A Sad Day
I have been putting this blog post off long enough but I think I can now get through it without crying and getting my keyboard all wet. After almost 13 years together we had to say goodbye to our sweet KC. We knew this day would come but it didn’t make it any easier to let her go… she had such a sweet and gentle soul and she will be missed. She had a really good last day. She went for a walk (they got a lot shorter and slower as the years went by but she still enjoyed them), played in the yard and pool with her buddy Jake and her new housemate Comet in the afternoon, retrieved her rocks that we would throw for her (not a habit I would suggest getting your dog into, but she enjoyed sniffing out the rocks we tossed out among the others in the yard), and played with tennis balls. Then at some point during the night while we slept, her tumor ruptured and she lost a lot of blood. For some reason I woke up at 3:30 and got up and went to look for her since she wasn’t in the room with us like she normally is. I found her laying in the living room (stressed but not in pain), and laid down next to her and held her until she calmed down and fell asleep. Once daylight came, we were able to determine what had to be done. While I was sitting with her I remember looking down at her paw laying in my open hand and thinking what a lovely picture this would make (but some images are meant to be preserved only in the heart). Here is one of her last photos (one of many – thankfully!). I am already starting to think of KC with smiles instead of tears, and I know her little soul has left a rainbow in my heart forever. Go now and hug your kids and pets...
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