[nagdu] facing a loss

[Sharonda Greenlaw]

Oh my. I have had two guide dogs and one retired and I could not keep him. I know the pain you're feeling of just the thought of being without Bailey. I am praying for you and miss Bailey. You all keep loving on each other and enjoying happy days. I'll be praying. Please keep us posted.

Sharonda

Sent from my iPhone; please excuse all mistakes 

> On Feb 20, 2014, at 10:47 AM, "Sherri" <flmom2006 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hello all,
> 
> I hope cross-posting is allowed and apologize if it isn't, but I don't think 
> I can write these words more than one time.
> 
> I am writing because all of you who currently have or have had a guide dog 
> or have puppy-raised one understand this like no one else can.
> 
> My dog Bailey, who turned 11 last October was diagnosed with a growth near 
> her anal area. You know, they say check your dogs, but I never thought about 
> checking there! Anyway, they got her in for surgery today. The vet says the 
> growth looks suspicious, but won't know for sure until we get the pathology 
> report back in about a week.
> 
> If you don't own a guide dog, or if you haven't puppy-raised one, then you 
> cannot begin to understand the depth of the pain I am feeling right now. 
> Bailey is such a good and loving dog. She still seems in really good health. 
> Her senior blood work was good. She has no cataracts. She can still climb 
> stairs and when it is cold, she jumps up on my bed without any difficulty. 
> She still loves to go for walks and recently handled our NFBF convention 
> flawlessly. My roommate and I always called our dogs "silly", because they 
> both had an element of mischief about them and Bailey still does. She still 
> has that puppy look in her eyes. She has done so much for me, but more 
> important than any guiding she has done, she has truly been devoted to me 
> and such a good friend.
> 
> The vet says that she has been surprised before, but expects this mass to 
> come back malignant. My family says I shouldn't worry until I know 
> something, but I had to have my previous 2 guide dogs put to sleep and I 
> just don't know how I can do it again! I will go pick her up at the vet 
> later this afternoon. She is coming out of her anesthesia. (She didn't 
> understand why she didn't get breakfast this morning.)
> 
> I so much appreciate the time you have taken to read this post. I am hoping 
> and praying the vet is wrong! Thank you for being there for me.
> Sherri and my wonderful yello lab Bailey
> 
> Character is the side of yourself you choose to show the world.
> Integrity is what you do, what you say and how you act when you think no one 
> is paying attention.
> Sherri Brun
> NFBF Newsline Chair
> flmom2006 at gmail.com
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