7 March 2011

My lovely granddaughter Co Co leaves us around 10:43am.  She died peacefully in the Fox Valley Animal Hospital.

8 March 2011

A bunch of flowers was sent to us from the Fox Valley Animal Hospital today, it meant a lot!  I returned with a thank you card:

Dear Alex and Staff from the Fox Valley Animal Hospital,

Thank you for the lovely flowers.  We are lucky to have Co Co even though she is a sick dog.  Co Co is lucky to be in your care, the support and care from your team has helped to give a balance of quality and health in her life.

I can’t describe how much I appreciate from what I getting from you.

Regards,

Eve & family

9 March 2011 - AM

You have given me the strength to start the day and a reason to come home, it is so natural that until I lost you, when the alarm set off, I used to bounce from the bed straight away, do you know why, it is for you and I didn’t have trouble at all in any circumstances – chili morning, a late night or even sick.

9 March 2011 - PM

It is heart breaking when I drove along the paths where we walk and share our time together, your voice is telling me to keep it up, Co Co, and how can I do it without you?  I do my walk with your collar hiding in my bag.  I am holding onto it the whole journey.  Yes, I am keeping up!

10 March 2011

I am sorry I missed the morning walk!  No excuses grandma … yes I agree but….  I really don’t have the drive and it is really hard when I was asked about you by the usual morning walkers.

11 March 2011

I skip the morning & night walks.  It is because of you to bring me out, I am not an outdoor person but I will keep the afternoon walk as a tribute to you, my darling.

15 March 2011

Remember we used to play games.  One of my favors is to exercise my mouth movement as if I am talking to you.  It is funny to watch your ears moved like an antenna, with fears that you are losing your hearing.  I always find it funny and think that I am smarter than you.  Co Co, what if, you are acting too?  Are you smarter than me?

18 March 2011

I can not recall any thing not labeled as “food” in your eye/appetite, dead possum/bird or tissue looks good to you. One exception is your tablets in sky blue color you really hate…. probably not its taste but the side effects you recognize not worth in your weighting.  I mix it with the ‘My Dog’ meat & sauce, make sure you consumed in front of me.  Then, I was shocked to find the eye catching sky blue tablet mashed in the garage floor & you are spitting them out, don’t you.  Poor thing, how do you know that they are harmful to your body?  I don’t like it either but there isn’t any choice.

25 March 2011

In general, you are pretty good and behave when we walked down the steep driveway 3 times per day.  I always find it tough and worry that you may just rush down without even think of the consequences that may impact on me.  So far, I have let go the lead once or twice, pretty good isn’t it.  You are much stronger than me, you know that and you tried so hard to keep up my pace.  Thank you for being such a considerable creature.

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