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oh jen - i am so sorry - i was afraid this was coming soon - i drink a toast to whizzer and her people this evening. i know how it is - wish i could tell you something other than -- it just sucks! whizzer was so blessed to be in your family and you were blessed by her in return - what more could you ask other than more time??? just know that my thoughts and prayers are with you. hugs - teri edited to add - the good news of the day is that the MISS NELLIE HOPE FOR HOUNDS auction raised over 10,000!!! maybe someday we will have an end to this awful disease.

patti - i am so sorry that you have joined 'the other club' on the thread. bay was so lucky to have been loved by you. just like the others -- tonite a drink a toast to bay. my your many wonderful memories help your hurting heart. just sucks, doesn't it? hugs to you - teri

thoughts and prayers are with you and rippa -- i can't lie -- it sucks. please check out the 30-odd page osteo thread - you will find lots of support/tips/prayers/help/friends there - all are in the same boat and that is so comforting as nobody in your everyday life will seem to get it (or that was our experience) - you will need the friends you will make there.

i have often thought about going back and re-reading the whole thread, but i just can't do it yet. i still check in several times a day and i am SO SO happy for flash, charlie, joe and neyla to still be alive - in a way it makes me feel like a part of rivie is still here as well. i truly am your biggest cheerleader! i am amazed, but thrilled, that the thread is still going - i hope it goes on forever adding and subtracting as it is SO needed. i can't tell you what the support meant to me while i was going through 'the ordeal'.....nobody got it except those who were on the same page and you all truly became my friends and support. there is so much good information, support, friendship, help, joy and sorrow in these 30odd pages! i pm'ed carol quite awhile ago, but never got a response - i hope she is ok. i am happy to report that we have adopted another greyhound. she is a tiny little thing - just perfect and beautiful. she is not my rivie and it is going to take me some time, but she is such a nice and BEAUTIFUL girlie. she is a snuggle-bunny and everything i had on my wish list when we first adopted and came home with my broken hock boy, win. emotional over everyone else's losses - i hope i am never so hard that i can't cry over somebody else's pain -- so no - it is not crazy at all!! my thoughts and prayers are with each of you - whether you are still fighting, or still mourning. i hope you all know that i will be here for you whatever today brings - just as you all were there for me. hugs to all!!

jen - you have not only been sensational for neyla - you have been a great source of information/support/comfort to all of us that have had pups with os dx in the past 6 months!! over july 4th weekend we took win & rivie on a little trip -- we had the BEST time - at the time i wondered if it was ok - did it hurt her or make the cancer go faster -- now that she has been gone for 2 months i can honestly say that i would not have traded the GREAT time we all had that day for one extra day of her laying around the house!! do not second guess yourself on anything - you have been there for not only neyla, but the rest of us, too - and i say a huge THANK YOU from all of the warriors. my thoughts and prayers are with you as you enter this new phase - not going to lie - it sucks - but remember that we are all here for you just as you have been here for us -- just keep loving her and make sure you take plenty of pictures -- i can't look at all the pics i took of rivie yet, but it does comfort me to know they are there hugs

beautiful danny....he took a piece of your heart, but left a big part of his here with you. my thoughts and prayers are with you as you deal with your grief. hugs - teri

oh sherry - i am so sorry that you have "joined the other club" in this thread. my heart hurts for you. it just sucks, and there's no two ways about it. just know that you are in my thoughts and prayers, and that danny was one of the lucky ones, as he knew true love. i will, as i have for all the other os angels in this thread, drink a toast to danny tonight. know that we are all with you in spirit - i am so so so sorry.

shannon - hang in there - i am so sorry that you've had a rough couple of days....glad that flash is feeling good and doing well. my heart goes out to you -- please do not feel like a failure - you are a hero!! flash loves you with all of his heart, and you are there for him in every way, even though your heart is breaking. it is not easy to deal with (i know). you are in our thoughts and prayers. how i wish we could have protected them from the disease, but we are there for them and stick by them through thick and thin and that's what matters - just love him - that is all he knows and desires. hugs to you as you face each day - i won't lie to you, it sucks. teri

my thoughts and prayers are with you

oh drat -- i am so so so sorry. beautiful flash....just keep on as you have been -- loving him to pieces. please know you and flash are in our thoughts and prayers -- we will be here for you just as you were here for us. i won't lie - it sucks.

