Would like to share something ....

Hello, my name is Lynn and I'm sorry if I'm not posting this in the right place since I joined this group 3 days ago. Unfortunately at that time I had no idea I would lose my Jack the very next day.

He was rushed to the vet, bleeding internally from an un-diagnosed liver mass and I was forced to put him down. He was 13 and the doctor said the chances of them being able to help him were slim and at his age the surgery was risky.
I lost my girl Sarah ... also 13 .. to the same thing. I never heard Corgi's were more prone to liver disease and they were not related to each other so I'm just completely heartbroken.
Jack was my boy, my shadow and I feel his absence every minute of the day.

I found the poem below and wanted to share it with anyone going thru a similar loss.
Love them as long as you can ...
Lynn

IF IT SHOULD BE

If it should be that I grow weak
And pain should keep me from my sleep,
Then you must do what must be done,
For this last battle cannot be won.

You will be sad, I understand.
Don't let your grief then stay your hand.
For this day, more than all the rest,
Your love for me must stand the test.

We've had so many happy years.
What is to come can hold no fears.
You'd not want me to suffer so;
The time has come -- please let me go.

Take me where my need they'll tend,
And please stay with me till the end.
Hold me firm and speak to me,
Until my eyes no longer see.

I know in time that you will see
The kindness that you did for me.
Although my tail its last has waved,
From pain and suffering I've been saved.

Please do not grieve -- it must be you
Who had this painful thing to do.
We've been so close, we two, these years;
Don't let your heart hold back its tears.

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Permalink Reply by Linda on March 11, 2013 at 7:03pm

Lynn...I so very sorry for your loss of both Jack and Sarah. The poem brought tears to my eyes, I have been thru it too many times over the years and know I will again. I'm so glad you had a 13 years with both of them...remember the good times and laugh about the silly things they did. In time your heart will heal tho you will always miss them.

Please share stories with us and pictures as we love all our 4 legged friends...then and now.

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Permalink Reply by Donna and Lilly on March 11, 2013 at 9:13pm

Lilly and I are so sorry for your loss.

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Permalink Reply by Michelle & Hachi on March 11, 2013 at 10:38pm

I'm so sorry for your loss :(

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Permalink Reply by Abbey & Anne on March 11, 2013 at 11:43pm

Bless your heart! I know that your grieve for Jack and Sarah. Surely you have many wonderful memories that you can share.

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Permalink Reply by Lynn Cox on March 11, 2013 at 11:56pm

Thank you all for your kind words. I'm still in a little bit of shock about it all but I have 3 other dogs insisting I don't block out the world. It was strange I printed a picture of Jack and set it on the table and my pitbull Loki walked up to it and stared at it for the longest time (I've never seen a dog do that) then he touched his nose to the picture and came over to where I was laying on the couch and licked my tears, which made me cry more which made him lick faster. Then I laughed. That's why we love our dogs like we do and why they break our hearts when they go.