Oh my dear sweet Deb.....oh this just hurts so much. I, al o ng with everyone else cannot even begin to hold back the tears......

Yoy kn ow the inevitable is coming, you know how sooooo very grateful you are for every single second, y ou know she wants n othing more than for allmofnus to celebrate such a joyous and happy life.....and none of that lessens the painand sadness in your aching heart at all. It will help you adjust at some point, but not now...not for a long time.

You've been on the site now long enough to know, to some degree, what you'll be facing. Even so, preparing for a shattered heart is just not something we humans can handle very well.

Boy oh did that Lexie girlnlive hernlofe to the fullest or what!!!!!! She blasted that stupid cowardly piece of crap disease right out of the water!!! She annihilated it at every turn! So many things were stacked againstnher havingnsuch a victorious recr...one that would defynthe n odds in so many ways! HA! Shenjust spit in the face of statistics, diagnosis,"old age", arthritis....this Lexie planned on staying around for awhile and soak u p more loving and spoiling...and she had a few young mmale dogs she wanted tonhave a last fling with!!! Such a cougar dog!!!

And Deb, NO ONE COULDNHAVE BEEN A BETTER ADVOCATE!!! NO ONE COULD HAVE BEEN A BETTER SOUL MATE FOR HER THAN YOU...AND SHE FOR YOU! You two were destined to be together. Lexie knew how wel l loved she was and she KNEW, when she needed y our love the most, you would give hernthe fpgift of relief and celebrate her home.

I love that you showed her pictures and told stories of all her friends who would be welcoming her at the Bridge. I like to think that as they make their way towards the bridge, they are adorned with newly customed designed Angel Wings made especiallyy for each individual! And when they are offered back their legs, many simply say, "No thanks! I did just fine without it!" They'll accept their Purple Heart Jerry passes out to each one, and be offered an appetizer of Ice Cream and Chocolate before their dinner pawty begins!!! HUGE CELEBRATION! Can you even begin to imagine the stories they tell...OMD!!!

Lexie's Legacy here is so multi-faceted and willmindeed touch and inspirenlives of anyone knew to this journey. I know she...and you...have touched my heart forever. Your love and devotion for each other was second to none.

A d to think back to our June Tripawds party when you...we...were just hoping she could "hold on" long enough to make the pawty...and be well enough to enjoy it! I remember EXACTLY the first time I laid eyes on you two coming down the little nature path to our reserved shelter! Elizabethsaid, "Look, there's Deb and Lexie!" We were all sooooo o overjoyed AND co u ld not believe what we were seeing! Lexie wasnjust bouncingnon over to all os us, grettingnall the dogs....and then BOOM! She singledq Tanner out as n her new boyfriend and the courtship bagan!!! Lexie astoundednus with her energy andnyouthful good looks and playful attitude!!! If I recall, I think she was flirting with Zach too!!!

Oh Deb and Greg, we are honored beyond words to have been on this journey with you! Lexie's life mattered in ways that haven't even been revealed tonus yet! Her life mattered alright. Deb, Lexie will NEVER be forgotten here!

I LOVE these pictures of her...they all represent such joy and truly showed her light within.

WE ARE ALL HERE FOR YOU!!!! We understsnd like no others can.

YES INDEEDY, ICE CREAM CHOCOLATE, POPCORN AND WINE ARE ALL FLOWING FREELY AT THE BRIDGE TONIGHT!!!! I can hear Lexie now,"a
AND CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? Mom even ordered me CANNABIS!!! GuesMilo and Breg will have to try it out in my honor!!!!!!,"""" oh zlexie, you aremone of a kind and are all better fornhaivingnyounin m our lives!

Seurroundig younwith Lexi's eternal love and light!!

Sally and Alumni Happy Hannah and Merry Myrtle too!