... Read More
My friend Kin is a scientist who works with cancer cells. From the time Jasmine Blue got cancer, Kin was always there – to lend an ear, to explain the anatomy of a tumor, to teac... Read More
And oh, here come those sidewalks again And oh, here I go And oh, here come those long walks, my friend Where roses in canyons And night blooming jasmine still grow “Jasmine,” ... Read More
Side effects from Jazzy’s radiation treatments started to rear their ugly head during our final week in Davis, toward the end of September 2010, with red chapping around her lips... Read More
I thought living in Davis for a month would seem like a lifetime, but instead it was over before I was ready to go back to the fulltime hustle and bustle of San Francisco. Jazzy an... Read More
Jazzy and I fell into a comfortable routine last September, leaving Davis Friday afternoon after her radiation treatment, spending the weekend at home in San Francisco, and heading... Read More
The night before Jazzy’s first radiation treatment, I was a nervous wreck. I had no idea what to expect, and she had no idea what she was about to go through. We arrived in Davis... Read More
Seven days after Jazzy’s dental work, we headed back to Davis to see if her mouth had healed enough to proceed with radiation therapy. The doctors had informed me it usually took... Read More
One of the best things about being a dog is that you have no clue when you’re going to the dentist. Don’t get me wrong; I have a wonderful dentist, Dr. Sima Salimi on Union Str... Read More
That first night at the Stone Villa motel, I’m amazed I slept at all. The last word from the doctors at UC Davis veterinary hospital, when we left Jasmine Blue with them for yet ... Read More
The first appointment available for Jasmine Blue at the UC Davis Department of Dentistry was Aug. 18, a full two weeks after her cancer diagnosis. They were the longest two weeks o... Read More