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Ingrid, my xear, dear Ingrid, can't type through the tears...just so damn sorry. My heart aches for you so badly right now. Yet you are freeing Nixon and he is relieved to be able to go onto the next open door, yiung and vibrant.
Yiu are giving the greatest gift of love anyone can possibly give...and the hardest gift to give from a human standpoint.
Go get those cats Nixon!!! Go get em sweet boy! The gang at the Bridge has a whole bunch all lined up for you to chase when you get there!! The basket of treats is the size of Texas!! And you can eat em all with no pain!
We love you so much dear Nixon! You are a TRUE LEGEND!
Ingrid, we are all wrapping you up in loving hugs and here for you always...especially in the days to come.
Sending love to you and your husband.
Sally and My Eternal Light Happy Hannah and Merry Myrtle
Happy Hannah had a glorious additional bonus time of over one yr & two months after amp for osteo! She made me laugh everyday! Joined April's Angels after send off meal of steak, ice cream, M&Ms & deer poop!
Nixon, how we will miss you so. What an honor to meet your sweet self and kiss your soft fur. I can't believe you will be joining our angels. Endless tears are flowing through this community today.
Ingrid, with all my heart and soul I'm sending all of your pack hugs, condolences and gratitude for everything you've done to include us in Nixon's amazing, beautiful and truly inspawrational life. We are here for you now and always.
Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
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Nixon, you will be missed. You have put up a great fight buddy. I know your mom and dad will greatly miss you and one day will see you again. Make sure to send plenty of signs that you are with them. They will be looking for them.
Ingrid, lifting you up with all the hugs and love we have. Thank you for sharing Nixon's story with us
xoxoxo
Michelle & Angel Sassy
Sassy is a proud member of the Winter Warriors. Live long, & strong Winter Warriors.
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07/26/2006 - Sassy earned her wings 08/20/2013
05/04/2006 - Bosch, Sassy's pal, earned his wings 03/29/19 fought cancer for 4 months.
"You aren't doing it TO her, you are doing it FOR her. Give her a chance at life."
I know Happy Hannah was waiting for Nixon. Nixon left HAPPY. I cannot tell you how much this meant to me after this hellish night. Two years ago, I promised Nixon that he would have Bojangles biscuits on his last day. That we would celebrate his life and eat. I kept that promise. As the sedation was started, he never noticed because he was stealing the biscuit out of my hands. He finished it just in time to fall asleep in my arms.
I have never needed time with the body before but this time, I did. We held him and cried and we cried some more. Cookie was allowed to sniff him and make the connection and she is not doing well right now. She's never been an only dog before. Rich...well Rich thought he was better prepared for this. Nixon gave him permission to write a blog entry about all that he learned from Nixon the past 7 years.
And in true Nixon fashion, I believe we are out another $1000. I have lost count how much money we have spent over the years for him but I'm pretty sure it was more than my car. My pre-existing condition dog who didn't qualify for health insurance. 🙂
Oh nixon... my heart aches to you and your family ... there are no words of comfort I can give other than letting you know that you are in my heart and my mind today as you take this next step of this journey. I understand all too well about holding onto the body for a long time ... I didn't want to let Shelby go, even after she was gone. Those velvet ears....
Know that Shelby also met Nixon at the bridge and they are playing together and youth and health has been restored. Nixon remains a HUGE inspiration and warrior and fighter....
much love to you all
alison with spirit shelby in her heart
Shelby Lynne; Jack Russell/Shiba Inu mix. Proud member of the April Angels of 2014.
October 15, 2000 to April 8, 2014
Our story: Broke rear leg in June 2013 - non-conclusive results for cancer so leg was plated and pinned. Enlarged spleen in September 2013 and had it removed and was diagnosed with Hemangiosarcoma and started chemotherapy. Became a Tripawd January 8th, 2014 and definitive Hemangiosarcoma diagnosis. Three major surgeries in 7 months and Shelby took them all like a champ only to lose her battle to cancer in her brain. We had 8 amazing extra months together and no regrets. #shelbystrong #loveofmylife
Ingrid: just came online and saw the news that Nixon had earned his wings. So sorry for your loss.
None of us are truly prepared for this moment of saying goodbye, sometimes in a short notice. Give yourself time to mourn, because you will miss him - but with no regrets because you were a wonderful mom to Nixon, a safe port for him during his journey. He knew he was deeply loved.
Hugs from Daniela & Johnnie
p.s. I had been browsing your previous threads on Nixon's liver issues last week, before this thread caem up, because Johnnie is also struggling with increased liver enzymes and I was looking for info on what to feed him and what to expect. Your posts helped me a lot.
Our awesome Golden Boy was diagnosed for OSA in April 2014 in the proximal humerus, front-leg amp on 05/20/2014. Finished chemo (Carbo6) on 07/10/2014. Ongoing treatment: acupuncture + K-9 Immunity Plus ( 3chews) and home-cooked no-grain diet. Stopped Apocaps because of liver issues. Liver issues: controlling altered enzymes with SAM-e and Milk Thistle. October 17: started having seizures. Taking fenobarbital for seizures. April 18: started prednisone.
