Beyond

I hope I never lose my sense of wonder. If that makes me naive, then so be it.

Sunday 5 June 2011

sad

Samson. Archie the Wonder Dog. Sam the Mighty Hunter.


Our pretty boy dog, whose goofiness and occasional idiocy have been cause for laughs but who has been such a good dog, has cancer. An aggressive form that has, quietly and insidiously, grown on his spleen. We had no idea until he couldn't walk this evening and we made an emergency trip to the vet. Spleen hemangiosarcoma.


It's in constant danger of rupturing and causing him a slow, painful demise by internal bleeding. A canine time bomb of sorts, something we don't want him to go through. And so tomorrow, if our family vet confirms the diagnosis, we say goodbye to Sammy.



Tonight, we sat with him and shed some tears together. There will be more to come.

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