PSPINC CEO Kenichi Uchikura's Blog

Day 1

Apr

4

Where is Pompom?

We miss him.

10 Years Ago
They have been inseparable for 15 years.

I am sorry, Tiny, Pompom is not here.

I would like to take this posting to say thanks to all the messages I received. I am not replying to each one but I hovered all of it. I am sad that Pompom is no longer with us. I just hope he did not suffer too much and I did not act too late. I know you feel no more pain. I hope I did not cause you to suffer too long. I was not able to let you go earlier.

I was and is and will always be with you.

#pompom #pompomuchikura #tinypompomnano

Day 140

Apr

3

Pompom Uchikura
11/28/2002 ~ 4/3/2018

Today at 3:00pm US Pacific Standard Time, Pompom left us.
He went in my arm very peacefully.
I will miss him a lot. It feels so empty without him.
But we had fun 5,500 days together and 1 day of good bye. That is not a bad statistics.

Thank you all for your support.
I am sorry I cannot write "I am here!" any more.
But he will be with me forever.

I will see him in heaven.

#pompom #pompomiamhere #pompomuchikura #tinypompomnano

Day 139

Apr

2

Pompom started breathing hard when he is on his feet. I have seen this before ... It alway comes and goes. Pompom sleeps quietly when he lie down. I do not what i causing this. It could be number of things and may be combination of the things.

It may be caused by

- Lymphoma
- Tracheal Corrupt
- CCNU Chemo Side Effect
- Antibiotic Medication

Because of the CCNU, Pompom's white clee count is too low to die any treatment at least few more days. I really hope he will recover from this.

#pompom #pompomiamhere #pompomuchikura #tinypompomnano

Day 138

Apr

1

Pompom is starting to eat little. That is a good.
I think he is starting to recover from the chemo.
I did not like the chemo that made his white blood count low.

Pompom has to take anti-biotic at least until Wednesday.

I took Pompom to Weat Seattle for a fresh air this morning.
Because this is an Esterm there are lots of people there.

#pompom #pompomiamhere #pompomuchikura #tinypompomnano

Day 137

Mar

31

It is hard to see Pompom’s signature tail pointing down.

I do not know if it is the chemo drug, anti-biotic medication or lymphoma, Pompom has not been eating or drinking much. He ate cheese pizza yesterday, so I got him a pizza again this morning. He was able to eat about 1/3 of 9.2oz (260g) pizza.

I hope this is dugs causing him to loose his appetite. But I need to make sure he is not suffering or in pain.

#pompom #pompomiamhere #pompomuchikura #tinypompomnano

Great to See Pompom Eating

Mar

30

It is great to see Pompom eating solid food. May be still a small amount, but it is a huge improvement. This chemo he had last Friday was really taking a lot out of Pompom. We are getting back to old medications. I do not want the treatment to make him sick.

#pompom #pompomuchikura #tinypompomnano

Day 136

Mar

30

We went to a vet this morning. After the blood test, we know the white blood cell count is very low. We can't give him any time today. He will have to take his antibiotic medication at least until next Tuesday to avoid any complication.

Last few chemo had not been working well, so I request doctor to get back to a=what he was getting. But most importantly, Pompom has to eat. Because of this latest chemo and antibiotics, he does not have much of an appetite and he weight is down to 13.67 lbs or 6.2 kg. He weight as much as 15.8 lbs (that was too much) but 13.8 was his normal weight.

I will try to give him what he like when he wakes up. I have to give him trazodone to make him calm, which also cause him to sleep. I would like to see him eat and have more energy. But I may be asking too much. Pompom is a fighting the battle for him and me. I will do my best to comfort him.

#PompomIamHere #pompom #pompomuchikura #tinypompomnano

Day 135

Mar

29

I just noticed he has small bumps where his lymph nodes are. This is how all started. I was hoping I don’t see this again. But I think his cancer has resurfaced. I contacted the doctor. I hope we can fight this again. His appointment is set to tomorrow morning but I may need to see her today.

#pompom #pompomuchikura #tinypompomnano

Day 134

Mar

28

One Year Ago Today

Pompom this morning weigh 13.6 lbs ... He lost 2 lbs when he gained the most weight. I think this is because he is not eating much since the new chemo started. I will try to feed him what he wants.

His berthing is much better and I hear no coughing. Now I am concerned about his appetite. This morning he ate little bit of bread.

One year ago today, he had his hernia surgery. He weigh 13.2 lbs at that time.

#PompomIAmHere #pompom #pompomuchikura #tinypompomnano

Day 133

Mar

27

Pompom is sleeping quietly next to me.
I really love the he is not breathing hard or coughing.

Pompom is sleepy. He ate some meat yesterday, so he is recovering from chemo. He completely lost his appetite for four days. He is breathing easier and sleeps better. I just hope he gets some more energy back.

#pompom #pompomuchikura #tinypompomnano