Farewell, My Love

Suzy's gone, and I'm lost. We're both missing.

Missing each other.

Every day she'd greet me as I came downstairs.

Now there's silence. Her red coat, big blonde mane with

black-tipped ends was striking, and people always stopped to admire her as we walked by. I was so proud to be her "Mom!"

Two weeks ago, I saw a play called WAKE at the Purple Rose Theater in Chelsea, MI (founded by actor, Jeff Daniels) In one scene, an actor carries out his dead dog in a blanket and laments to his friend, "You know, a few years ago, my Dad died and I was sad 'cause we were close. But when Rex, here, died, man. . . .

THAT was real pain."  Amen.

I, and every animal lover out there, knew exactly what he meant and how he felt. There'll never be another pup like Suzy.  She was one in a million. Once in a lifetime.