Hello there, friends. As promised I'm here to explain the crush on Phteven (AKA Tuna). Tuna is his real name. He is a chiweenie (don't you just love that?). Tuna has a bit of an overbite but, as you can see above, it's not always as prominent as it is in the meme shots . He was adopted as a pup and has become something of an Internet sensation. He just released his 2015 calendar. He is on Instagram (@tunameltsmyheart), you should check him out if you love the cuteness.
So how did I fall in love with Tuna? At this point I don't remember if I saw him prior to the incident I'm about share, but the short story is that I love the underdog. I have a special place in my heart for rescue animals and especially "special" rescue animals. Whether they have a disability or, like in Tuna's case, an unconventional look. Everybody needs love people!
Now let's talk about how Tuna became part of my chemo experience and for endless cell pic exchanges back and forth with my sister. During my second (I think) chemo session, Karla and Bobby and I were talking. I have no recollection of what I was going to say but I began a sentence with (what I still claim to be) the words "I think" - as Karla and Bobby tell it, I, for some unexplained reason, said "I p-think." They found it very funny. The meme exchanges started shortly thereafter and Tuna joined the party pretty quickly. So, you might be asking how Tuna gained the "Phteven" alias. The story is that some guy asked the DMV for a personalized plate with his name on it. He told them his name was Stephen "with a PH"...when he got the plate it was spelled like this..
I'm not sure how true any of this is, but Tuna's overbite apparently fit and here we are.
I think the early pics we shared were related to my excessive sleep during round 1 of chemo and just grew from there. Here are some examples.
So that's how Tuna/Phteven became part of my life. I love this little guy. If you are lucky enough to see posts from my sister on FB, you know that she has grown to love him too.
So now you know...