Mary and Martha

I really wish we hadn't buried Max's noogie with him. I just want to hold onto something tangible that he loved. It's too late now. It breaks my heart.

We put Max down yesterday. He was little more than a bloated seal of his former self - it was the right thing to do. When I came home from school, I found him wrapped in a blanket, snuggled up with Mom, struggling to breathe. His back half had collapsed and we had to literally drag him outside on the carpet on which he was laying because he just couldn't move, then we had to hold him up to let him go to the bathroom - and he couldn't even go. He kept looking up at us with his big brown eyes - pretty much the only part of him that still seemed to work - as though to ask, "Why are you doing this to me? Just let me be." When the boys got home from school (they were released early because Mom scheduled the appointment for 5:30 and wanted them to have a good amount of time to say goodbye), Max tried to get up and run to the door to greet them as was his old habit, but could only lift his head and flail his back legs helplessly. It broke my heart and of course the boys, who...

***That's Max in my new profile pic*** And, on the heels of that joyous news , my mom just called to tell me our family dog, Max, is dying. Max stats: Brittany Spaniel 11 years old Diseased up the wazoo Fat as a jelly roll Unless a miracle occurs, probably has less than a week to live Max has gone downhill this past year, but we put him on medication for his heart and everything seemed to be under control, then within the last month his health suddenly jumped off a cliff and has been in a free-fall. Today, it seems to have hit bottom. It's so painful to watch your puppy dying before your eyes - I'm so thankful I haven't had to watch a person whom I love do that, yet. Thankfully, the vet has him in her clinic where she can monitor his vitals. My family has decided to cancel their Spring Break Florida trip in case decisions need to be made or Max passes away within the next week. True thanks be to God for creating an animal whom we can love and be loved by.