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 | Name: charon coonfield Website: http://etgayle.tripawds.com/ Bio: gayle developed a small lump in her right front wrist. biopsy determined it was a soft tissue sarcoma, with amputation feb 17, 2010. she's recovering nicely, taking naps when needed, and enjoying every moment of every wonderful day. in december 2010 we discovered oral melanoma cancer. gayle had two surgeries to remove tumors, but the ugly disease took her from us december 12, 2011. love never ends. |
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| love never ends it is with a heavy heart, that i post that we lost gayle today. she was about 22 months post amputation for soft tissue sarcoma, and was nearing the one year date of identifying the existence of oral melanoma. she had two surgeries to remove the (More) |
| what a great day for a walk! sunday was our first every morris animal foundation k9 cancer walk here in knoxville. the weather was great, and the turnout was unbelievable!! gayle got a little tired, but was a trooper thru the whole afternoon of visiting and excitement. sam (More) |
| she may have a finance degree, but she can't add.... charon is a goober when it comes to counting...even with only three legs, i knew her numbers were off.....geesh, today is my 19 month ampuversary for pete's sake!!! geesh, she's so hard to train, but i guess i'll keep her. gayle (More) |
| 2nd UPDATE!!! counting our blessings... yesterday was charon’s birthday – she dare not even think about september when the news of gayle’s melanoma diagnosis came last december. but gayle is a warrior, and again, she sat by her charon’s feet, napping and having puppy dreams, as t (More) |
| come walk with us in september - i'll be the one doing the 'tripawd hop' charon & i are registed for the first annual Morris Animal Foundation K9 Cancer Walk in knoxville. we'll be 'hopping' on sunday september 18th, so everybody should try to plan on being in knoxville that weekend to walk with us. there's plenty (More) |
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Oh wow, what a treat…ice cream!
Soooooo cute:-)
Look at the intensity on their faces…..talk about living in that very exact moment of savoring their ice cream:……….:-) 
We’re drooling over here………
Sally and Happy Hannah
SO cute! They are really getting down into that cone, though I can’t blame them! The bottom of the cone is my favourite part, too. Happy WW!
Watch those calories!
No fair!!!!! Look at those ice cream cones!!!
Yay, Hannah! You and I came here at just about the same time. We are invincible.
Hooray for all all of us tri’s.
Love from Murphy
That’s right Murphy, we did get here about the same time and that does, indeed, make us an invincible team…..I really like that:-)
And talk about invincible……YOU DEFINE THE WORD:-)
A tripawd with a hip replacement (just to mention a few “challenges”).? No pup could make this stuf fup:-) 
And you, Kathi…..just as INVINCIBLE:-)
YOUR dedication and determination to care for Murphy is truly heroic!! Not many would have the internal fortitude to stay the course and you and Murphy are finally able to reap the rewards—–and deservedly so:-) 
Okay Team Invincible, we need more pictures of Murphy! AND an update!! Yes, to e for update:-)
Applause to you both! Sally and Happy Hannah
Beautiful story of how love can overcome even the biggest hardship!
Way to go Hannah!
Love, Hunter and family
Hi Super Dog Hunter and thanks for your comments! And you are certainly continuing to stay on course and plow through anything thrown your way:-)
That’s what Super Dogs do:-)
I left a note for you on your blog today and it looks li,e you’ve got those “eye” issues under control. Those pictures show one happy pup and nothing can diminish the sparkle of joy in those beautiful eyes:-)
Sally and Happy Hannah
I agree with everything!! Yay Sally and Happy Hannah!!!
We love your spirit and happiness!!!
Darcy & Bart
Thank you Darcy and Bart!! My goodness, talk about an inspiration you and Bart are legend and give incredible hope to all of us!! Beautiful souls with a beautiful journey:-)
If I may repeat your favorite saying because it’s so true:
It’s not waiting for the storm to pass……it’s learning to dance in the rain:-)
Thank you again for being such a beacon for all,
Sally and Happy Hannah
OH. MY. GOODNESS:-)
WAT A WONDRERFULL SIRPRISE:-) 
clap! clap!
I guess it’s inappropriate to see your own story put up (which was such a wonderful surprise) and reply how great it is—(but we tripawds never worry about being appropriate)…—and what an ADORAVLE picture of a dog whose light just illuminates my world:-)
clap! clap! clap!!
