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Friday, October 19, 2007

Friday on Today 10/19

Yesterday they had a special hour on the fourth hour of The Today Show all about surviving breast cancer. Since October is breast cancer awareness month, Hoda Kotb decided to share her video diary of her ordeal with surgery for her breast cancer. It was very inspiring. I called my sister to watch since she is battling the disease now. She was already watching and just starting radiation this week. My sister was getting chemo but her doctor stopped the treatment after the report that chemotherapy doesn't really help breast cancer patients much. Too bad she had to feel sick and lose her hair before they realized this. Anyway, they also had experts discussing the myths of breast cancer such as antiperspirants and bras cause cancer--they don't. But then again, nobody really knows what does cause breast cancer. More research needs to be done.

Today on the fourth hour they had segment on about cancer in dogs. Just because your dog gets cancer, doesn't mean it's a death sentence. There are so many treatments available for pets with cancer now. Jill Rappaport and her dog, Jack (who had cancer) were guests. Ironically, I also had a dog named Jack who had cancer. Her Jack had his whole leg amputated. My Jack had half his foot amputated. But my Jack's cancer came back internally and eventually killed him. I know as a dog owner that most of us would do anything for our precious animal companions. What they didn't mention was how much these treatments cost. I'm sure chemo and radiation aren't cheap. Surgery isn't either. But at least there are more and more options as long as you have the money or pet health insurance to cover the bills.

This week's Reality Check dished about Stephen Colbert announcing his run for presidency. Why not? Nobody could be worse than our current president. Imus is back on the air--good for him. Yeah, he made a stupid comment, but last I recalled, his title was "shock jock." That's why he's on the air in the first place. If you don't like it, don't listen. And of course everyone is talking about Ellen's doggy gate. If you haven't heard by now, Ellen Degeneris adopted a dog from a pet rescue, then decided it was too "rambunctious" for her so she gave it away to her hairdresser. This was not allowed by the rescue and she signed the contract agreeing that she would not give the dog away. She broke the rules and the rescue came and took the dog back. Then she balls her eyes out on TV, begging the agency to give the dog back to the people she gave him away to. I just have a couple of things to say to Ellen. First of all, get it together and try to do your show professionally without breaking down into heaving sobs on the air. Second of all, you agreed to give this dog a good home and then decided the dog wasn't worth your time. Shame on you, Ellen. I thought you were an animal lover. When you adopt a dog, it is supposed to be part of the family. It's a good thing you didn't decide to adopt a child. Adopting a dog is a major decision and should not be taken lightly. It is common procedure for adoption agencies to refuse to let the adoptive "parents" give away the pets they adopt. The agencies are there to make sure these animals go to good homes. You can't just give away a dog you've made the commitment to adopt. Somebody has to look out for these dogs. I have no respect for people who give pets away like clothing when they're done with them.

And that's my rant for today. Have a great weekend.

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