chapter 6
By May Hot shot was feeling a lot better. He was getting testing done today along with his treatments to help him get better. At the end of May Heatwave got a call from Dr. Rhino. "Hello Dr. Rhino," Heatwave said. "Really? That's great, yes I understand, thank you so much for calling." he said.
"What did Dr. Rhino have to say?" Hightemp asked.
"Yes what did he say?" Hot shot asked.
"You are in complete remission Hot shot," Heatwave said.
"You mean I did it?" Hot shot asked.
"Yes Hot shot you beat cancer!" Heatwave said. The whole family was so happy. "Hot shot you still have a few more treatments to do next month and then no more treatments," he said.
"Alright," Hot shot said.
"But you will still need to be seen by your doctors with tests like scans and biopsy's to make sure you are on the right track afterwards," Hightemp said.
"Okay," Hot shot said.
During June Hot shot got a few more rounds of chemo and radiation. Then one June 30th Hot shot got his last round of chemo and radiation. Hot shot walked through the hall and the staff was celebrating. Hot shot came up to a bell and got to ring it.
After a few months Hot shot's hair was growing back it was a bit thin but after a few weeks it thickened a bit. Then by November Hot shot was going to get a special surprise. Hot shot was going to get his wish from Make a wish. Hot shot got the dog supplies and then saw the Newfoundland puppy there, it was wearing a big yellow bow. "Is it a boy or a girl?" Hot shot asked.
"It's a girl and she's all yours," the make a wish lady said.
"I will call her Mizi." Hot shot said. Hot shot got to hold Mizi and was so happy to have her. Mizi was wagging her tails. She touched her cold black nose to Hot shot's face.
Over the coming weeks Hot shot and Mizi bonded quickly.
They would play with each other all the time and Hot shot was doing a good job at training her. She was helping him recover well and Hot shot is very happy and healthy. Hot shot got regular check ups still and was very happy that all were coming back that there was no cancer. Hot shot was hoping it was going to stay that way.
Hot shot was enjoying fourth grade and was loving life now that he was healthy. Hot shot and his friends loved to play with Mizi. Mizi was small at first but she grew big time.
After few months Mizi was soon 10 months old, she weighed 88 LBS and was 2 feet tall and still growing. Mizi loved everyone in the family. She greeted all of the family members when they came home. She greeted Heatwave when he came home for his time off from the firehouse and would lay at his feet sometimes. When Hightemp came home from her shift at the children's hospital Mizi would greet her too. She greeted Hot shot and Side swipe at the door when they came home from school.
Mizi knew the family friends and got along with them too. She would greet Heatwave's friends Blades, Boulder, and Chase with a wagging tail. Mizi greeted Hightemp's friends from the hospital too. Mizi also loved Hot shot's friends and Side swipe's friends especially. Mizi really loved to be around children.
Mizi was a very well behaved and trained dog. Hot shot loved her very much. Mizi loved Hot shot very much too. Mizi slept in Hot shot and Side swipe's room. Hot shot and Sideswipe sleep on the bunk beds while Mizi has a super soft fuzzy pillow bed with her name it.
Hot shot was doing very well still and was happy and healthy. His hair had finished growing back and it came back wavy but it was still blonde, and it was very soft. Hot shot took good care of his new hair and it was nice shiny and healthy. He also took good care of Mizi and her fur. Her coat was soft and shiny.
Mizi regularly saw a vet to make sure she was a healthy dog.
After a couple of years Hot shot's tests were still coming back clean and Dr. Rhino was pleased at this and was happy for Hot shot. He told Hot shot if this keeps up in three more years he was going to be officially considered cancer free and in eight more years in remission he would be considered completely cured from it. Dr. Rhino told him the longer the cancer is away the less likely it is to come back.
That made Hot shot excited and was eager to get to that point and live a normal healthy life. He told Dr. Rhino about Mizi and how she was helping him keep in good spirits and stay active and helped with his physical therapy by staying by his side while he was doing it. Dr. Rhino after that really encouraged Mizi to help with Hot shot's medical care.
Hot shot knew even though the cancer was currently gone he was worried it would come back. But he knew with his friends, family and doctors it would be nothing he couldn't get through.
The end.
