I have a book about: this and that, love and friendship, and emotional things. One of my favorite parts of the book talks about loss. It talks of physical injury and emotional injury and loss in general.
The book is called, "The Portable LIFE 101."
It is a book of random quotes from famous people and from different books. It has gotten me through many a rough waters in my life. It is falling apart and has quotes highlighted throughout it. I keep it in my bathroom vanity drawer for quick reference when I take a bath.
I needed it this morning. I actually knew last night, what today was going to bring, and I couldn't bear to face my kids without reading some quotes. Even after, I had to get through the morning like nothing was wrong.
Quote #65 says:
This is a lifetime of good-byes. As we continue with life, we will say good-bye to cherished people, things, and ideas. Eventually, we say good-bye to life itself with our death. Learn to say a GOOD good-bye.
At 8:25 this morning, Tommy and I had to make the heart-breaking decision to say a GOOD good-bye to Tigger. Tigger started seizing at 9:25 last night and never really stopped. He was non-responsive, even to me. He bit me in an effort to protect himself when I tried to get him to take a drink of water and he was basically paralyzed in his hind legs. I don't know what brought this on, but it was, literally, overnight that this happened.
The vet told us, immediately after checking him, that he was suffering. Not even valium could make him relax enough to let his brain rest to stop the seizures. I could not do that to our dog any more. He has been with our family from the very beginning and will be in our hearts forever.
Now comes the arduous task of telling my little babies that Tigger is in Heaven. I am really not looking forward to this afternoon! Or the rest of this week, for that matter.
The book is called, "The Portable LIFE 101."
It is a book of random quotes from famous people and from different books. It has gotten me through many a rough waters in my life. It is falling apart and has quotes highlighted throughout it. I keep it in my bathroom vanity drawer for quick reference when I take a bath.
I needed it this morning. I actually knew last night, what today was going to bring, and I couldn't bear to face my kids without reading some quotes. Even after, I had to get through the morning like nothing was wrong.
Quote #65 says:
This is a lifetime of good-byes. As we continue with life, we will say good-bye to cherished people, things, and ideas. Eventually, we say good-bye to life itself with our death. Learn to say a GOOD good-bye.
At 8:25 this morning, Tommy and I had to make the heart-breaking decision to say a GOOD good-bye to Tigger. Tigger started seizing at 9:25 last night and never really stopped. He was non-responsive, even to me. He bit me in an effort to protect himself when I tried to get him to take a drink of water and he was basically paralyzed in his hind legs. I don't know what brought this on, but it was, literally, overnight that this happened.
The vet told us, immediately after checking him, that he was suffering. Not even valium could make him relax enough to let his brain rest to stop the seizures. I could not do that to our dog any more. He has been with our family from the very beginning and will be in our hearts forever.
Now comes the arduous task of telling my little babies that Tigger is in Heaven. I am really not looking forward to this afternoon! Or the rest of this week, for that matter.
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Hey, DeAnna~ I know there isn't much that I can say to lend comfort, but let me tell you how grateful our street is for Tigger: The baby-watcher and protector of Mack Avenue. I'm thinking of you. I left you a little love on the blog.
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So very sorry you had to make that decision. So sorry Tigger had to suffer for the small time he did. We will keep your family in our prayers and hope that your kids will come to terms quickly!
How were the kids. The girls came home and said that Brinkley had already told them, you must have told them fast. Kobi was so sad and kept saying how sad she felt for Brinkley. I hope everyone is taking it ok. Tigger will be missed.
Good bye my friend we loved you from day one until the end. you kept me company many times, you warmed my feet, and slept with me many times on the couch. You did not share blankets very easily but that was okay, you were always warm. And always there to protect us. You knew when someone was outside that was not supposed to be there, and you let us know, even though I am not sure what you would have done, you were just too kind. You loved when grampa came over to visit the kids and "you" because you knew it was goodie time. Yes as many times as he was told, you still got your goodies. and that's how it should be . You loved to talk, even though no one believed us, but you did, the best MAMA dog there was. You even like to come to visit. in the early years, you visited with Berkley and Stella, and then with Stella, Lola, Gertie and Sugar. You swam in the best of pools, for hours at a time, and protected all the little ones. you dove like the best of the best, into the deep water to get your toys, and return it, just to do it again. you loved the water, and then sitting in the sun to dry out, just to do it all over again. and that my friend is how you kept your great figure unlike your friends Lola and Stella. And now you are at a peaceful place in your life, with Berkley, Babers, Hubba Kato, and the rest of the family friends, to just have fun. You can swim when yu want, eat all the treats that you want. Have all the prime rib that you can get off the counter, and just wait for more friends to come home and have fun with.
I love you Tiggerbe Tail or no Tail
Grammi Di
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