John's dog Willy has a slow-growing cancer (2017)
story · status: followed over 2 videos (2017–2018) · last event: update (2018-02-27)
Told alongside: John and the Yeti get a puppy, Willy (2008)
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-05-23 (said on 2017-05-14, implied) | told | John says Willy is not doing great: he has a very slow-growing cancer, but he is much loved and has a relatively good prognosis, so they are hopeful. | Boxes, Butterflies, and Regular Aunts: Live from the Past, It's Question Tuesday 00:02:43 |
| 2018-02-27 | update | John says their dog Willy is probably near the end of his life, and he wants to eulogize him before he dies. (hedged) | Ode to a Dog 00:00:01 |
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What is said about it
4 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).
- 2018-02-27 · Ode to a Dog — John: Willy is harder to care for, with weeks of interrupted sleep; as the cancer advances he becomes the quiet, cuddly dog John once wanted, and John is grateful for the dog he is and was. — 00:03:21
- 2018-02-27 · Ode to a Dog — John: Fireball Wilson Roberts Green came home in 2008, named for the alcoholic bulldog in James Crumley's novel The Last Good Kiss; they call him Willy because, as the vet put it, he's 'Willy Willy cute'. — 00:00:07
- 2018-02-27 · Ode to a Dog — John expected a cuddly puppy, but Willy does not cuddle (or didn't until recent months): he is very strong-willed, wants no pity or baby talk, and wants food, especially bacon and peanut butter. — 00:00:20
- 2018-02-27 · Ode to a Dog — John: When John's children ran around with treats, Willy would chase them a while, then wait on his bed to be fed and dash away, restoring the normal order of people running after him. (playful) — 00:00:40