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Mother’s day for us was one of great joy and sorrow. We were watching over our three grandchildren, or they were watching over us, while our son, accompanied by his wife, was away having surgery. Today he returned home to rest after a successful operation.

During the weekend we noticed that their family dog of nine years was not herself. She would not eat and was just lying around with no energy. A family friend of my son and his family took her to a Vet hospital yesterday and tonight driving home we learned that her stomach was full of cancer and she was coming home to die.

Tonight I was reminded what a Native American told me that we, human, animals and all life, were united. He said Native Americans prayed to an animal before killing it to have the Great Spirit forgive him or her for taking the life of an animal in order to eat and survive.

I doubt if this thought offers much consolation for my grandchildren but for me it helps. The once hyper dog that always wanted to go on walks and runs was constantly searching for human food and full of life in the present would be no more. My ten year granddaughter has lived with this dog for nine years.

The weekend was full of life events like track meets, an indoor football game, taking the grandchildren out for a Friday Fish Fry, the Special Olympics soccer tournament and my oldest grandson’s high school prom.

We came home on a sad note, that their family dog was coming home to die. But if we really believe that all life is connected we believe the spirit of this dog, always ready to play and eat, will still be around in Spirit. This dog’s life touched a lot of people and brought great joy, as well as frustration, to many lives.

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