I’M BEAMING OVER HERE——JUST B E A M I N G:-)
From ear to ear I’m a’ beaming and a’ grining:-) 
YES, IAM SOOOOOP GLAD FOR THE GAINED TIME WE ARE HAVING TOGETHER AMD I AM ABSOLUTELY ESTATIC WITH EVERY WAG OF THE TAIL AND EVERY SLOBBERING KISS WE SHARE
Thank you soooooooo much for acknowledging my Happy Hannah (eyes welling up yet again….but I love it when it’s tears of joy)! She, like ALL the tripawds here are SO. BRAVE, SO STRONG AND JUST SOOOOOO HAPPY TO BE ALIVE AND LOVED:-)
AND LOVE GIVING LOVE RIGHT BACK:-) 
And it was at least probably TWO weeks that I questioned what the heck I was doing!!
Words of gratitude for everyone on this site are just not in the English language (I haven’t checked our Portuguese or French yet:-)
). I can NEVER express adequately what your support meant!
YOU TRANSFERRED YOUR COURAGE, YOUR WISDOM, YOUR STRENGTH TO ME THROUGH YOUR WORDS. YOU TOOK TIME FROM YOUR OWN CHALLENGES TO BE A LIFELINE TO A COMPLETE STRANGER AND HER DOG. I think I would have completely cracked up without your support and care….nah……I know I would have.
I want to honor EACH of you by trying to be here for others in some small way as you have for me.
So here’s a TUESDAY SHOUT-OUT to all the tripawd heroes past, present and future!!!
clap! Clap! clap!
STANDING OVATION TO YOU:-)
And a bow down to hero JERRY who’s presence changed the world:-)
Thanks for letting me hijack this today!!
We love you all!
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAY. HAPPY HANNAH! You are my soul and inspiration …….. (tee hee… I hear a song coming on…anybody remember the Righteous Brothers?).
Thank you for caring! HAPPY SALLY AND HAPPY HANNAH
Awww Hannah and Sally, you really put smiles on our faces! Thanks for all YOU do to spread your cheer and joy, you have forever touched this community in so many great, pawsitive ways!
Ya’ know, I’m gonna’ permanently stitch diapers under my eyes to catch the constant waterfall of tears yikes) because I’m either crying sad tears, crying happy tears, crying tears because someone’s act of kindness touched my heart………yep, today’s tears were the best two out of three:-)
Thanks for the love and sending it right back to ya’ always:-)
Happy Sally and Happy Hannah
Have a great Summer!! It looks like a beautiful place to be even if you are working! Hope this year Colorado is spared the fires and the air stays clear. Enjoy!!
Yeah, we’re hoping for a fire-free summer too! Thanks for the well wishes!
WELL DESERVED TIME OFF:-)
I, for one will miss you in so many ways….the wisdom and knowledge you impart is like no other; regardless of the issues going on with one’s pet, you ALWAYS make them feel better; your compassion and caring reaches through cyberspace as though you were right by our side and had been our very best friend forever:-)
It’s funny (in a tripawd dysfunctional way)—–it gives me those “butterflies in the tummy” thinking you won’t be here!! It’s sort of like “wait ….take us all with you…this site is our lifeline!”:-)
It sounds like the site will still be “up” and we can still keep up with each other’s journeys and still communicate with each other and basically be here for each other???
Of course, unless like you said, the forum goes down then they call ME for any “fix-it” computer problems!!:-)
1-800-plug-it-in 
R trying to get photos up? Call me at 1_800_unscrew-back-of-computer-and-insert-photograph:-)
Seriously, I am sooooooo happy—-even though you will still be working in a different way—–you can at least be in a beautiful place surrounded b the best nature has to offer:-)
You both-and Wyatt too. must take time to recharge your batteries and replenish your soul!!
I’ve only been on this site a short while and you never know when your float up to the height of joy for someone and then be knocked down to the depths of despair for someone else!! And you’ve been dealing with that hour after hour, day after day, year after year!!! Along with everything else??? WOW!
You two will always be our be our hero, you will always be our champion and you are an incredible catalyst for raising the consciousness of all humanity opening their hearts up to the power of love.:-)
This is a site that reminds us all we are one heart, one , one energy one spirit and we are all brought together by our tripawds a d you!
Okay guys GO FROLIC AND LET EVERY FIBER OF YOUR BEING FEEL THE JOY OF KNOWING YOU HAVE TOUCHED SO MANY LIVES:-)
Ear, drink and be merry and don’t step in moose poop! Give ‘em a hug for us though:-)
Stay safe and feel our love every second of everyday:-)
Wrap yourselves in the joy and happiness you sooooo deserve:-) 
With love from our hearts, Sally and Happy Hannah
Sally and Happy Hannah, you are so darn sweet! Thank you for the kind words, we are very, very grateful that you and so many others are inspired and enjoy being here!
Rest assured, we aren’t going anywhere, and we aren’t going on vacation, that’s for sure! We are working full-time, this is a summer job we do. It’s hard but a good honest living and it gets us outside in the beautiful Colorado mountains. Although we will be working long hours here, I promise, we aren’t going to disappear from Tripawds, not at all, and Tripawds certainly isn’t going anywhere either.
xoxo
You look great!
