Bring on the Rain....

Another day... There's not much 'rain' left, in this old girl... If you know me... and read this blog... you know... there is one thing... really one thing... that can truly bring me to my knees... animals...

Daughter, Liz called, this morning... Maggie, her 4 year old, Shepherd mix, has been limping...Liz took her to the vet, a few weeks ago... for the limping... they thought she had an inflamed muscle...gave her some pills... It got better... then, last night it flared up, again... Liz took her back in... they took x-rays... This time... they said it was cancer...{ with 3 to 4 months left...} Our vet, sent them to a specialist, back home, in Cedar Rapids... I met them there...I have been sobbing, all day.... Maggie is the best dog... She has been Liz's best friend, since Liz rescued her, from the pound...when Maggie was a pup...{Maggie has rescued Liz, ever since...} They do everything together... They are doing a biopsy, Wednesday... and may remove her leg... They did chest x-rays, and no cancer is detected, in her lungs...a great sign...but... that's the vet... the radiologist, may see something else... The radiologist, may also not see the cancer, on her leg... maybe... it's something else...I don't know... I'm praying... I truly can't take this... I love animals, so... and I've seen such sadness, over the years... It never gets easier... Never.... I swear, sometimes... I'll never have another Critter, in my life... I can't take the loss...can't stand to see them suffer... I feel like a bowl of jell-o...

I ask myself...why do I fall to pieces, when it comes to animals...and children.... I guess it boils down to unconditional love...

Humans are the only species that kills, for sport...

There was only one Man, who walked the face of this Earth, that has the unconditional love of a Dog... and He's been gone, over 2000 years...

I guess... that says it all...

Barb C.