Just a c&p from my facebook page, then I'm going to lay down for a bit (my mom took the kids to get lunch).

Spencer is gone. We had him put to sleep about 1-2 hours ago. He had seemed HEALTHY on Friday – happily ran to and from the bus stop. Saturday things seemed normal. yesterday he seemed to have less energy. when he got up this morning he started coughing, and then coughing up some blood. He was still walking and happy to see the kids though.  I got them off to school and he went down hill quickly. We ended up at the ER vet. His chest cavity was filled with blood, he was having a hard time breathing and they had him on oxygen. His platelet count was crazy low. My mom and step dad picked the kids up from school so that they could say goodbye. My step dad and I stayed with Spencer when he went to sleep for the last time. We are all so sad right now; but the one positive thing that I can say is that Spencer had good days right up until the end.  

(and a little extra stuff that I didn't post on FB)

I know this was the right thing to do – he just felt so bad right at the end.  His tail didn't even wag when I would say, "your a good boy" or when the kids walked in the room.  I'm thankful that he only had a few bad hours rather than multiple bad days; but I really wish I could have had a little more warning.  the kids were so worried as I sent them off to school and I told them, "it won't be today".  I promised to update their teachers with how he was doing; but instead my mom had to go pick them up.  Apparently they all knew what it was when they were called to the office for dismissal.  I kick myself because Spencer had been invited to go meet the twins' class to show the kids how he had overcome so many challenges and didn't let things get him down.  I had decided to wait until their main teacher was off of maternity leave (next week).  I'm also kicking myself.  While I made a point of getting pictures of Spencer lately, I forgot to get video.  We have very little video with him and I don't know that I have any with him on 3 legs other than one time him running through a video I was taping of my son.

so… get out there and don't only take pictures, take video!!!  (or if you are only good at getting video, also get pictures!!)  And don't put things off with the assumption that there is more time.  Thanks for all the love and prayers and I promise I'll be back to support others in the good times and bad.