my dog leia was diagnosed with cancer on tuesday.

this, c/p'd from lj because i don't really feel like typing it out again:

she has a primary carcinoma (primary meaning it's the first one) on one lung--it's doubled in size in the last month, but still isn't very big, and as far as we can tell, it's the only tumor she has so far. she's not in any pain, and her energy and health are still quite good. there's no prognosis yet, but according to my mom's research, prognoses range from a few months to a couple of years, for her type of cancer. we're not pursuing treatment, because surgery and chemo would put way too much strain on a dog her age.
it's difficult to wrap my brain around. she's been around for almost 3/4s of my life, and at this point she's almost like a part of the house. she's just... the sweetest, most loving dog i've ever known, and i can't even imagine my life without her in it.