Sept. 5 1987 —– March 7 2000
Boston Terrier
When we brought Courtney home in the fall of 1987,
it was a very hard time for our family.
My father had been in bed for weeks with a serious heart condition.
When I took her to see him this was the first time he had smiled.
Then within a few days he was admitted to Emory University Hospital
for Open Heart Surgery. We talked the night before he had the surgery he
told me “You keep that puppy for she will bring you much comfort.”
I assured him I would but encouraged him to think more positive about the
surgery. Within the first few days post op he had a serious stroke.
After that we were never able to communicate again as he was going into multi
system organ failure. He never came out of the CCU. For almost four months
he was connected to total life support. One day the doctors told us we
needed to make a decision about disconnecting the life support.
The day he died Jan 3 1988 I kept remembering those words he said to me about
“Courtney”. I knew that she was sent to me by an angel to help me through
this painful process. It was raining for the 100 mile drive back home but
the first thing I did was to hold “Courtney” so close to me. She was almost
like a sponge in that she was able to absorb all the grief and pain I was
feeling. For the past 13 years she has been there for us if we were down or
if we did not feel well there she was to give us the courage to go on.
The day she died I knew that it was her time but I still miss her.
She had hemagio-sarcoma and had a grand mall seizure just before she died.
I believe it was her way of asking me to accept her leaving.
I know she would have stayed longer if she could have.
Her mission here was accomplished. I now am able to cope with things I
could have never been to without her.
Her legacy will live on.
We have many flowers on her little grave and a few birds.
We will never forget the “unconditional” love she gave us all.
Cathie
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