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IworkedattheColoradoStateUerinaryTeagHospitalasaselorinthegesPrograWehelppeopledealwiththeexperienceoflosiherthroughillness,atoreuthanasia.
&ime,IhadaamedBonnie,awomaies.Bonniehaddrivenanhourandahalftoseeifthedoctorsatthehospitalcoulddoanythingtohelpherfourteen-year-oldbladardpoodle,dra,affeatelycalledCassie.Thedoghadbeehargicforaweekorsoaobefusedattimes.
ShehadbeehatmbyDr.JahatCassiehadabraintumorthatcouldtakeCassieslifeatanytime.
Bonedtolearnthatheralwassoill.Thatwaswherodue.Theoftenhelpspeoplewhiletheywrestledwiththedifficultdeofwhethertoeuthascourse.
Bonniehadgraying,light-brownwavyhairthatshepulledbatebarrette.Shehadsparklinglightblueeyesthatimmediatelydrewmyattention,andtherewasaessaboutherthattoldmesheersonwhothoughtthingsthrough,awomanwhodidydes.
Fortwentyyears,Bonniehadbeeoamanwhomistreatedher.Boriedmany,maoleavehim,butshejusttdoit.Fiury-fveyearsold,shefoundthecetowalkaway.SheandCassie,whowasfouryearsoldatthetime,movedtoLaramie,Wyomiheoldhurtsandbeginanewlife.Cassielovedherandneededher,andforBohefeelingwasmutual.Thereweremanyroughtimesahead,butBonnieahroughthemtogether.
Sixyearslater,BoHank,amanwholovedherinawaythatshehadneverbeeheyweremarriedoer.Theirmarriageewithdis,affepleroutinesandhappiness.Bonniewaslivingthelifeforwhichshehadaled.
,Haoleaveforworkathistree-trimmingservice.Asalways,heandBonnieembraotherinthedoorwayoftheirhomeandaowledgedoutloudhowblessedtheyweretohaveeachother.
Bohomethatdayratherthangoingintoheroffce,wheresheheldapositionasaaheafternoon,herph.Whenshepickeditup,sheheardthevoiceoftheteamleaderwhoheadedtheseard—rescueserviceforwhiiewasavolunteer.Boehefirstvolunteerscalledwherouble.
Thatday,MargietoldheramaroapowerliwobloBonnieshouse.Bonhiofherhouseaohertruck.
WhenBonhehouse,shesawawouldbeengravedinhermiofherlife.HerbelovedHankhunglifelesslyfromthebraallwoodtree.
AllthatBonniehadreceivedaboutsafelyhelpingsomeonewhohasbeeedlefther.Shewasn‘tedaboutherowy.ShehadtshecouldtosaveHahadtogethimdown.Shegrabbedtheladderstowediruck,threwitupagainstthehouseandbegang.BonhetopoftheroofandpulledHank’sbodyoutofthetreetowardher.Miraculously,eventhoughshetouchedhisbody,whichwastougthepowerlielectrocutedherself.ShepulledHankontlesoftheroofandcradledhisheadinthe.Shewailedasshelookedathisashenface.HiseyesstaredoutiblueWyomingsky.Hewasdeadgone.Hehtbacktolife.Shekhecthatthelifetheysharedwasover.
InthefouryearsthatfollowedHah,Boherlifebacktogether.She-and-down,butmostlydown.Shelivedwiththefrustrationofnothavingsaidgood-bye,ofnothaviunitytosaidallofthethiosay,ofnotbeio,soothehim,helphimleavehislifeahepreparedforthiskiwasnotthewayshewafriend,herlover,herpartodie.
WhenBonalkiinsilenceforawhile.Finallysaid,“WouldyoulikeCassie‘sdeathtobedifferentfromHank’s?I‘mtalkingnow,Boeuthanasia.Witheuthanasia,youwooworryaboutworkandfndingCassiedead,andyousurethatshewontdieinpain.IfwehelpCassiediebyeuthanasia,youbewithher,holdher,talktoherandforther.Youpeacefullysehehechoiceisuptoyou.”
Bonnieseyesopenedwide.Hershouldersrelaxedandherfaedinrelief.
“Ijustrolthistime,”
shesaid.“IwaobedifferentfromHanks—firl.”
Thedeadetoeuthahatafterwoofthemalone,andBonnieahefewhoutsideuree.
&wastime,Bhttothefortroom,ahoseofusassociatedwithThegesProgramhadadaptedtobemoreduaneahagrief.
ThedogwaslyingdownbyBonnie,whowasontheflooronasoftpad.Boopetandtalktoher.“Thereyirl.YhtherebyMisokay.”
&imeforeuthanasiaarrivedandCassieingpeacefully,herheadrestingoomafortable,verymuchatease.Dr.Bushwhispered,“MaywebegintheprodBonnienoddedinaffrmation.
“Butfrst,”
shesaidsoftly,“Iwouldliketosayaprayer.”
Shereachedouttotakeourhandsandweallreachedoutourhaher.Withinthissacredciriesoftlyprayed,“DearLord,thankymethisbeautifuldogforthepastfourteenyears.Iknowshewasagiftfromyou.Today,aspainfulasitis,Iknowitistimetogiveherbad,dearLord,thankythesewomeheyhavehelpedmebeyoributetheirpreseoyou.Amen.”
Throughourtears,wewhisperedourown“amens”
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