My Dear Ingrid, Richa d Cookie...ANC SPECIAL DIVA NIXON!
I've been glued here just trying to "will" the kove and support of the entire Tripawd Universe. I've been looking at his pictures from the Tripawd Pawty this year a d last year. I was even able to smile at his "divaness" as he rested so peacefully, so contentedly u der the shade tree wjth Rich watching over him.....smiling through the tears.
I'm so glad kxon gave you, a d himself, the gift of a celebratory transition. I believe that sometimes the Soul likes to have a little "happg lawty" right before it heads onto the next chapter of tneir journey. I think they so it for js, but I also think it's because they are excited about jumping out of their earthly body that no longer serves them.
Therew almost a brief moment of relief when the crossover happens as it did for Nixon. What a special gift of love and alpreciation you both gave ro each other. We all k ow far too well the seemingly unbearable grief and suffocating pain as the sadness overtakes you. Nixon has left you with some outrageously happy memories to help mend your shattered heart...SLOWLY, ever so slowly, but it will happen.
And you can bet that Happy Hannah and Lexie, as well as all the other happy Bridge occupants will be there to welcom Nixon home! I mention Happy Hannah and Lexie specifically because he will recognize them from the first Trilawd Virginia Pawty. They'll @augh hardily as they remember how Merry Myrtle sat on Cookie!
Knowing that Happy Hannah rolls out a welcome e wagon full of treats, ice, cream, cake, M&M's for each new arrival, I. now jnow she has added baskets of Bojangles Biscuits to her gourmet stash!
Ingrid, Nixon b@ew statiw out of the water! Nixon has been...and will continue to be..a Beacon Of Hope for all starting this journey!! NIXON IS A SUPERSTAR!! A LEGEND!!! He joins the ranks of Charley and Jackson and others who give soooooo much hope when all the "medical" reports say there is none! Just as you posted on A thread for Charley to day about him givi g you hope.....you and Nixon are dping the same thing...and he's doing it as a SENIOR GREYHOUND!
I grid, it has been, and co tinues to be, a lriviw and an honor to be on this journey with the Magnificent Warrior Nixon!! And I look forward to reading MORE stories about our beloeved Nixon as only you can write! Even today, you have me smiling through my tears as you recount his chase after the cat and his bliss in devouring his Bojangles!
On my Tuesday trip to Starbucks for Merry Myrtle and Frankie's Puppy latte,I shall treat them to a Bojangles in honor of Nixon!! And I shall light a candle for Nixon tonight. NOTHING can ever dim his spectacular bright light!!!
My heart breaks for you, but it is comforting to know how well he @ived his life a d how he was surrou ded by @ove and joy and SPOILING every single second of his heroic life! We say it because we mean it...NIXON WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN!! NIXON'S lIFE MATTERED!!! And he wears his Purple Heart from Jerry with pride!
Holding you and Rich and Cookie in my heart and sending you endless love
Sally and My Eternal Light Happy Hannah and Merry Myrtle
Happy Hannah had a glorious additional bonus time of over one yr & two months after amp for osteo! She made me laugh everyday! Joined April's Angels after send off meal of steak, ice cream, M&Ms & deer poop!
I'm shedding tears and my heart aches for your loss of sweet Nixon. He's definitely something special and a true warrior. Take comfort in knowing he was greeted by all the Tripawds who've gone before him. They're up the playing in the greenest meadows and they're young and healthy.
And Nixon will be there waiting to greet you with wet kisses when it's your time to leave this earth.
Sending you a big hug.
Sahana and her Angel Leland
November 17, 2009 - June 30, 2014
May you finally be healthy and running free at the Rainbow Bridge. Until we meet again my sweet boy!
Oh no, it is getting hard to breathe again, and my tears are falling......Ingrid, I am so very sorry for your loss of Nixon, and that you had to make this decision so soon. But I agree, he would gladly go on for you because he loved you so much, but that would be too much to expect from him. Helping him into his wings was the greatest gift you could give to him. I am so glad I got to meet him in VA, and pet him, and tell him what a beautiful, handsome hero he was.
I know your pain is just beginning, but we are all here for you. This has been another bad week here, but Rainbow Bridge is definitely getting full of Angels this week.
My your pain ease with time, and just happy memories remain within your heart......
Keeping you and Richard, and Cookie too, in my thoughts and prayers,
Bonnie, Angel Polly, Pearl, and Zuzu
I'm just now getting caught up on my threads and have no words to add, only to say I'm so, so very sorry to have read about Nixon. My heart is breaking. xoxo
Harmony became a Tripawd on 10/21/14 (MCT). She left us way too soon on 11/1/14.
"We miss you so much; our love, our heart, our Harmony."
- Pam, Ron and Melody, Meesha, Doublestuff and Mariah Carey
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