It's the only thing you can do, really.
On a Friday morning in July three years ago, I took Bailey, our Weimaraner, for a checkup with her oncologist. Her legs were getting weaker, and she was slipping and falling frequently. An ultrasound of her liver confirmed my suspicion: Our yearlong battle with melanoma was ending. “How long?” I blubbered through sobs. Our vet replied in a steady, somber tone, “Take the weekend.”
When I walked into the house and hugged my husband, Andrew, I said, “Nothing else matters through Monday evening at 6.” Bailey was our first dog, and we’d had her for 13 years. Thirteen years of her leaning into our legs when she wanted affection, squeaking her hedgehog toy until the squeaker wore out, and serving as pit crew chief on wild bird hunting trips with her Vizsla friends. Now, we only had three more days. I was determined to do nothing except spend them with her and Andrew.
I canceled my horse-riding lesson. We rescheduled our workouts. The chore list went in the drawer. Everything that previously seemed essential and critical for our daily lives was downgraded to “unimportant”; it would only subtract from the time left with Bailey.We took short walks on our farm when the day’s heat subsided, letting her lead wherever she wanted to roam and sniff. I griddled her favorite treat—blueberry pancakes from scratch.
And at the end of our blueberry pancake–filled weekend, she passed peacefully in her favorite dog bed. In a whisper, I told her she was the best dog ever, that she was beautiful, and that we loved her, as her heart beat for the last
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