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You taught me what courage, patience, and perseverence were, even before I met you. You were severely neglected and abused the first year of your life, coming to me almost dead. You were such a physical wreck, a skeleton with skin hanging on to it. But your eyes though sad and old beyond your years, shone with light and a will to live.

You slowly came around physically, and appeared to have no scars from you brush with death. You were devoted, happy, and full of life. I was amazed and humbled by your wonderful attitude and living it.

Then another blow. A very large cancerous uterine tumor at 2.5 years. Why oh why did it have to be you? You'd born so much already, and seemed to put it behind you with remarkable ease. Now this?! We had the surgery, but the prognosis was grim. Another 2-3 months to live. So I brought you home, and made you as comfortable as I could.

Neither the vet nor I counted on your courage and amazing fortitude. You lived another 2 years, happy, devoted, and full of life. When it did come time to say goodbye, I was struck with the thought that you lived your life your way, happy, devoted, and full of life. You had courage and a quiet determination unequaled by anyone I knew . I miss you terribly but know you will be fine, waiting for me to show up at the bridge.

In the meantime, you surely taught me what courage was all about.