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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Thank you for the virtual hug. I’ll collect the real one at the board meeting. Incidentally, if you lose your ride to the meeting, I’ll probably be home in Springfield until that day. Nothing firm yet, though. That is, if you still wanted to stay here.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Debbie<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Oagdu [mailto:oagdu-bounces@nfbnet.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Deanna Lewis via Oagdu<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, September 08, 2015 9:05 AM<br><b>To:</b> Ohio Association of Guide Dog Users List<br><b>Cc:</b> Deanna Lewis<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Oagdu] Bella<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Debbie,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>My heart is aching for you! I am so sorry to hear this. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I will miss Bella, she was quite a wonderful guide and had such a great personality. It’s never an easy decision.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Sending you a virtual hug for now, but will give you a real one at the Board meeting in a few weeks!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Deanna<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Oagdu [<a href="mailto:oagdu-bounces@nfbnet.org">mailto:oagdu-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Debra Baker via Oagdu<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, September 05, 2015 5:47 PM<br><b>To:</b> Ohio Association of Guide Dog Users List<br><b>Cc:</b> Debra Baker<br><b>Subject:</b> [Oagdu] Bella<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dear friends,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Today I made the painful decision to euthanize Bella after just shy of three months of her battle with lymphoma. We weathered 7 chemo treatments to fight the cancer, knowing that it was treatable, not cureable. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The seventh treatment was a different drug regimen, but of similar cost to the previous two treatments. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>She had six or seven blessed weeks of happier time and light guide work. I feel true gratitude to all my family and friends for your prayers, transportation, and especially monetary help and well wishes.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Debbie Baker<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:Bakerdebra53@gmail.com">Bakerdebra53@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>-- <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>This email was Virus checked by UTM 9. <a href="http://www.sophos.com">http://www.sophos.com</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>-- <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>This email was Virus checked by UTM 9. <a href="http://www.sophos.com">http://www.sophos.com</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Sent from the Clovernook email system<o:p></o:p></pre></div></body></html>