Re: [ SHOWGSD-L ] A Great Dog Story
- From: "Robert Dir" <dir@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <ArDeJay@xxxxxxx>, <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2006 21:35:50 -0500
Thanks Donna--really a neat story. Sandi Card
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Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] A Great Dog Story
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> A GREAT DOG STORY
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> Anyone who has pets will really like this. You'll like it even if you=20
> don't and you may even decide you need one!
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> Mary and her husband Jim had a dog named 'Lucky.' Lucky was a real=20
> character. Whenever Mary and Jim had company come for a weekend visit =
> they would warn their friends to not leave their luggage open because =
> Lucky would help himself to whatever struck his fancy. Inevitably, =20
> someone would forget and
> something would come up missing.
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> Mary or Jim would go to Lucky's toy box in the basement and there the=20
> treasure would be, amid all of Lucky's other favorite toys. Lucky=20
> always stashed his finds in his toy box and he was very particular=20
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> It happened that Mary found out she had breast cancer. Something told =
> her she was going to die of this disease....in fact, she was just sure =
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> it was fatal. She scheduled the double mastectomy, fear riding her =20
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> The night before she was to go to the hospital she cuddled with=20
> Lucky. A thought struck her...what would happen to Lucky? Although=20
> the three-year-old dog liked Jim, he was Mary's dog through and=20
> through. If I die, Lucky will be abandoned, Mary thought. He won't=20
> understand that I didn't want to leave him. The thought made her=20
> sadder than thinking of her own death.
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> The double mastectomy was harder on Mary than her doctors had=20
> anticipated and Mary was hospitalized for over two weeks. Jim took=20
> Lucky for his evening walk faithfully, but the little dog just=20
> drooped, whining and miserable.
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> Finally the day came for Mary to leave the hospital. When she arrived
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> Mary was so exhausted she couldn't even make it up the steps to her=20
> bedroom.
> Jim made his wife comfortable on the couch and left her to nap.
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> Lucky stood watching Mary but he didn't come to her when she called.=20
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> When Mary woke for a second she couldn't understand what was wrong. =20
> She couldn't move her head and her body felt heavy and hot. But panic =
> soon gave way to laughter when Mary realized the problem. She was=20
> covered, literally blanketed, with every treasure Lucky owned! While=20
> she had slept, the sorrowing dog
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> his favorite things in life. He had covered her with his love.
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> Mary forgot about dying. Instead she and Lucky began living again,=20
> walking further and further together every day.
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> It's been 12 years now and Mary is still cancer-free. Lucky? He still
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greatest
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> Remember....live every day to the fullest. And never forget....the
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> Donna Jacot,ArDeJay
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