My 12 1/2 yr. old Lab has Melanoma Cancer

[intilis]

Joyce, I'm so happy about Jasmine's good report. I'm keeping her in my prayers for continued progress!

[joyce evans]

Thank you Lori!!! It's so nice when people I don't even know are thinking of and praying for my girl! Everyone's kind words mean the world to me! There are still a lot of good people in the world especially here on YorkieTalk.

[intilis]

Originally Posted by joyce evans

Thank you Lori!!! It's so nice when people I don't even know are thinking of and praying for my girl! Everyone's kind words mean the world to me! There are still a lot of good people in the world especially here on YorkieTalk.

I agree Joyce, I have found most of the members here to be extremely kind and so very caring. That's why I love this site!!

[mimimomo]

Yay for Jasmine!

[Lisa and Pic]

Glad to hear she is doing well! Also, had to crack up at the pill pocket addiction comment.

[joyce evans]

My heart was ripped out today. I had to let my girl go. I found out on Friday that the cancer had moved to her lungs. Seeing her x-rays and how fast things had gone from bad but still here to "almost time" put me into shock. Not that I wasn't told and not that signs were not already there but to see it and hear it. Well I was just not ready. We shared our weekend with Jasmine doing some of her favorite things, being naughty and letting her eat everything from Pizza to Brisket, we took photos and videos. Kissed and hugged all over her and told her how pretty she was, how good she was and how much we loved her. And then this morning her breathing was just not good at all. My arms felt heavy like I couldn't even pick up the phone. I hesitated because it was clear. I knew what I had to do for her and I knew then that there was no turning back. Everything happened so fast, there was not enough time to ask for even another second with her. On one hand I am at peace because my girl no longer has this horrible disease. But on the other hand I miss her so terribly bad I can't stand it. Today is a very sad, dark, ugly day for us. I left the house with my darling Jasmine and came back home with a collar and leash. My vet and I had made plans to "let her go" at home but when it came down to it and everything became real I just could not do that with my other dogs here. What a horrible day. I cannot even describe how I feel right now.

[lisaly]

My heart aches reading your post. I know how much you love Jasmine and how much pain you are feeling. But I also know how lucky any baby is to have been touched by your love. I'm so deeply sorry for your loss.

I hope this passage helps you. It has brought me comfort whenever I am struggling with the loss of my Rainbow Bridge babies.

A Living Love


If you ever love an animal, there are three days in your life you will always remember . . .


The first is a day, blessed with happiness, when you bring home your young new friend. You may have spent weeks deciding on a breed. You may have asked numerous opinions of many vets, or done long research in finding a breeder. Or, perhaps in a fleeting moment, you may have just chosen that silly looking mutt in a shelter -- simply because something in its eyes reached your heart. But when you bring that chosen pet home, and watch it explore, and claim its special place in your hall or front room -- and when you feel it brush against you for the first time -- it instills a feeling of pure love you will carry with you through the many years to come.


The second day will occur eight or nine or ten years later. It will be a day like any other. Routine and unexceptional. But, for a surprising instant, you will look at your longtime friend and see age where you once saw youth. You will see slow deliberate steps where you once saw energy. And you will see sleep when you once saw activity. So you will begin to adjust your friend's diet -- and you may add a pill or two to her food. And you may feel a growing fear deep within yourself, which bodes of a coming emptiness. And you will feel this uneasy feeling, on and off, until the third day finally arrives.


And on this day -- if your friend and whatever higher being you believe in have not decided for you, then you will be faced with making a decision of your own -- on behalf of your lifelong friend, and with the guidance of your own deepest Spirit. But whichever way your friend eventually leaves you -- you will feel as long as a single star in the dark night.


If you are wise, you will let the tears flow as freely and as often as they must. And if you are typical, you will find that not many in your circle of family or friends will be able to understand your grief, or comfort you.


But if you are true to the love of the pet you cherished through the many joy-filled years, you may find that a soul -- a bit smaller in size than your own -- seems to walk with you, at times, during the lonely days to come.


And at moments when you least expect anything out of the ordinary to happen, you may feel something brush against your leg -- very very lightly.


And looking down at the place where your dear, perhaps dearest, friend used to lie -- you will remember those three significant days. The memory will most likely to be painful, and leave an ache in your heart--
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As time passes the ache will come and go as if it has a life of its own. You will both reject it and it, and it may confuse you. If you reject it, it will depress you. If you embrace it, it will deepen you. Either way, it will still be an ache.


But there will be, I assure you, a fourth day when -- along with the memory of your pet -- and piercing through the heaviness in your heart -- there will come a realization that belongs only to you. It will be as unique and strong as our relationship with each animal we have loved, and lost. This realization takes the form of a Living Love -- like the heavenly scent of a rose that remains after the petals have wilted, this Love will remain and grow -- and be there for us to remember. It is a love we have earned. It is the legacy our pets leave us when they go. And it is a gift we may keep with us as long as we live. It is a Love which is ours alone. And until we ourselves leave, perhaps to join our Beloved Pets -- it is a Love we will always possess.



~~by Martin Scot Kosins

[Yorkiemom1]

I am so very sorry for you.....I went through the same thing with my Hailee, but I did not know she had this God awful disease until she went into severe respiratory distress that morning and her little gums and tongue were blue/black....so fast, so unexpected....we rushed to the vet and after 5 hours, I finally said 'Enough"....and my Hailee was led to Rainbow Bridge and released.....I know how hard and how horrible your day has been and how horrible it will be for you for some time to come. Praying for your healing and for strength and support during this terrible time.....

[Maximo]

Joyce, I am very sorry for your loss of your precious Jasmine. You gave her a wonderful life and showed her she was loved and cherished even in her hours.

Wishing you comfort through the happy memories of your time with her.

[ladyjane]

Oh, Joyce, I am so very sorry for your loss. I will keep you in my prayers....that you find peace in all of this. I am glad you were able to make some special memories before letting her go.

She will watch over you now until you meet her again one day.

[MauiGirl]

Joyce, I am so sorry to hear your wonderful girl Jasmine has passed. My heart aches for you and your family, and the other furkids, and I pray for comfort and healing of your broken heart in the coming weeks.

[Lisa and Pic]

Joyce, I am so very sorry. My heart hurts for you. Hugs.

[gemy]

Joyce I am so sad to read about Jasmine. You both fought the good fight! At least we had some time with our dogs before the end. I am very happy you had some time for pics and vids, and that special loving time we have with our dog before we do the hardest task a loving owner must do!


But none of that right now makes your grief easier. In time it just may. Now My memories of Zoeys' last day are more sweet than bitter.


We are here for you in your grief, willing to reach out loving hands, to share in your pain, your grief at the loss of your heart friend.


May healing light and love surround you as you move through your first days of loss. (((((((Hugs))))))))))


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[joyce evans]

Thank you everyone for your kind words. I knew I could come here for support and understanding. I have to move on for my other babies. After all I love them too! I'm sure one of them will do something so off the wall funny that will make me laugh. I'm so tired of being worried and sad. They are all so special to me and I know that if there's a way that Jasmine can come back to visit us she will. I will always hold on to her precious memories! She made sure of that!

[YazminD]

Joyce, I'm so sorry for the loss of your precious Jasmine. May your sweet girl rest in peace. You're in my thoughts and prayers.