BarbaraRose wrote:One of the girls I work with who is a good friend of mine, lost her dog yesterday in a tragic, freak accident and she is devastated!
Oh dear. What happened to her dog? I like to know about such things in the hope I might avoid the same situation should it ever arise. Please give your friend my most sincere condolences. Thank you.
I have three dogs, one not quite ready to cross over the bridge (almost 17 years old) who is the mother of my brother-and-sister pair (the pair are soon to be 13 years old).
My boy is not doing well of late, and I have him into the vet tomorrow. I hate it when they get so very old so very quickly. They are my heart.
I don't know which is worse. Having dogs of much the same age, who then go at much the same time, or spacing them out in age - so they go every year or two.
To lose a loved dog is to have a part of your soul destroyed. As each one leaves, they take a little bit of of it with them. And you never get it back.
I thought for a long time that when they are gone there will be no more dogs for me.
But without dogs, what is the point in living?
Anne
) surprised us all by showing up to the wedding! She is the one who also had a double mastectomy the same day Mitch did. They originally only found cancer in one breast but she decided to have both removed,and after the surgery they discovered cancer in the other one too, so it was a good decision on her part. Also found out yesterday that lymp nodes are fine. Was very relieved to hear that. It was great to see her there! 
