Yes, thank you for that inspiration.  I don’t even know if amputation is an option yet, but I’m already anticipating having to make the decision. I literally cannot fathom doing it.  It absolutely breaks my heart to send her into surgery, scared, and to have her wake up without a limb.  For us, at least people can explain why something is happening.  I just can’t get it out of my head that she would think that someone hurt her intentionally.  She is such a gentle soul.  She has no idea how big she is.  She terrified of thunder.  And she’s probably not suffered the sensation of pain more than a handful of times in her entire life.  

At times, what she is going through feels as if it is killing me.