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In reply to the discussion: Quite possibly the most honest, loving, well written memoriam for a dog I have ever read [View all]TNNurse
(6,926 posts)Mine was DogGirl. She was a damaged stray who showed up and took us in.
9 years later she was my constant companion during chemo. I spent my time in the bedroom or the living room and she had a bed each place. She followed wherever I went.
At the lowest point when I truly thought another dose might kill me, I vowed "I would not do this to a dog" a dog would never understand the horrible side effects. I understood but it was still the hardest thing I have done
A year after my treatment she was diagnosed with cancer. The vet did not offer chemo, it was too much. We took her home for a few days and she took her steroids in vanilla ice cream and did not eat anything else.
I did not do that to a dog. It has been 4 years and I still cry while typing this. She was probably our last dog, we are not sure we can handle that loss ever again.