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Wednesday, July 30, 2008

BITTERSWEET

"Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole." Roger Caras


Time sure has flown by since we received the news about Stoli. With the time, we also have experienced tons of emotions: shock, denial, anger, grief, sadness, depression and even happiness, yes I said, happiness. You see with lymphoma and the different treatment options we have for Stoli, Stoli can have good days and turn around and have a bad day. So it is like we are riding the roller coaster that never ends and I am not so sure I want it to because we all know what happens when the ride stops. :( He seems to be more lethargic in the mornings but by time early afternoon rolls around, he is ready for his walk and ready to do whatever "it" is that he does. :)


Lately, his biggest thing is to sit out in the yard and "stalk" the kitty next door. The kitty next door is, how do I say this gently....... a terror. Zipping in and out of the weeds and preying on little creatures around the lake. Stoli used to just sit and watch the kitty but now he wants to actually join in on the mischief. On Sunday night, there was quite a commotion going on around the lake. Apparently, the kitty had "something" trapped and Stoli wanted out of the fence and was barking up a storm (which he NEVER does) and was pawing at the fence to get out (again, which he NEVER does). All of the neighbors were standing on their decks laughing at the sight. Kevin and I just looked at each other, hugged and grinned. It was good to see Stoli with so much energy.

Even though he may not have a lot of time left with us, the quality of his life will be the greatest, if we have anything to do with it. Please continue to say prayers for our emotional strength. We sure do need them.

~ Elizabeth

4 Comments:

At 7:00 PM, Blogger Lori said...

Pets are so important to our lives. I can't imagine your pain. I hope he's ok.

 
At 1:47 AM, Blogger zooman said...

So happy to see you are having some good days with Stoli, these are the ones that count. i'm here with you guys thinking about y'all everyday. He's a lucky boy to have you two as his people.
Troy

 
At 3:20 PM, Blogger Stef said...

Family pets are such wonderful creatures! The sad thing is that we usually outlive them. But, they bring such joy and happiness into our lives while they are here.

Hugs!

xo~

 
At 11:16 AM, Blogger Shelli said...

honestly...this is one of the reasons we don't own pets...I don't deal well with losing them. enjoy your time with him, he is gorgeous and looks so sweet, and you're right we would so fall in love with him :)

Hugs, Shelli

 

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