Oct. 1976 —– Aug. 8 1992
Lhasa Apso
MANDY WAS A GIFT TO ME
WHEN SHE WAS ABOUT SIX OR EIGHT WEEKS OLD
A DARK LITTLE FURRY BALL WITH BIG BROWN EYES.
MORE ENERGY THAN I HAVE EVER SEEN!
EVERY DAY WAS EXCITING FOR HER AS WELL AS FOR ME
BECAUSE AT THE TIME I WASN’T MARRIED AND
SHE WAS MY CONSTANT COMPANION.
SHE WENT EVERYWHERE WITH ME WHEN IT WAS POSSIBLE.
SHE WAS MY LIFE.
I LOVED HER SO MUCH. SHE HAD A LOT OF FRIENDS TOO.
EVERYONE LOVED HER AND SPOILED HER.
YOU JUST COULDN’T HELP IT!
SHE HAD ANY AND EVERYTHING SHE EVER WANTED AND
DID PRETTY MUCH WHATEVER SHE WANTED TO DO
(I LET HER HAVE HER WAY TOO MUCH! SHE WAS VERY ROTTEN! MY FAULT!!).
LHASA APSO’S ARE VERY STUBBORN AND INDEPENDENT
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON’T KNOW THAT!
WE HAD A LOT OF WONDERFUL YEARS TOGETHER
AND SHE WAS IN GOOD HEALTH
UNTIL ABOUT THE LAST YEAR OF HER LIFE.
OF COURSE SHE WAS PRETTY OLD.
WELL I ALWAYS KNEW THE DAY WOULD COME
WHEN I WOULD HAVE TO GIVE HER UP
BUT YOU’RE NEVER READY FOR IT AS ALL OF YOU KNOW.
SHE GOT TO WHERE SHE WOULDN’T EAT.
I TRIED EVERYTHING – ONE DAY SHE WOULD EAT MCDONALD’S BURGERS
ANOTHER DAY SHE WOULD EAT CHICKEN.
BUT THEN THE DAY CAME WHEN SHE WOULD EAT NOTHING.
EVERYTHING STARTED FAILING AND I KNEW IT WOULD SOON BE TIME.
MY BOSS WAS GOOD ENOUGH TO LET ME OFF WORK
THE LAST WEEK OF HER LIFE SO I COULD SPEND IT WITH HER.
I CALLED MY HUSBAND
(I WAS IN FLORIDA AND HE WAS IN GEORGIA
WHERE WE HAD ALREADY PURCHASED OUR RETIREMENT HOME)
TO COME AND GET HER
THAT SHE WOULDN’T LAST LONG AND WE WANTED HER BURIED IN GEORGIA
WHERE WE WOULD BE.
THAT WAS THE LONGEST SADDEST DAY OF MY LIFE.
SHE DIED ON THE WAY BACK TO GEORGIA BUT IS BURIED HERE.
MY HEART WAS RIPPED OUT THE DAY
I KNEW I WOULD NEVER SEE HER AGAIN.
I WILL NEVER FORGET HER.
I THINK ABOUT HER EVERYDAY
AND I KNOW I’LL SEE HER IN HEAVEN ONE DAY.
I CAN HARDLY WAIT.
Pat
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