staci, brian and josi........
you are all a true inspiration!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
josi...your courageous spirit is nothing short of amazing.
staci & brian...the depth of your love for josi is beyond what any words can describe.
i am honored to be part of your journey with josi.
you are so right...in wanting to concentrate your time with josi and spend every single moment you can with her. give her a big hug and kiss from all of us here in NJ.
we're all here for you...keeping you in our thoughts, praying, sending vibes, sharing in your pain and loving all of you.
i don't think you're nuts for wanting her tplo apparatus.
i would, too. i still regret not snipping a few hairs from dakota's fur!!!! i have his ashes in the family room though. on his own shelf with is favorite collar, leash, bandana and id tags.
i have heard of people doing a private cremation ceremony and i think it's great. i wish we could all be at the ceremony!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! we have a pet cemetery and crematory here in NJ that does private ceremonies. i didn't know about it until after dakota was cremated. otherwise, we think we might have done it for him. he touched so many lives that i think many people would have shown for it!
during dakota's last days/hours we had all sorts of different beds spread out all over the living room floor for him...some soft, some firm, some warm, some cool, some on the couch, some off the couch....you name it....he had it. i whipped out the sleeping bags and we slept on the floor with him. like you said in one of your previous posts...we would lay for hours watching every breath...feeling every heartbeat.
give josi anything she wants to eat....as long as you don't think it will make her feel worse.
give her lots of loving.....
give her whatever the heck she wants.....
she deserves it all. she deserves the world!
you said it right right right...........she will most certainly have a beautiful journey to the bridge. Dakota and Grunt and all of the other BW babies (sorry i don't know all of their names
) will be there to welcome her...to show her the beautiful place where she will spend eternity romping and playing and loving life...until we all meet up again. (i often wonder what the BW part of heaven in going to be like
)
i know how difficult all of this time is for you and brian but in your last post i can almost feel a sense of calmness that has come over you. correct me if i am wrong but i can almost feel that you have come to terms with all that is to be. and for that i am so happy for. even though this is probably one of hardest things you have dealt with in your life thus far...being at peace with your decision and having no regrets is tremendously important and comforting.
we will all be here waiting patiently for your updates whenever you feel up to posting them.
until then...
we'll be praying that you have peaceful time with josi and that she remains comfortable thru her journey.
peace be with you staci, brian and josi. and know that you don't walk alone with this...we're all here for you!
love and hugs!
-Caroline
