[nagdu] Losing Caroline

[Julie McGinnity]

Hi Shannon.  So sorry for your loss.  How horrible this must be.  Hang
in there...  Hugs...  And I'm around if you want to talk.

On 2/23/13, Lyn Gwizdak <linda.gwizdak at cox.net> wrote:
> Shannon, sorry for your loss of Caroline.  It really sucks that she died and
>
> died so relatively young.  But the good part - if there is a good part - is
>
> that she passed on her own and you were spared the decision of putting her
> down or watching her suffer from some illness.
>
> Take care of yourself and give Ace extra love as he feels the loss as well.
>
> You two can heal together and each other.
>
> Lyn and Landon
> "Asking who's the man and who's the woman in an LGBT relationship is like
> asking which chopstick is the fork" - Unknown
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Shannon Dyer" <solsticesinger at gmail.com>
> To: "the National Association of Guide Dog Users NAGDU Mailing List"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2013 9:17 AM
> Subject: [nagdu] Losing Caroline
>
>
> Hi, all.
>
> Caroline, my retired guide, passed away early Wednesday morning. I don't
> know what happened. Perhaps she had a heart attack, but I'm not really sure.
>
> She was only nine. It's hard for me to believe she's gone.
>
> I'm not dealing with the loss very well. I imagine time will make this
> easier. It was hard losing my first guide, and losing Caroline has brought
> that initial loss back full force.
>
> Shannon and Ace
>
> Shannon and Ace
> Shannon Dyer
> Alumni Council Member,
> Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc
> ®  and
> America's VetDogs®,  The Veteran's K-9 Corps Inc ®
> Providing "Second Sight" ® since 1946
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>
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-- 
Julie McG
National Association of Guide dog Users board member,  National
Federation of the Blind performing arts division secretary,
Missouri Association of Guide dog Users President,
and Guiding Eyes for the Blind graduate 2008
"For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that
everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal
life."
John 3:16