Ally Sweet Ally

My dear grandog Ally passed last night around midnight, I have tears so bad, I cannot see and you all know I cannot type well.

She will have a candle lit Monday(tommorrow)for her at the Rainbow Bridge at 9PM CST

http://rainbowsbridge.com/CandleLighting_Tribute/Tribute_Room.aspx



I have a sea of kleenix at my feet, I have emptied the box. I know Barry and Mary her parents, are as distraught as I am. They had their hearts full of love for her. I know their lives were forever changed after they got Ally and I know how she made them happy as they grew to love her. She is one very special dog who has filled so many with JOY!

She got a fever last might and she was at the Emergency vet still spending nights there and days at the Regular Vet Office. She did go home one evening I heard as they thought she was not getting a good night's rest at the clinic. I know how that evening I felt good that she had been home in her own bed. I know everyone was happy that evening to have here home again.

Bless Maggie for the loss of her sister. They played and ran together always!

Ally, I loved you so!

Ally Isenberg
June 16, 1999 - April 5, 2008

remember the dash

The Dash

I read of a reverend who stood to speak
at the funeral of his friend.
He referred to the dates on her tombstone
from the beginning...to the end.

He noted that first came the date of her birth
and spoke of the following date with tears,
but he said what mattered most of all
was the dash between those years.

For that dash represents all the time
that she spent alive on earth,
and now only those who loved her
know what that little line is worth.

For it matters not, how much we own;
the cars, the house, the cash.
What matters is how we live and love
and how we spend our dash.

So think about this long and hard,
are there things you'd like to change?
For you never know how much time is left.
(You could be at "dash mid-range.")

If we could just slow down enough
to consider what's true and real,
and always try to understand
the way other people feel.

And be less quick to anger,
and show appreciation more
and love the people in our lives
like we've never loved before.

If we treat each other with respect,
and more often wear a smile,
remembering that this special dash
might only last a little while.

So, when your eulogy is being read
with your life's actions to rehash...
would you be pleased with the things they say
about how you spent your dash?

Chain of Hearts Eye Candy

I ran across these Hearts from http://chainsofhearts.blogspot.com/ " Chain of Hearts" Blog, I have to share with you. They are SO Pretty!

smiles, cyndi

Thanks for your help!

I am so pleased the we got the news, It was NOT cancer! Hurray, I am jumping up and down dancing with joy! I really wish I could jump up and down, but I am in my mind.
Anyway, Alley is better! She is now going home at night to get a better night's rest. She was going to the emergency clinic every night and back to the Vet during the day. SO much better is a HUGE BETTER!

Her parents did go get another opinion, after the first vet ask about euthanizeing her for discomfort! They yanked her out of there faster than a speeding bullet!

Clap clap clap! I would have also. If she is going to die, it would be in my arms for any of my animals, and her parents felt the same way. I knew they did.

I hope I still get to babysit her this month while they can travel as planned. But, her health is the most important thing right now and everything else is on hold.

But, She is better and eating chicken nuggest and her loved ice water. That is why not drinking at the first vet, they did not know she loved ICE WATER! For joy!

Thanks for all the Blessings she received and continues to have each hour.

Big Smiles today!
cyndi

A Glad Tidings Primative Folkart Giveaway

My friend Penny of " Miss Pootsies Primatives" http://misspootsiesprimitives.blogspot.com/

has sent one of her darling girls "BELLE" to the Glad Tiding Blog for a Giveaway! Her Blog Link is on my sidebar of Glad Tidings Friends too, so check out all the blogs there! smiles, cyndi

PS: sign up and I wish you luck to win!

I need your help, please!

One of my grandogs "Alley" who is so near and dear to me had to have emergency surgery yesterday due to a ruptured spleen. She was just not herself yesterday morning and my dear friends who she calls Mom and Dad became concerned when she did not get up as usual to follow them around the house. They more they watched here, the more they became aware and even more concerned.

Birmingham is one of the cities they call home and their vet is not in this area so they called to see if we could recommend ours. Of course, our first choice was our own Vet, Dr. Day in Montevello. But they live far form us and time seemed of the essence. So we recommended the vet we used to go hiking with in our trail hiking club, Dr. Earl Jones as he was much closer to them. They got her in immediately and cause for concern got bigger as they examined her. They knew she needed immediate surgery and all three vets on staff closed the clinic to operate on Alley. Now, remember, this is not a family or pet they have seen for years or anything, this is a Doctor's love for his patients,"animals". No telling how many had to rearrange their schedules yesterday, so they could ALL pay ALL attention to Alley and her surgery. She ended up being under for over 3 hours as they found the spleen had ruptured due to that nasty word "Cancer" and it has burst all over her other organs so they cleaned them up as fast as possible to get her in recovery and it was a very guarded night.

Our friends even followed the vet, Dr. McGee, driving Alley is his car to the Emergency Night Clinic and they followed in their car. This way someone would be up with her all night and keep a close eye on her and this morning they got her and returned here back to the operating clinic as the Night Clinic is emergency only when the other Vet offices are closed.

Evidently, the cancer had been growing and not obvious but it got big enough and burst. There had been no reason to do a blood test as she had been her normal self.

Well, I am all keyed up worrying about her and we have offered our two dogs and her brother to give blood to here if neccessary. They had trouble matching her this AM and had no idea we were here and willing and ready on a moment notice. But, they certainly know now!

I just hope everyone who passes this way will take a minute and bless Alley and pray for her recovery. I could not love here more than my own dogs and she is a very special grand-dog to me and my family. In fact, we babysit her several times a year. She is blessed to also have a sister from another family, A sister Dog, of course!

Be blessed Alley, I love you..

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