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 number is higher or lower than you thought.
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 the insights into Lilly’s final days that I thought you’d want to know.
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 girl. Thank you for everything.
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 radiology team.
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 a medication, each time we choose to take action (or not), things — foreseen and unforeseen — result. It’s a true feat to pay attention to the small details and the big picture at the same time. It’s an even greater feat not to awake each day in a state of utter dread (assuming anyone here slept at all).
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 fails to make me giggle.
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 for her, I suppose, if she is comfortable, not so great for us. My search for something to cushion my own bod resulted in this brief, high praise of memory foam bath mats.
