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Aww... I'm so sorry to read that. She was a lucky lady to have you, and you her. I hope you find some peace in knowing she is out of her pain. And as you say, you know in your heart you did everything you could for her.
Thinking of you and sending good wishes your way.
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We are saddened by your loss of Holly; it does not seem fair that we have to deal with more problems in addition to our fight against cancer. Obviously, you did everything possible for Holly.
Chuck & Rusty
Rusty is a Labradoodle who was diagnosed with level 3 Fibrosarcoma on January 16th, 2010 and had his left hind leg amputated on January 25th, 2010 five days before his 18 month birthday. Please see Rusty's blog @rusty.tripawds.com. He is putting up one heck of a fight against this terrible disease.
we're so sorry that holly lost her fight - especially after doing so well with the amputation. you did all that you could to help your girl, but sometimes, even when the spirit is strong the body just can't keep up. you gave her a final, selfless gift by releasing her. hopefully the memories you made with her will eventually help to dry the tears - love never ends.
charon & spirit gayle
Life is good, so very, very good!!! Gayle enjoyed each and every moment of each and every wonderful day (naps included). She left this world December 12, 2011 – off on a new adventure.
Love Never Ends
I am SO sorry to hear about Holly. The decision you made is not an easy one but it the bravest one to make. If we could keep them with us forever we would as we anever truly ready to let them go. Holly will forever be in your heart. My deepest sympathies...
-Kori & Angel Lupe
Diagnosed with possible synovial cell sarcoma of right front elbow 5/31/12. Amputation surgery performed 6/7/12. Final diagnosis of histiocytic cell sarcoma 6/11/12. Her soul and spirit were strong, her body was not...my little girl earned her wings 6/14/12. "If there are labradoodles and goldendoodles, why can't I be a cockadoodle?"-Angel Lupe (June 28, 1997-June14, 2012) http://lupepod......pawds.com/
So sorry to hear that you lost Holly. Please do not feel guilty, as you did everything you could do and she knows this and felt your love for her. Hoping you find comfort in the memories of your Tripawd Warrior Princess.
Cadence and Mom
Cadence Faye: Born 10/30/04, stepped into our hearts 12/23/2004. Rear leg tumor found 7/24/11 by mom and dad, Xray on 7/25/11, Osteosarcoma suspected 7/26/11, amputation 7/29/11, Carboplatin started 8/23. Met free so far!
I feared this was coming--I am so very sorry-- I sympathize with you; seems so incredibly unfair to keep the cancer at bay only to get sucker punched by something else. You did everything possible for your beautiful girl, and while this does not help with the overwhelming sadness today, you did everything you could and loved Holly with everything you had. She is now a beautiful spirit.
Scout: January 31, 2002 to November 7, 2011
Scout's diagnosis was "poorly differentiated sarcoma"; amputation 1/11/2011. Scout enjoyed 9 fantastic years on 4 legs and 9 glorious months on 3 legs. If love alone could have saved you…
Oh no! I'm so sorry Alex! Holly was a beautiful girl and you did everything you could to help her.
Christina
I'm so sorry for your great loss . I think the fact they leave us with such a big ach in our hearts is testimony on what beautiful souls we are privileged to have had in our lives. Run free sweet Holly
I'm so sorry to read this. We are sending big hugs your way... and hoping that you will find comfort in all the well wishes coming from this amazing site.
Hugs,
Holly, Zuzu and Susan
Holly joined the world of tripawds on 12/29/2009. She has a big little sister, Zuzu, who idolizes Holly and tries to make all of her toys into tripawds in Holly's honor. And she's enjoying life one hop at a time!
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Alex, I'm so sorry, we just saw this heartbreaking news, our heart goes out to you and the pack. Holly fought like a true Tripawd Warrior Princess and gave that awful cancer everything she had. I know that letting go of her was devastating, but I hope that someday you find comfort in knowing that you both did everything possibile to have a good life together in a very short, difficult time. No dog could ask for more in a parent, you went far beyond what ordinary pet people will do for their animals.
