After almost a year!

Yesterday, we traveled yet again to visit with the neurologist who had saved Sailor with an over-the-phone diagnosis of SRMA. Sailor has been on the same regimen of steroids - 40 mg. every other day - for the past 6 months. She has had some physical ailments - mostly about her intestinal difficulties - which have resulted in numerous vet visits (and bills) due to her weakened immune system. But, for the most part she has been relatively healthy.
The neurologist said that Sailor had gained muscle mass and no longer suffers from Cushing's disease. She weighed in at 55 lbs. which has been pretty much what she has weighed every time she's been to our local vet.
Thankfully, we have begun to reduce the amount of steroids Sailor is taking. We are going from 40 mg. every other day to 20 mg. every other day for the next 4 weeks. Then, if all is going well, we will eliminate the steroids altogether - about 1 year after her initial diagnosis. We were surprised to learn that eliminating the steroids might eliminate her constant stumbling. We thought that would always be a part of her life and was a residual effect from the SRMA. It would be wonderful if we could get her back to her "pre-SRMA" life, but we were warned that she still might retain some of the deficits.
We feel so fortunate that Sailor is still with us - thanks to our local vet and the neurologist in an adjacent city.
By the way, the neurologist said that although highly unlikely, Sailor could be suffering from a condition known as GRE (the neurologist told us the exact name which was quickly forgotten) in which the condition requires continued steroid treatment throughout the dog's life. He felt that since Sailor had gotten ill when she was so young that this GRE was not the cause of her problems, but he felt he should at least mention it. We will know more for certain as we decrease the steroid dose.
As always, Sailor captures the hearts of all those who see her. Our local vet says that she is the sweetest dog that they treat, and every time we go in, the vets and vet techs, and receptionists all have to come give her tummy pats and love because she returns all of the attention so affectionately. The neurologist and his staff constantly tell her that they love her, and what's not to love about this beautiful, loving, long-suffering pup.