shannon - kyle - jen - we are here for you just as you were there for us -- i'm still holding out for being the cheerleader not the comforter - but whatever your news or your day holds, we are all here for you, you know. all of you just keep doing what you've always done - - LOVE THEM!! (i know i don't have to tell you that

kyle - i checked in to see if there was any news - i don't know what to say but i want you to know you and charlie are in our thoughts and prayers - just keep doing what you have always done -- love him!!

always highs and lows aren't there??? my heart hurts for kristin this morning -- i understand and your gt os 'family' is with you in thoughts and prayers. i drink a toast to both kristin and sutra this evening -- both such brave warriors and kind loving souls! thank you so much for helping me get through our 'summer of (*&&^&*&*^ with os -- your very being inspired us and gave us hope that there were many good days (and we DID have good days your tips and posts were so helpful that another thank you is far from enough. now to neyla, flash, charlie and joe (and the others i have forgotten in my sad state this morning YIPPPPPPPPPPPPPEEEEEEEEE!!!! you keep it up - we are SO SO happy for neyla's anniversary and we are with kyle and charlie as they have the x-ray -- you are our heros!!!!!!!!!!!

we're charlie's biggest cheerleaders! you are in our thoughts and prayers. can't wait to read the great update later. ps charlie needs a VERY special treat after the x-ray

i tried to read your whole post, but the tears came and won't stop -- it is all just too fresh for me.....our beloved rivie lost her os battle in august. i only hope that you can feel my thoughts and prayers coming your way. when rivie was first diagnosed, our vet gave us great advice -- make a list right now of the things that make her "rivie" - things like eating, enjoying treats, seemingly pain-free, enjoys walks, or at least going outside for a minute, greeting us at the door -- when you start marking these things off the list they are not themselves and it is time to let them go. i truly believe (but my heart hurt all the same and still does) that it is those who have known such love that are the lucky ones -- we should mourn those who never get the chance. my heart is with you and the tears are still flowing -- hugs to you as you face today - you might check out the other os thread on gt -- you will get lots of support there!!

oh i am so very sorry that you have joined 'the other club' on this thread - those who have lost our precious babies to os -- i hope the comfort you have found here helps you as much as it did me. my heart is with you - how lucky freddy was to be loved!!!

thoughts and prayers for deeni and her people --

no advice -- just wanted you to know that my thoughts and prayers are with you on this roller coaster -- i hope that freddy is just having a bad day. neyla - i am SO SO happy you are at dewey!! i hope you have the best time ever!!! i am cheering for all of you, as always - teri

checking for update - you continue in our prayers

we, too, drank a toast to the beautiful rose last night (as promised) -- and a toast to rivie-- and a toast to all the other warriors in this thread who have lost the battle -- and a toast to all those on here doing well(you go neyla, sutra, charlie, flash, joe and the others that are doing well YIPPEE-- and another toast to the fighters) and a toast to charlie who just finished chemo - YEA!! and a toast to those just diagnosed and the decisions and choices -- and a toast to all my friends here who have helped me through -- couldn't resist -- hope this lightened things up a bit the good news and the bad is all part of it, isn't it? -- but it is so good to have it all here together and helping each other through and cheering each other on -- nobody gets it like those of us who visit this thread

and i thought i didn't have any more tears -- my heart hurts so for you. i pray that my rivie and the rest of the warriors from this thread helped rose over the bridge and they are all our special angels now looking over us. they were all loved - that is for sure - i keep reminding myself that i should feel such hurt for those that have never known a home and love - but my self gets in the way. i hope that you feel the support and care coming your way from all on this thread - we truly do understand - hugs to you - and like i told you in rememberance thread - i drink a toast to the beautiful rose this evening

We're all fans here - rooting for charlie!!!!!!!

my heart hurts for you and with you - your rose was beautiful and how very lucky she was to have had you in her life the last year - and also how lucky that you had your rose. she knew true love. i will have a toast this evening to the beautiful rose!

oh no - i sob as i am reading this - i was so hopeful your beautiful rose was going to have a bit more time - my heart hurts with you -- i am so so so sorry

hi sherry & danny -- glad you have found your way here -- i am so sorry for your dx - but you will find lots of friends here, even in the middle of the night and we all "get it" - no matter what your "it" is -- so welcome to friends, support, inspiration, help, and ranting & raving -- i hope you feel all the thoughts and prayers coming your way - no advice, just lots of hugs