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  1. Oh, Jay, I am so sorry for your loss. My heart goes out to you, as I lost my Daisy six months ago, very suddenly as well. I can recall so many times through the years when I would hear about Pretty and Cody through your posts. Take care
  2. My heart is so sad for you tonight as I read of Jilly's passing. I've not been on GT much for the past few years, but she is one honorary 'hound' whose antics I've especially enjoyed. What a special little girl she was. My condolences on her passing
  3. I still can't process that Truman is gone, he was larger than life through his antics, his stories, and through his ever-present self in Em's and your lives. My heartfelt condolences on this most difficult loss
  4. Keeping Lucky in close thought and prayers - I feel for the both of you and am sending an abundance of hugs your way.
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    Ryan

    I am so sorry for your loss. He was a special boy and enjoyed a wonderful life with you and Jeff.
  6. I'm so very sorry for your loss. I remember meeting Patrick when Daisy and I went to Dewey Beach. Now they're both romping and playing at the Bridge.
  7. What a beautiful way to pay tribute to your boy - beautifully done
  8. Thank you, Mel. I always lamented that we left RI too early so that Daisy and Payton could have met for a playdate. Perhaps they're enjoying their own now
  9. I wanted to add a couple of more pics to the gallery presented in my initial post. Here is Sammy James, Daisy's other little 'brother'. Sammy and Daisy tolerated each other quite well. He was pretty jealous of the number one status enjoyed by Daisy, but in her last few days, he began to hang out with her a little bit. I always thought that LB (our other little one) would be the one to hang out on Daisy's bed in our bedroom, but it's Sammy. He won't lay down on the portion where Daisy would lay, but only lays down on the far edge, as if in respect. Sammy James Here's one of my favorite pics of Daisy and LB together ... it's entitled... My Pillow - My Friend (posted this also on the GT FB page earlier this month).
  10. Thanks, Robin and everyone else. Today was a difficult day - seemed that everything I did today had some reminder of Daisy. She is the first dog I've lost and my first greyhound, my first heart-dog. It's hard to turn off a mind that keeps reminding you that 'one week ago...' etc.
  11. Had a good visit with the vet today - a greater sense of peace in knowing that we didn't let her go too soon or too late. Found footage from late May and took a screen capture that truly does 'capture' the essence of Daisy. It's in the swager, in the gleam of her eye as she is heading toward me. I just love how silvery she grew in her senior years...
  12. I'm so sorry about your loss - it's never easy to make the decision, and my heart goes out to you. :bighug
  13. Here are two early pics of Daisy, from when we lived in RI. This probably is in 2003. Our first GT friend, newmommyinri, cheryl and Daisy running in a baseball field in Providence. And me and Daisy, same day ... Knight-Knight and Sandy were Daisy's special friends the two years she lived with me in RI before heading to CA.
  14. I'm meeting today with our vet to talk about last Friday's events, since it was such a whirlwind visit. He suspects it was hemangiosarcoma, and I remember his sharing the details of the ultrasound, but it's all a blur now. Having more specific information will help me as I process this great loss .
  15. Ryan, I love these pics - our girls were good buddies and enjoyed many play outings at the parks in your area. I wish we could have continued it, but with the addition of the little ones, getting to dog parks was not as easy a task. Thank you for posting these pics - it's so hard to believe that our girls are both gone ... Thank you so much, Carole, and I share your same regrets, wishing you could have met her. We should make plans at some point so that I can meet your grey family and we can catch up. I remember that as well, Diane I was so excited to meet another GTr also on your way to Dewey. Thanks for posting. It means a lot.
  16. Oh, I'm so sorry for your loss. :bighug
  17. Nancy, I am so sorry about Albi, what a beautiful dog he was. :grouphug
  18. Thank you all so much for your posts. Each one means a great deal to me. I'm reminded of when I lost my mom and how each of the cards sent at first and then through the subsequent months meant so much. Such are your messages. I've not been on GT as much as I used to be, especially in the first six years of our time together. I recognize old friends posting here and new folks I've never met whose words have similar comfort. Thank you so much.