You look great Lacy! No go find some gold to plunder.
Woof! Woof! Good to hear … What are you guys up to? Happy BlogPaws WW. Lots of Golden Woofs, Sugar
And hail to the Mighty King!!! And to is incredible Court!!
Such an uplifting story and one that has such a bright outlook for years to come:-)
Thank youK for seeing the beauty in such a magnificent dog and staying the course to give him the happy life he deserves:-)
You ave a kind, generous spirit by spending our vacation time in making a difference in the lives of others!
We have no Kings in the States……….just Rock stars!! You are all ROCK STARS:-)
Thank you and look forward to photos, especially from our next vacation:-)
Sally and Happy Hannah
That’s GREAT! Shadow is very proud of her twin sister! I’m always thinking of all of you! Special treats for Emma from all of us!!
My German shepherd Charlie had to have his left rear leg amputated above the knee after being hit by a car last October and I had hopes to get him a prosthetic limb. Now I see maybe there is nothing out there for him.
Hi Melissa, I’m sorry to hear about your GSD, but why do you think he needs a prosthesis? For more info about life on three legs and to see how great all dogs can get around, please visit us in our Discussion Forums. We have lots of GSD Tripawds like Spokesdog Wyatt Ray who do fantastic on 3. Hop on over and we’ll give ya some tips on helping Charlie get strong and stay fit for life.
Well the vet told us he would get arthritis earlier than he would have otherwise due to increased stress on the leg and hip joint. He looks a lot like Wyatt Ray but they took more off Charlie’s leg. Charlie has just a rounded stub. Amputation was the only affordable way for us to save our dog’s life. They said we could have an orthopedic vet surgeon could fix the leg in two separate surgeries but it might not be successful and it was very expensive. When they took the leg they found his main nerve had been half severed so it probably would have been useless anyway according to the vet. Also he gets tired faster from hopping than he did with four legs so I always want to baby him because I worry it is too much stress on him physically. I must admit he can run just as fast and well as he ever did…
Congratulations on raising all the money! And thanks for all you do to help tripawd pets!
christie from lifewithbeagle.com
What a cool idea with the ribbons…congrats on the funds raised for such a worthy cause!
Come on………really…….those are Jose real eyes???? You didn’t “photo shop”(?) them?:-)
THAT IS A GREAT PHOTO!!!
HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY HAPPY, HAPPY THREE WEEK AMPUVERSARY LOKI:-)
And, guess what it even gets better!! It really is amazing how well they adapt. Talk about handling anything that comes there way……..what great teachers they are for us!
You are doing such a great job for Loki and the results are wonderful! Look forward to sharing dump truck loads of many more ampiversaries with Loki!
Wasn’t able to see video because this “thing” said I don’t have a flashy adobe..BUT.. I think if you put it on tripawds Facebook page (you have to join Facebook) then everyone can see it
Alright, have to get ready for our celebration dance for Loki!! Happy Hannah and I pick out music in our head to dance to……And tonight we’re making up a HIP HOP version of…..
“Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain……but we changed it to …dancing in the sun:-)
Much love to you and Loki, Sally ad Happy Hannah
Finn got his rear leg amputated tuesday. He peed before we took him out of the clinic (thursday), but hasn’t peed since (it’s saturday). Pee pads weren’t working, so we built a ramp so he could go in the front yard, still nothing. There is so much snow/slush/mud here yet so there is a really limited area where he can go. He was used to going in the back yard but there is a lot of snow and muck there and I don’t want him to fall. Do you think he is holding out because he is used to going in the back? I am getting really worried that there is nerve damage or something. Do you have any advice, do you think he will just go when he has to go?
Hi guys, I’m so sorry that you’re having difficulties. It’s probably nothing serious but at this point you really should go see your vet asap. Usually a dog just needs help getting things moving to get back to being regular. Please call your vet and then come to our discussion forums and let us know how he’s doing. Good luck!
Well we had to get him out moving and take him to a more “private” place for Finn to do his business! What a relief!! Now he has kennel cough and is coughing up white foam. The vet tells me the antibiotics he is on should get rid of that. I pray he pulls through this cold and continues healing from the amputation.
What a nice way to honor our precious Spirit Jake:-)
When I went back and read your tribute when Jake passed, my eyes kept going back to your boyfriend envisioning Jake grinning ear to ear. Now look at the photo above……if that isn’t a dog grinning ear to ear, I d’t know what is!!
In honor of Jake, these smiley faces are just for you sweet soul:
Good luck Jake! Happy BlogPaws Wordless Wednesday blog hop!