The Tripawds community mourns the loss of a beautiful warrior princess. Please accept our deepest condolences, we are very, very sorry.
Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
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I'm so sorry to read about Holly. It is a sad day. Run free Holly, you will always be a warrior princess in our hearts.
Laura of Kali and Angel Tai
Tai – 9 yr old lab. Diagnosed Osteosarcoma Dec 18/09. Front right leg amputated Dec 21/09. Started chemo Jan 7/10. Lung mets discovered Sept 16/10. Valiant to the end on Oct 26/10 when cancer reappeared in a leg and we made the decision to set her free. Forever in my heart where not even cancer can take her from me.
Hollybeans,
I'm not usually nice to tripawds, especially Tripawd Warrior Princess'. But I'm sad about you leaving. I had big plans and was going to poke fun at you. But I was waiting until you got really good and well from your amputation (I'm nice that way).
I was gonna make fun of your helicopter ears and your eyes that have big circles around them. I was even going to call you Beanhead and Beanbrain!
I'm really sad you left. I hope your mommy knows that the monkeydogs will miss you too.
I am so, so sorry to hear that you lost your beautiful Holly. I know how you must be hurting and wish I had the perfect, healing thing to say. But, only time will lessen your pain — that and the knowledge that you loved your girl and did everything you could to help her.
I, too, questioned our decisions after Sammy died. But the truth is, all of us do the best we can with the knowledge and resources we have. That's all we can do. I am sure Holly knew that.
My heart aches for you tonight. Hang tough and know we are all sending positive thoughts your way.
Beth, Spirit Smilin' Sammy & MB Wiggly Wrigley
Smilin' Sammy, March 16, 2004 – Dec. 5, 2011
Golden retriever, diagnosed with osteosarcoma in September 2010 — right front leg amputated November 2010. He fought valiantly to stay with us; but a second diagnosis of osteosarcoma, this time in his left front leg, was more than our golden warrior could overcome. He loved his pack — and everyone else he met.
We loved him even more.
Thanks for the pennies, Sammy. They helped.
I am so sorry, I was really hoping I would get a chance to meet Holly sometime.
I think when things don't go the way we hope it is normal to question and even feel a little guilty. But the truth is that we all do the best we can with the information we have, and we will never know what would have happened if we made different decisions.
I hope the good memories you built with Holly over the years will bring you some comfort in the coming days and weeks. Holly will always be with you.
Karen and Spirit Maggie
Dear Tripawd Friends,
I can't thank you enough for all of your lovely words and kind thoughts. There is comfort in being surrounded by a community that understands what we are going through.
Despite the fact that Holly left behind 3(!) Monkey Butts, our house is horribly quiet, empty, and lonely. Each of my pups has their own special role, as I'm sure you all understand, and Holly's job is to take care of mommy. She could look at me with her big eyes and see my pain, and then, again with those beautiful eyes, say "It's ok mommy, I'm here. Don't be sad." Then she would give me a gentle kiss on my face and allow me to snuggle up with her and bury my face in her thick fur (which was perfect for absorbing tears). All I want in the world right now is to curl up with her and have her take care of me. I am in such shock and denial. The thought that I will never again see her big smile, or have her greet me at the door with her waggy tail, or see her dinner time dance is truly unbearable. Today is exactly 8 weeks since her diagnosis, and I would never have predicted this outcome.
There were so many things that I meant to do - I was going to follow the advice of keeping a daily journal so that I could track her condition and also just have a way to vividly remember these days, I was going to update her blog more frequently, again so that I would have a record of this time in her life...and things just got away from me. I am going to try to start blogging on her page regularly as a way to keep her fresh in my memory and to recount her life and cancer journey. I hope that it will take the edge off a bit, even if that seems like an impossible feat right now.
I really want to thank every one of you for your advice and support over the last 8 weeks and for your comforting words now. It is helpful for me in many ways, not the least of which is that it makes me feel like my Hollybeans touched some of your lives in some small way.
Alex
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