Hi everyone! This time last year, I was just learning about this wonderful community of people and preparing both Winnie and me for a huge life change. I am forever grateful for what you’ve all done for both of us as we learned a new way with 3 legs. I plan to post a video and message on Winnie’s ampuversary date but am having a moment of quiet and gratitude so I decided to reach out. Here’s the latest pic of Winnie. She’s doing great. It was a long haul, no doubt. Two surgeries. Many medications. A brief bout of chemo. Months of physical therapy. A lot of worrying. And more money than I every expected. But…I know her better than I ever imagined. And she knows me too.

A few weeks ago, Winnie and I were on a walk — a regular-length walk. The kind we did before she was a Tripawd. And a man…one who I don’t really know but sees us every once in awhile said “I just want to say that you’ve done such an amazing job taking care of this animal. It’s been wonderful to watch.” Isn’t that incredible? There is ABSOLUTELY NO WAY I could have taken care of Winnie as well as I did without this community full of smarts, compassion and kindness. So..with just a week to our one year mark…thank you.

And one more thing…how can I help? Does anyone need help working through the process? Are we trying to adopt more Tripawds? I’m ready to do my part.

Much love,

Winnie & Alison