Confused and Overwhelmed-Diagnosed Anal Sac Carcinoma (Woody has passed)

Thinking of you and Woody...so sorry that you got this news. It touched me when you mentioned Woody licked the Dr.'s hand. What a sweet and amazing dog, I haven't met him in person but I love him!

Barbara

This is one of my favorite quotes from one of my favorite authors -

From The Darkest Evening of the Year
By Dean Koontz

“Because God is never cruel, there is a reason for all things. We must know the pain of loss; because if we never knew it, we would have no compassion for others, and we would become monsters of self-regard, creatures of unalloyed self-interest. The terrible pain of loss teaches humility to our prideful kind, has the power to soften uncaring hearts, to make a better person of a good one.”

“Dog’s lives are short, too short, but you know that going in. You know the pain is coming, you’re going to lose a dog, and there’s going to be great anguish, so you live fully in the moment with (them), never fail to share (their) joy or delight in (their) innocence, because you can’t support the illusion that a dog can be your lifelong companion. There’s such beauty in the hard honesty of that, in accepting and giving love while always aware it comes with an unbearable price. Maybe loving dogs is a way we do penance for all the other illusions we allow ourselves and for the mistakes we make because of those illusions.”

Big hugs, have to post later bugger :(

Tracy, I'm truly sorry you are going through this today but bringing Woody home and love him and hug him to the max would be the exact same thing I would do, too if he were mine. He was lucky to have you as his mom as much as you were lucky to have him as your furbaby. Lots of hugs for Woody and his mommy.

My heart hurts with yours to read your post, I wish we had more than words at this time, I so hoped that there were more options available to you

I am having trouble sleeping too so I wanted you to know you weren't on your own if you want to talk

Sending you a massive hug
Mel
Xxxx

Thanks Mel sleep is so over rated. I keep forgetting your on the same time zone as me. Hope your all right and can get some sleep. I've given up trying lol

Luckily you have us 'yanks' to talk to a bit longer. I followed your journey today and never quit praying. I know without a doubt you are doing what Woody would want you to do. Bless you and know that both of you have become family to us all and when you hurt we hurt. And we are all hurting right now. Give him hugs and kisses from us all. Strength my friend - sending you gobs of it. Kim

I am always around odd hours sometimes through work and sometimes cause I can't sleep!

I am sure your mind is in overdrive as it's so much to take in and sleeping is hard when you have so much on your mind.

That wind is whipping up outside, would appear we are lucky to have power, hope it's not too bad with you.

Thanks Kim for saying that's what Woody would want me to do I think that's what he would want too. I'm strangely calm now, I just want to see him, maybe he,ll not want to see me after leaving him for 2 days ha

There's no way he won't want to, your his ticket out of there. You may get the stink eye and ignored when he gets home :eek:

Tia would take herself to bed for the afternoon after getting back fro her tests and Boyce after surgeries wouldn't even sit with me!