Dog With Brain Inflammation – What I’ll Miss Most
It’s an odd thing to be both hopeful and practical. We will lose this battle eventually. We will, and I accept that. It could be next week. It could be next year. We simply don’t know. Yesterday marked 600 days since the ill-fated rabies vaccine. In February, I would have said getting this far was impossible.
Here is a list of things I’ll miss most when Lilly is gone.
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What I’ll Miss Most
- What it’s like to have a canine soulmate / heart dog
- That face
- Her constant presence at my side
- How doggone funny she is
- The connection forged from so many years and so many struggles
- Howling together
- Hanging out in the shade on Silly Lilly Saturdays
- Having Lilly in her crate right behind me in the car
- The way she barks — in general or at Ginko — anytime Tom hugs me
- Listening to Tom talk sweetly to her (when he doesn’t know I’m listening)
- How warm she is
- How she smells
- Her white feet
- The pink part of her chin
- Our poking little walks to the bridge or the gate and back
- The way she drinks out of the outdoor fountain, even if I give her a fresh water bowl
- Feeling her coat against my bare legs in summer
- Feeling her chin snuggle with my slippered feet in winter
- Being able to go Um, Um, Um, Um, M’wah! on her cheeks
- Singing all the silly songs I made up about and for her
- Being belly to belly on the sofa
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