On Tuesday, September 6, 2011,
our Winston passed away.
Ironically he didn't lose
his battle with a brain tumor which you can read about here.
He passed away from a mass on his heart and an infection.
It was a shock to us because the radiation was still working
on his brain tumor and it had been shrinking. But it's not
important exactly what happened, it just meant it was his
time to go.
We wanted to post the pictures and video below to
remember him. But what we will remember most can't be
captured here. The way he would greet everyone with 2
paws up and a happy face. If you weren't careful you
might get bounced in the nose from his excitement. At
the park when other dogs were busy playing with each other
and sniffing the trees, Winston would walk around until he
said hello to all the people. Children that were
crying on the street would stop and smile at him. They
would stroke his ears and point at his funny tail. If
he was sad, you might see a tear roll down his face and when
his siblings were in trouble he would run to their defense.
Then at the end of the day he would curl up in Sandie's arms
where he slept every night, with his head on the pillow.
Even near the end he remained tuff. He battled with
his brain tumor and even if his body wouldn't let him
express it, we could see the kindness and love for life he
had. He made many friends at the Michigan State
veterinary teaching hospital where he was being treated.
We were glad he introduced us to so many caring people who
helped and stayed with him until the very end. He was
also cared for and kept healthy his whole life by his
friends at Animal Medical Center.
We had a lot of fun our last summer together and became
as close as ever with all the special attention he needed.
Click here to
see our fun summer 2011 pictures. It's
hard to move on without him but that is what must be done.
He would have wanted us to keep up his spirit of kindness
and love. |
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