At least for now . I mean , I ' m trying to be realistic here ... cancer does n't always just go away when you remove the tumor . But the placement of this tumor ( under her front leg at the shoulder joint ) was such that I would never have detected it until it was large enough to impede movement ... and the vet believes they caught it before it spread . There 's still a probability that more tumors and more problems will crop up ... but we have a reprieve .
Answer the following question: How is the narrator feeling about the diagnosis ?

They are optimistic .

Rather than fight the 8 am traffic and risk falling asleep at the wheel , I went to mcdonalds for more coffee and braved the 40-minute drive at 4 am . I like being on the road alone . Unlike most places , you actually do have a few hours at night where you wo n't see anyone on the roads in kansas . Lawrence is a different story , but this holds true for the most part .
Answer the following question: Why did the narrator get so little sleep ?

To be get a head start on their trip .

I think Gpa is nt going to visit us any more . * smiles * Last time he comes up , his engine blew up so we had to take out and rebuild his engine ( a $ 2500 job that took 3 weeks ) so he gets the truck back and Will and I had called him and told him to come up today so we could do a check up on it and do an oil change . So we do a check up , and guess what . Gpas radiator is leaking like crazy ( a $ 200 job that took an hour ) ... who knew !
Answer the following question: What may be a fact about the truck ?

The truck is having many difficulties .

Summer exclaimed excitedly as Summer and Amber had approached the petpets . They both grinned though their ears perked up curiously as the two petpets started moving again . Darknight let out a shrug . " Sure why not , I 'll help , " he commented with a blink of his eyes .
Answer the following question: What may happen before stopping at the pets ?
The girls might laugh among themselves .