Mama wanted me to write an update on being more than halfway through the process of the chemotherapy, even if it isn't halfway through the time, but something happened yesterday and I needed to talk about it first.
Mama was at work and I was home with Pop-Pop when he got really sad news. I know what it's like to be sad, I lost two puppies and couldn't keep my last one because she needed more help than I could give. So I wanted Pop-Pop to know I love him and I gave him kisses and wagged my tail and cuddled. And then Mama came home and she gave Pop-Pop hugs and her eyes leaked. Mama doesn't let her eyes leak much. She calls it "the lock-jaw Olympics" when she keeps the water in. But yesterday, she couldn't keep the water in. So I gave her kisses and my belly and snuggled and tried to be funny and she laughed a little and rubbed my belly and my ears and the leaking stopped for a little while. There was a lot of talking yesterday. Talking on the phone, talking among the adults, talking to V. Mama said it was hard to not be hurting when someone you love is gone. I remember my puppies and I miss them, but I think this was someone everyone had in their lives for much longer than I had my puppies. Today Mama is taking me to Doctor Ross for the fifth round of chemo. Even at the office for my bloodwork yesterday they noticed Mama was sad. People who have big hearts don't need to see leaking eyes to know when someone is hurt. Humans don't have all the ways to communicate that dogs (and maybe cats) do, but the ones that care, figure it out. I'm thinking that maybe you should give your humans some cuddles today, or if you are a human reading this, give your other humans, or animals, or anyone you care about, extra snuggles. Every day. Because sometimes you don't have any chance to do it again and maybe you don't want to regret having not done it. Doesn't take long to give someone a snuggle. And love is an infinite resource. Spread it around liberally.
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AuthorAngel Heart Henry Williams is a rescued pink pibble who has gone from the streets of urban New Jersey, to the hills of horse country New Jersey. She has serious allergies and bad knees. Archives
September 2016
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