  19. It is so surreal to be creating this post because while I knew we couldn't be together forever here on Earth, I never wanted to ponder even for a moment what I might say in a memorial to my Daisy. I lost my best friend last Friday morning. It was so sudden, and it has helped as I've been walking through the deep grief, to know that she suffered for only a short time, and I am forever grateful for this fact. Her passing was in the end peaceful. Over the past three days of emotions and intense grieving, what has become so clear to me is how my Daisy was instrumental in teaching me the capacity to love and to be loved unconditionally. I miss her so much but I'm grateful for the nearly ten years that we spent together. Daisy was an incredibly friendly hound who adored people and quite frankly, the most beautiful tuxedo greyhound. She was also the goofiest girlie. Daisy and I first met when I began volunteering at Meet & Greets with Greyhound Friends (Hopkinton, MA). I knew I wanted a greyhound after meeting a pair of them when a grad student and living in Cambridge. After spending time researching and reading several books, I was ready to start the process. My first impressions of Daisy, who had just come off the track in New Hampshire when we met in November of 2002, were of a smiley, silly, incredibly friendly hound. I had never entertained the idea of adopting her, because I thought she was spoken for, but our bond was being forged as we spent time greeting people at Petco and taking short walks together through the store and outside. Throughout her life, Daisy was a continual ambassador dog, and treated each opportunity to meet people as a M&G occasion. Daisy came home with me on December 20, 2002, and my life was never the same. We lived in RI for two years and then moved across the country to northern CA, back to my home state in 2004. Daisy loved traveling, and was the perfect companion all 3700 miles to Stockton. Born in Alamba, schooled in New Hampshire, Daisy's racing career was short. I remember receiving a PM here on GT from someone who recognized her racing name and they had worked at the track where she had raced. This person said that Daisy was a kennel favorite especially because of her overly friendly disposition. Daisy's sire was Bee Lite, who had gained fame for winning the 1995 Great American Futurity at the Woodlands. One of her litter mates, Island Blossom, continued to race and was adopted by a family in Canada. In CA we have lived in the same city, Stockton, for the past 8 years, and unfortunately, due to the housing economy here, have had to move a number of times, but Daisy never complained, never stressed with our moves, and I think she kind of grew to love change. In 2008 our lives were turned upside down when a little ball of fur, Little Bit, unexpectedly came into our lives. Daisy and LB became best buddies over the next two years and then in 2010, another little one joined our family, Sammy James. Both LB and Sammy were literal street rescues. Over the past year and a half, I noticed that Daisy was slowing down. She had had three skin growths removed over the past nine and a half years, with two out of three malignant, but always with wide margins taken. Her low grade heart murmur never moved past a level 1 and her playful attitude remained. We were scheduled to see her vet the afternoon of the same day that she passed, because her weight had dropped considerably, although she was still a chow hound . The morning of June 15 is a chaotic blur. She had been fine when we rose and had breakfast, but about two hours after, she suddenly became distressed. I had thought it was bloat, but it ended up being probable hemangiosarcoma (the ultra sound revealed tumors throughout most of her major organs), and she was sent to the bridge that morning. After reading last night about this cancer, I am comforted in knowing that her suffering was short lived and that her quality of life was strong until those last two hours. I'm so grateful for the timing and also for her vet office staff who sobbed along with me as we said goodbye. My life will never be the same without my Daisy girl. I've felt so lost but the little ones, along with tremendous support of friends and loved ones have been a comfort. I started blogging about Daisy a few days ago, which has helped me to sort out my deep grief. http://jasparsquest.blogspot.com/ There are many here on GT who knew Daisy personally or who knew her through my posts about her. Goodbye for now, my sweet Daisy; as I said continually to you last Friday morning, I love you so much and we will be together again one day. Daisy and LB (last pic taken on 6-6-12). In Sacramento at a dog park circa 2005. Always a friendly girlie... Dewey Beach 2003 Such wisdom in her eyes (this is one of my fav pics). First winter in RI (2002-03) Checking out the neighbors with LB February 2012
  20. What a beautiful tribute, Wendy. I alternately cried and laughed and cried again reading his story. The name choice certainly proved to be more than a reference to a movie legend, as you referenced the metaphorical role he truly played in your home and lives - the solid 'Rock' that was ever present in your home. I'm so sorry to hear of his passing. It is a comfort to know that he is not suffering, but heartbreaking to have him gone. Sending lots of love and hugs to you and Kevin.
  21. I'm so sorry that your special girl is gone :( :grouphug
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