January 2nd 2010 10:47 am
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I've started a blog called aftergadet. It's at http://aftergadget.wordpress.com.
Gadget's death was such a devastating loss that for a long time, I was just in shock. Finally things started to shift, and I realized that blogging about Gadget, what his loss has meant, and how I will transition into my new life (with a new puppy to train), was just what I needed to process Gadget's death.
I have found, just having posted one entry and about to post a second, that it is tremendously cathartic for me as well as bringing me back to my one and only passion aside from dogs, which is writing. I guess that is one of the many final gifts Gadget has given me. There have been so many; who know there were more in store, even after death?
It is a place not just for me but for anyone who has loved and lost, for anyone who wants to participate in the assistance dog world or learn more about it, for anyone who loves dogs, and for anyone who wants to read about a first-time puppy raiser making a fool of herself on a regular basis!
All are welcome.
-Sharon Wachsler
aftergadet.wordpress.com
November 20th 2009 7:24 pm
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A month after the first mast cell tumor (MCT) was removed, another one appeared. Then over a dozen appeared all over his body. The MCT spread internally, and most of his organs were affected. He lived for another month, and then he lost interest in everything -- food, water, etc., and was at the end of the road. He died at home, outside, in the sunshine, with his people around him. Many attended his funeral. He was deeply loved. He is horribly, horribly missed.
October 6th 2009 6:40 pm
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I know how to do sooooo many things. Sharon trained me. You know that old saying, "Those who can't do, teach"?
That must be Sharon.
She is trying to load two videos of me showing off how smart and talented and skilled and funny and adorable I am, but she can't figure out how to do it.
Here they are, if you want to adore me, too:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1e910pHcUvs
and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wt80nT2N9KE
She did manage to get them both up at another site:
http://gadgetwachsler.chipin.com/service-dog-gadget s-chemotherapy
Maybe I shoulda clicked her and given her chocolate when she got the other one right.
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