So now........it has come to this. And, as demonstrated every step along the way on this unfortunate journey, you have set your jaw, you have taken a deep breath, and you have chosen the path that is best for your precious Zoey. While you heart breaks and your soul shudders at the words spoken by the oncologist, while every fiber in your body screams to do everything you can possibly do to keep Zoey here as long as medical science will possibly allow, you have put Zoey first and foremost in this horrible duel to the end with this disease. Medical treatment can be utterly brutal, accomplishing nothing but delaying the inevitable. You have made an end of life choice for Zoey that assures her QUALITY of life for whatever time she has left. That is a choice made out of the boundless love you have for her, regardless of the pain it is causing you. I carry a poem in my purse...."She is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. She will be yours, loyal, faithful, and true, til the very last beat of her heart.....You owe it to her to be worthy of such complete devotion." Gail, you show her you are indeed, worthy. God bless you and give you peace and the strength needed to get you through this. |