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About danielle

I am a rescue mom and school teacher. Gerry came to me from Texas, after he "failed" as a hunting dog. He had NOT had an easy life. I was three years divorced, and we saved each other. Last week I learned he has osteosarcoma. Our world feels upside down...while everyone else is right side up.

…reading, shopping, cooking, breathing….

Mom has been doing a lot of reading lately.  We’ve been to the farmer’s market and twice already, and I think she may take me again this weekend.  Fresh berries are in season, and the anti-oxidants in them are good … Continue reading

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RIGHT before “the Fourth”…

…and so we escaped to Rhode Island; the place of my childhood.  Gerry has always loved my parents and their home.  They have a screened-in porch that lets him see EVERYTHING!  It was nice to sleep in my old bedroom … Continue reading

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..when he finally got comfortable enough to sleep that first night…..

My biggest concerns back then was that he would be gentle with my neighbor’s children.  He became each of their best friend in a different way.  My brother had told me that his “elbows” were scarred and fur-bare becasue he … Continue reading

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May 10, 2011

Four days after he came to live with me, this is what my family room looked like.  (I can hardly believe it was s neat!)  He slept in a crate in the far left corner for several months, and had … Continue reading

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I know…

…Gerry knows he is loved.  I’ll figure this out.  I’ve been given options.  I just need to decide for my familiar, what to do.  All I ask for are prayers and positive energy. That’s all we need.

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