[nagdu] Sad News, Nala Passed away tonight

Sun Jul 31 23:31:57 UTC 2011

hi marty I'm some what new to this list; lost my first guide when she was stolen, got my 2nd one 23 years later and lost her to cancer doesn't get easier best regards hal  more

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From: Margo and Arrow <margo.downey at verizon.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Date: Sunday, Jul 31, 2011 04:10:24 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Sad News, Nala Passed away tonight

>
>
> Marty, this is very sad.  here's a hug.
> 
> margo and Arrow
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tami Kinney" <tamara.8024 at comcast.net>
> To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2011 3:45 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Sad News, Nala Passed away tonight
> 
> 
> > Oh, Mardi, I am so sorry. I have so enjoyed getting to know Nala through
> > your writings about her these past few years that my heart aches for her
> > loss. I will think of her whenever I meet a husky for the rest of my
> > life, too. Odd... As I was getting toready  leave the playground this
> > morning after a rare visit, one of the local huskies came in, and
> > greeted us, so I did think of your Nala. I can't see enough now even in
> > bright sunlight to tell if it's one of the huskies I know or not, but a
> > couple of times it came up and rested its chin in my hand and rubbed its
> > body across my knees. /smile/
> >
> > Hugs and strength through this sad tiem.
> >
> > Tami
> >
> > On Sat, 2011-07-30 at 01:27 com0700, Mardi Hadfield wrote:
> >thx^^;". It is 12:45 am and I just got back home form the emergency vet. My 
> >thx^^;". beautiful
> >thx^^;". Nala is gone.  I am heart broken.She never showed any signs of being 
> >thx^^;". sick.
> >thx^^;". Tonight I went to put the dogs out and give them their biscuits and every
> >thx^^;". one came except Nala.I went to check on her as it is very unusual for her
> >thx^^;". not to come when I call her. I found her in her usual spot but she did 
> >thx^^;". not
> >thx^^;". respond. She just  lay there not not moving. I called my friend Carla and
> >thx^^;". she came right over . We could not lift her to get  her in the car so we
> >thx^^;". called another friend and he put Nala in  the car. When we  got  to the 
> >thx^^;". vet,
> >thx^^;". they took her in right away but they said it did not look good. I was 
> >thx^^;". then
> >thx^^;". told I could come in the room and say good by to her.Her heart had 
> >thx^^;". stopped
> >thx^^;". and she was gone.The vet said  she had a tumor on her spleen and it had
> >thx^^;". burst.The vet said that a lot of dogs get these tumors and they never 
> >thx^^;". show
> >thx^^;". signs of illness until it grows so big  that it just bursts. There was
> >thx^^;". nothing any one could d.ationala was a dog that I could always count on.She
> >thx^^;". knew all my routs1all I had to do was say lets go to the bank or the mall 
> >thx^^;". or
> >thx^^;". the bus stop and she took me there.I once missed the last bus at a 
> >thx^^;". friends
> >thx^^;". house.It was the first time we had been there.I was not sure I knew the 
> >thx^^;". way
> >thx^^;". home. I had to roll it all the way.ationala got me home. I never got  lost 
> >thx^^;". with
> >thx^^;". Nala leading me.She could always find home no matter where we (.She 
> >thx^^;". kept
> >thx^^;". me safe and was my guide for 8 years. She was the best guide I have ever
> >thx^^;". had.She was very special and I will miss her.The other dogs are visibly 
> >thx^^;". up
> >thx^^;". set. I have to kiss and hug them all and let them know that I love them
> >thx^^;". because you never know when they might be next.It is very sad here now.
> >thx^^;". Mardi andShaman
> >thx^^;".
> >
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