Laura <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
That is a great story. i might have gone and got me a
pet if i didn't have two already.
--- Marilyn J <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> A good dog story. Anyone who has pets will really
> like this. You'll like it
> even if you don't and may decide you need one.
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> Mary and her husband Jim had a dog, Lucky. Lucky
> was a real character.
> Whenever Mary and Jim had company come for a
> weekend visit they would warn
> their friends to not leave their luggage open
> because Lucky would help
> himself to whatever struck his fancy.Inevitably
> someone would forget and
> something would come up
> missing.
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> Mary or Jim would go to Lucky's toy box in the
> basement and there the
> treasure would be, amid all of Lucky's favorite
> toys. Lucky always stashed
> his finds in his toy box and he was very
> particular that his toys stay in
> the box.
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> It happened that Mary found out she had breast
> cancer. Something told her
> she was going to die of this disease...she was just
> sure it was fatal. She
> scheduled the double mastectomy, fear riding her
> shoulders.
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> The night before she was to go to the hospital she
> cuddled with Lucky. The
> thought struck her; what would happen to Lucky?
> Although the
> three-year-old dog liked Jim he was Mary's dog
> through and
> through. If I die Lucky will be abandoned, Mary
> thought. He won't
> understand that I didn't want to leave him. The
> thought made her sadder
> than thinking of her own death.
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> The double mastectomy was harder on Mary than her
> doctors had anticipated
> and Mary was hospitalized for over two weeks. Jim
> took Lucky for his
> evening walk faithfully but the dog just drooped,
> whining and miserable.
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> But finally the day came for Mary to leave the
> hospital.
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> When she arrived home, Mary was so exhausted she
> couldn't even make couch
> and left her to nap.
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> Lucky stood watching Mary but he didn't come to her
> when she called. It
> made Mary sad but sleep soon overcame her and she
> dozed. When Mary woke for
> a second she couldn't understand what was wrong.
> She
> couldn't move her head and her body felt heavy and
> hot. Panic soon gave
> way to laughter though, when Mary realized the
> problem. She was covered,
> literally, blanketed in every treasure Lucky owned!
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> While she had slept the sorrowing dog had made trip
> after trip to the
> basement and back bringing his beloved mistress his
> favorite things in
> life. He had covered her with his love.
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> Mary forgot about dying. Instead she and Lucky began
> living again, walking
> further and further together every night.
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> It's been 12 years now and Mary is still
> cancer-free. Lucky? He still
> steals treasures and stashes them in his toy box but
> Mary remains his
> greatest treasure.
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> Live everyday to the fullest...
> Hugs n Blessings,
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God Bless,
Laura Newman
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