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5:27 pm
3 December 2012
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I don't even know if "heartwarmed" is a word....but I am truly speechless right now. I got home from work tonight to a wonderful surprise. Michelle and Angel Sassy had a beautiful sketch of my Jill done. I can't even find the right words to express my gratitude and how humbled I feel by this. Thank you Michelle. Making friends like you is the one silver lining on this unfortunate journey. If there is one positive part of this, that is it. I couldn't get through this without you.
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Jill is a 9-year-old tuxedo kitty. She was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma in June 2012 on her toe in her right hind leg. Her leg was amputated on 12/12/12 and she completed four rounds of chemo (2 of Carbo, 2 of Doxy) in April 2013. "Like" Jill's facebook page: https://www.fac.....tty?ref=hl Proud member of the WINTER WARRIORS!!!! Her blog can be read at http://jillsjou.....ipawds.com. xoxo
5:37 pm
3 April 2013
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YAyyyyy! it's beautiful 
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17 October 2012
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Taylor did a great job and you are welcome. It was our pleasure. I know Sassy was proud to call Jill our Chemo buddy.
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Michelle & Angel Sassy Sugar Bear
Sassy is a proud member of the Winter Warriors. Live long, & strong Winter Warriors.
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07/26/2006 - Sassy earned her wings 08/20/2013
05/04/2006 - Bosch, Sassy's pal, earned his wings 03/29/19 fought cancer for 4 months.
"You aren't doing it TO her, you are doing it FOR her. Give her a chance at life."
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22 February 2013
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OMC! OMC!! Honest to goodness this skte is a "Universe of Love" !
I wish I couls get on this site ONE ti e without crying recently! O,ay! Yeah, kt's tears of joy flr sure, but it's still crying!!
THIS IS JUST LOVELY!!!!
Yeah, heartwarming is a real goo dplace to start.....so is speechless!
This will be THE lst SACRED FOREVER TREASURE you will EVER have!
You kow what's amazing? Kt captures ner "green" eyes beautifully and it's lt even i color! Go figure...but it does!!
And loo, Llts of whis,ers!!
I'm lver the moo napoy for you!
Michelle! Your ki dess just k ocks mh socks off!! What a generous and lovely soul you are!
Just beautiful" Perfect portrait of Jill! Puuurrrrfect!
Tha ks for sharing Erica! As Micnelle will tell you, I, for one, will be requesting to see this a.lot!
Gosh, and to just thik' I was going to do one of Brudda, but the artist told me there wasn't eough canvas available!
This is must wonderful!! Michelle and Sassy,----such great examples of how to 'reach out and touch someo e"!
Now go hug on tnat portrait so e ore!
Sally and Happy Hannah
Happy Hannah had a glorious additional bonus time of over one yr & two months after amp for osteo! She made me laugh everyday! Joined April's Angels after send off meal of steak, ice cream, M&Ms & deer poop!
6:20 pm
26 May 2013
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How beautiful of you Michelle.
Esther and Snoop
7:06 pm
15 May 2011
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Wow! That is beautiful!
Diagnosed with OSA: 5/2/2011 Ampuversary: 5/11/2011 OSA returned in hip: 8/26/2011
Chili Dawg crossed the Rainbow Bridge on 8/30/2011 & is now pain free. He was my heart dog, and I miss him every day.
7:32 pm
27 December 2012
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Love it. Just LOVE it. I love the photo of Jilly Bean marveling at herself. LOVELY!
~ Katy & Jackson
ACL tear in right hind leg 12/5/12 and scheduled ACL repair surgery 12/21/12. Pre-op xrays revealed osteosarcoma. Amputation 12/28/12. Chemo (carboplatin) started Jan 10, 2013 and ended on April 5, for a total of 5 doses. He handled carbo like a champ! No side effects. We started metronomic therapy at his third chemo and have been also doing some holistic treatments. He's a lively, playful 10 year old huskie-boarder collie and a very proud member of the Winter Warriors! Our love. Our funny little guy!
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25 September 2009
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WOW! This is just such an incredibly beautiful gift, and portrait. Michelle, you are so kind!
The lifelong friendships that have developed here are simply amazing. It speaks volumes about how the Universe brings good people together.
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10:44 pm
9 February 2011
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What a beautiful gift, Michelle! Erica, you got a great chemo buddy for Jill! That's the kind of buddy I want.
This is truly a wonderful place to find friends. Maybe it sounds sappy, but it's a very welcoming and accepting place. Thanks for sending such a lovely gift to Jill, Michelle. You truly have a huge heart, more than big enough to hold your precious Sassy inside.
Shari
From abandoned puppy to Tripawd Warrior Dude, Dakota became one of the 2011 February Furballs due to STS. Our incredibly sweet friend lived with grace and dignity till he impulsively raced over the Bridge on 12-15-12.
Dakota's thoughtful and erudite blog is at http://shari.tr.....pawds.com/
10:47 pm
1 February 2013
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Absolutely perfect!!
Spirit Shooter was a Miniature Australian Shepherd who was diagnosed with a MCT and had a LF amp 1/28/13 at 13-1/2 years old.
Shooter crossed the Bridge on 8/28/13, his 7 month ampuversary and two weeks from his 14th birthday.
6:07 am
26 January 2013
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Very touching. Some of the nicest people I've never met are in cyberspace I'm with Katy, I love the photo of Jilly looking at her "reflection". Sweet!
Liberty (Libby) was diagnosed with OSA on 1-22-13. Right front amputation on 1-31-13. No IV Chemo. Metronomic Therapy started 2-19-13 along with supplements and some home cooking. Lungs clear until 1-06-14. She's still her happy, hoppy, bossy self. Living the dog life to the fullest and a proud Winter Warrior. :) RIP my Libby 4-21-03 to 3-19-14
7:10 am
6 March 2013
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I also love the one of her looking at the image. What a wonderful gift...and what a funny, spunky, cute kitty Jill is.
And momo continues to wonder if she is single...he can overlook her obsession with the J-E-T-S, Jets Jets Jets. 
"Let us think the unthinkable, let us do the undoable, let us prepare to grapple with the ineffable itself, and see if we may not eff it after all."
-Douglas Adams, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
"May I recommend serenity to you? A life that is burdened with expectations is a heavy life. Its fruit is sorrow and disappointment. Learn to be one with the joy of the moment."
-Douglas Adams, The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
8:27 am
22 November 2012
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Beautiful... absolutely beautiful..
and I know it does a heart good when someone does something for another that is unexpected.. What a thoughtful and wonderful gift!!
good job Michelle!!
Franklin, he was the Happiest Dog on Three Legs! Diagnosed 09/26/2012 with Osteosarcoma, amputated 12/4/2012. Had a wonderful 5 1/2 months painfree until he ran for the Bridge on 5/15/2013. Always in my heart, and always a guardian angel of my pack... You can follow his Tripawd Adventures, before and after, in my blog, Frank'n'Farter!
8:35 am
17 May 2013
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That's an absolutely beautiful portrait!
Barret was diagnosed with Hemangiopericytoma May 16, 2013. Front left leg/scapula/pectoral muscle was amputated on June 11, 2013 and we've never looked back. Follow our story on http://barret.t.....pawds.com/ and read my column on That Pet Blog
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