So imagine my surprise when today in class, our instructor says we are going to be learning about the animal/human connection and will be watching a video called, "why we love cats and dogs".  I was excited to watch, as I had never seen it before, but I must say, I completely lost it in class (how embarrassing!!!).  I think people thought I was crying because I was upset, but it was quite the opposite...the connection that Jerry had to Jim and Rene, and the one they had to him and eachother was a relationship that allowed them to live out their lives enjoying one day at a time.  This one dog and these two people have now made it possible for others like us here, to feel welcomed, loved, supported, and not quite so alone in what we are facing.  The part where you have Jerry in the clinic and are looking at his x-rays and the vet is telling you the prognosis, the look you guys give eachother is full of so many things...sadness, fear, love, understanding...it brought back all the old memories, but this time with a renewed sense of, "we will get through this".  The tears were not from sadness, they were from relief, that even when we feel at our lowest, we have a place to turn.  So thank you, Jerry, and thank you Jim and Rene.

<3 Laura