It turns out setting up Lilly's Fund -- a memorial fundraising campaign to do something useful with our grief -- is more complicated than we thought. Unless, one of my veterinary industry contacts comes through…
It took me close to two solid days to gather and officially archive 9 years of photos and video of Lilly. I’m so grateful – now that she is gone – to have countless images…
I’m sure people wonder about our timeline on getting another puppy or dog. We’re not even thinking about looking until spring 2015. I’m announcing this in part to keep well-meaning folks from sending me links…
Grieving continues. Amid walking that sad road, I’ve tried to distill the most important lessons – not just for me, but things most likely to transfer into your lives with your pets.
Once I got over the medical, emotional, and financial shock of Lilly’s vaccine-induced meningoencephalomyelitis, I created a spreadsheet to track every doggone dollar spent in the fight for Lilly’s life. I'm curious if the actual…
It has only been a little more than 3 weeks since we lost Lilly – our incredible, miraculous canine heroine. It feels impossible, like forever, and like yesterday all at the same time. Here are…
Here is the long version of Lilly's obituary, including some of the last photos ever taken of her and a few details about her final days.
Sharing a lifetime of photos and video of Lilly, our dearly departed canine heroine. Approximately 5-minute tribute video for my Heart Dog -- my canine soul mate -- Lilly Elizabeth Hawn.
Today, Lilly Elizabeth Hawn earned the angel’s wings we always knew she had. She was my Heart Dog – my canine soul mate. Gone from this life, she lives forever in my heart. Goodbye, beautiful…
This hasn't been our best week at Chez Champion of My Heart. Lengthy nosebleeds. Sudden allergic reaction. BUT, we also got some good news after Lilly's recheck date with our veterinary internal medicine and veterinary…
Lilly's case is getting increasingly complicated. Every decision we make in consultation with our growing team of veterinary specialists has consequences. Each time we prioritize medical concerns, each time we add / increase / remove…
Before Thanksgiving gobbles up all our time and energy, here is the news from both Ginko’s and Lilly’s recheck appointments this week. Warning! Cute pictures below.
Remember BB, Lilly’s magic comfort bear a friend sent us a while back? Well, there’s a new bear on the case. She is small enough to fit in a pocket, and the story of her name never…
We spend a lot of time on the floor with Lilly. Likely for a variety of reasons, she often is not comfortable on softer surfaces. She chooses to hunker down on the hard floor. Great…
Coming at us like fastballs aimed at our heads, Lilly's medical problems continue to mount. On top of last week's out-of-the-blue blood clot in her right rear leg, we've been dealing with more bleeding (due…