pattyatips said
Just reading your posts Stephanie.  Our journeys so very similar.  We both lost our babies on the same day after beating the first cancer.  Baron was 2 1/2 years out from osteosarcoma.  Such a warrior. I too am wondering, did I do everything I could?  What if.....if only I had.....    The truth is what everyone else here has said.  It was our babies time, April 5th.  And it is simply going to take both of us some time to wrap our heads around that for the void that we are both now feeling. I am a bit lost right now as I know you are too. Lets lean on each other.  Feel free to reach out any time you need to.  By the way, I am in the Chicago northwest suburbs, not far from you. Thinking of you and wishing you peace.

Patty

hey patty,

I know we were very close in the same situation, I didnt know your boy passed on the same day...this community holds us more than I think we realize sometimes.

I didnt know you were close. What city?

pattyatips said
We are right on the border of Barrington and Hoffman Estates, right off of 90 and 59. On a day like this I would have done a fantastic hike with Baron by now.  We would both be pooped!  Missing him terribly as I know you are as well.  

oh yeah, I hear you, its like sunny weather is suppose to make you smile and go out, but right now sunny weather brings me heart wrenching pain, like real pain. I have been numb now, but my heart palpates, Im sure from the alone feeling, she was my last home furbaby, so i have that added emptiness. I keep trying to push through as I keep thinking of how my girl acted anytimes i was upset, sad or stressed, she was sooo in tune, and she didnt like it, so i keep thinking ....stop being that way, she wouldnt like it, then I cry... viscous cycle.

wow, you are not far from me at all, Im suburbs too; close to aurora, oswego.

otisandtess said
Hey everyone.  I just started a Team Tripawds for the Wheaton PuppyUp walk.  Hope no one thinks I am overstepping?  Still working on the page.   It is September 17 from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm.  Puppyupwheaton.kintera.org

I think they have a team, I know dobemom will be there for tripawds, but dont quote me I dont know how it works exactly, but I plan to go and see her this year. I think tripawds is a sponsor.

admin said

otisandtess said
I just started a Team Tripawds for the Wheaton PuppyUp walk...Puppyupwheaton.kintera.org

Is there a page for the "team" you've set up? That link is only to the main walk page for Wheaton. Let us know how we can help!

neka03
I think tripawds is a sponsor.

No, Tripawds is not "sponsoring" the walk in any way, though we will gladly support any members putting together a team.

Tripawds is a big fan of Puppy Up! in fact, we were there with Jerry when Luke left on his first 2000 mile walk from Austin to Boston. And we were there with Wyatt at the final mile of his second trek. See all Puppy Up posts here.

Don't forget: Tripawds has it's own team for the upcoming Morris Animal Foundation walk, and we are still trying to reach our goal for that...

 thats very cool, you were able to be there when he did that.

 when you go to their page, your logo pops up as a sponsor and flashed in the right hand side.

admin said

neka03 said
when you go to their page, your logo pops up as a sponsor and flashed in the right hand side.

Ahhh...the Special Thanks! Clearly because we now have a Team Tripawds participating in the walk.

Thank you for setting that up Christine!

Here is the direct link to the Team Tripawds Puppy Up Wheaton Walk Page.

Puppy Up!

I see a "sponsor" link and a Team link, I thought maybe they were separate.

I was going to start one in nekas name but I maybe Ill just combine and help with the tripawds team.

waking up in middle of night with pressure on my chest feeling anxious.. did I go from crying uncontrollably to numbness to now just completely loosing it..... very strange and exhausting, its like I wake up in middle of night and run through everypart of her life... like in extreme explicit detail, and its exhausting, not so much oh do you remember xyz, but like idk.. like me judging me in dreams.... so odd... have I completely lost my mind and myself....