For the past week or so, I've been really down in the dumps. I've talked to a very few amount of GH members and haven't been very active with work or personal life. Really, I've just had no motivation. My dog passed away yesterday. She was 17 years old and lived an incredibly long, happy, human food filled life. I really couldn't have asked for anything else.
In the beginning of her last week, she appeared to have been suffering from a slipped disc in her upper spine, towards the neck. This caused her to have severe pain when walking, laying down, eating, or really any sort of upper body movement. My gf and I decided that this was the event that we would euthanize her. The suffering she's endured, and the mental pain that we endure is just a long road of sadness and heartaching pain. Even typing this now, I'm desperately holding back any tears but my heart is exhausted, still healing from yesterday's sorrow.
As the week progressed, Penny gave us a final gift. On her last day, the morning of, my gf and I walked her and she seemed so happy. I think she knew her day was coming and wanted us to be happy no matter what. We walked her as much as she could take, fed her some delicious food and all the water she wanted. It was her last supper, her last walk, and her last goodbye.
Thank you Penny for all the warm memories. I will never forget the times we spent together as children, teenagers and lastly, adults. I saw you through your entire life, beginning as a basket of ferocious energy down to the last dwindling breath of your senior citizenship. I know that we'll see eachother again, but until then, may you rest happily and forever in peace.
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Penny Wang
(August 10, 1995 - October 2, 2012)