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From: MARIE FULLER
To: Undisclosed-Recipient:;
Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2008 9:39 PM
Subject: You will LOVe this dog story!
Lucky Dog....
Anyone who has pets will really like this.
You'll like it even if you don't and you may even decide you need one!
Mary and her husband Jim had a dog named
'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.
Mary or Jim would go to Lucky's toy box in the
basement and there the treasure would be, amid all of Lucky's other favorite
toys. Lucky always stashed his finds in his toy box and he was very particular
that his toys stay in the box.
It happened that Mary found out she had breast
cancer. Something told her she was going to die of this disease . . . In fact,
she was just sure it was fatal.
She scheduled the double mastectomy, fear
riding her shoulders. The night before she was to go to the hospital she
cuddled with Lucky. A 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.
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 little dog just drooped,
whining an d miserable.
Finally the day came for Mary to leave the
hospital. When she arrived home, Mary was so exhausted she couldn't even make
it up the steps to her bedroom. Jim made his wife comfortable on the couch and
left her to nap. 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. But panic soon gave way to laughter when Mary realized the problem.
She was covered, literally blanketed, with every treasure Lucky owned! While
she had slept, the sorrowing dog had made trip after trip to the basement
bringing his beloved mistress all his favorite things in life. He had covered
her with his love.
Mary forgot about dying . Instead she and
Lucky began living again, walking further and further together every day. 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.
Remember . . . Live every day to the fullest.
Each minute is a blessing from God. And never forget . . . The people who make
a difference in our lives are not the ones with the most credentials, the most
money, or the most awards. They are the ones that care for us.
If you see someone without a smile today give
them one of yours! Live simply. Love seriously. Care deeply. Speak kindly.
Leave the rest to God
A small request: All you are asked to do is
keep this circulating.
Dear God, I pray for the cure of cancer. Amen
All you are asked to do is keep this
circulating Even if it's to one more person.
In memory of anyone you know that has been
struck down by cancer or is still living with it.
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