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Maroonz80 — How do you say goodbye?
Published: 2012-11-15 22:43:37 +0000 UTC; Views: 4780; Favourites: 330; Downloads: 23
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Heres how I was inspired to draw this.......The other day my grandma saw when she yawned a tumor the size of a golfball in her mouth.... They took her to the hospital and removed it and she was recovering! Shes such a strong girl. I was happy for her and I was going to see how she was doing.
That night my dad got a call from grandma.... The doctor said she has a rare aggressive cancer.... Shes only got about a month left to live.....
I couldnt believe the news... How could it be? Since I moved here when I was about 4 she had been my best bud... Whenever I was at grandmas I'd sit on the floor and shed lay in my lap and fall asleep, When going for a walk we would be running as fast as I could lol, and when I'd sleep over shed lay in my bed with me, Id give her my leftovers when grandma wasnt looking... Whenever wed swim her and Shadow(hes passed) would snap at our swimsuits when wed jump in thinking we were drowing....
Its just not fair... I love her so much... I couldnt go to school without my eyes trying to hold in the tears.... When I saw her she was like she was in her second childhood. Shes deaf now and becoming blind...
How do you say goodbye?.... How do you tell them they arent gonna live very long and stay sane?... Its like you know but you just cant tell them but make it the best for them...
So on her last day... Ill hold her head in my lap.... Kiss her on the forehead.... and whisper "I love you" and pet her until she goes to a happier place..... Then Ill be alone......
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Wow thats.... thats freaking SCARY!!! I GLAD hes put behind bars thats just kinda creepy... not kinda haha im glad Karma got him
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Yeah it was scary to see andat a young age too. But love swat now lol and karma made the healing easier.
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Thats good. I know someone right now who is like that and I hope he sees the light too. Before its too late i mean. but yeah. I glad it helped ou heal
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this made me cry for my dog. i miss her
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Im sorry... Ill pray for you 
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no dont apologize, it was a great pic. happy to see someone care about a dog as much as i did.
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Thank you
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I said I wouldn't cry if there was a story..
I lied.
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When I read the description, I thought you were talking about your grandma, and I was really confused... then I realized you were talking about Abby... I know how you feel. My grandma had a dog named Cisco and he died. He was a really nice dog and never got mad and one day, he just fell... Then grandma got a cat named Ms. Kitty and she died of cancer. Now all she has left is a dog named Molly. Well, no use being depressed! Just think of how many people and animals we have and how many more we'll have in the future! Our life doesn't revolve around one thing, right? Sorry about my depressing animal story... and if my joke was offensive.
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lol of course not! And yes I love her so much and know that I will most likely have more in the future. Dont feel bad I know you meant well
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I read this, And i cried... I don't have anything else to say... it's just beautiful..
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Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry, I know how you feel...
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This was by far the best and most touching story I have ever read on DeviantArt... It brought me to tears..... God bless you.
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God bless you too
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An amazing picture and a very touching story. I cried, I really did. And I'm sorry for your loss..
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Thank you so much
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I know how you feel in a way. Only this happen with my father and my grandmother. We found out he had paceratic cancer. And he didn't stay sane.. He was taken to hos pis as I couldn't take care of my dad anymore. This was a month into the cancer. Then.. he came home again and was taken again. I was happy for another nights sleep but also sad at the same time as i wasnt spending the time I should have been spending with him. Then 3 days went by and he passed in the hospital.. The sad thing is. I did not have the courage to say good bye to neither of them. I said good bye to my father over the phone. Not in person.. He couldn't talk he could only moan that night. tears coming out of his eyes.. I promised him I would be the best I could be. That I would finish school. Didn't turn out that well as I ended droping out due to the depression of losing him and taking care of my siblings. My mother was in total distort. And then finlay I lost it to. I feel for your loss.
And also. Rats ( I breed and rescue ) Also can get cancer of unknown forms. (mostly breast cancer.) So I know how you feel from the pet perspective to.
But be strong! Its going to be okay! And Live in the happy memorys you have of her!
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I feel so bad for you too. I know how that feels too. Though it was with Shadow our other dog. I just couldn't go.... I regret seeing him off since that day and I promise I wouldn't let anyone else die alone.
Another thing... Cancer is a ~~~~~ and comes at the worst possible times.... I feel for you and hope you also get well soon.
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Thank you so much. Btw >_> How do I become a great artist like you my friend XD
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Well Ive been drawing traditional since I was 2. I guess heres a tip that might help. When you draw take your time. Especially when drawing a new art style or something new. lol and im not that great XD
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Oh, this just sent me to tears. I lost my dog just this May, but I still can't get over her death. I loved the title too, "How do you say goodbye?"
Yeah, it's not that easy. Especially when you have been partners for a very long time. I had my dog only 4 yrs ago, yep, she's still young. But she's been with me all throughout college & she witnessed everything... my trials, challenges, especially when I was having my thesis, she saw me graduate and all... then suddenly... everything goes poof!
I know you'll be having a hard time, and the happiest memories or her will bring you to tears. But I'm hoping somehow, someday, we'll be able to see our pets again (eeep... I'm not hoping that we... y'know... go to that place right now 
Stay strong for her
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I know how you feel. I lost my dog last year.
Beautiful picture.
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Thank you and im sorry.
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Sorry, but I can't really say much .w.
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I know this isn't much help for you but this so sad I had to say something... Im terribly sorry. It must be so hard for you. I also want to say its an amazing and beautiful drawing and the story makes plus it make a huge impact it left me with tears.
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Dont apologize I appreciate it. And thank you so much
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Im going to add to your walls of txt...this image and the description made me cry .
my baby is an 11 1/2 year old blue heeler that i have had sens she was 4 weeks old. Last year i found a tumor in her mouth..the vets said to expect the worst.
I was devastated..couldn't sleep..I just sat up with her all night before the day of her appointment, holding her...I couldn't focus much the day she was in the vet taking biopsies, When i got her back all I could do was hug her and lay on the floor crying..and she just wanted to play ball!.
a few days later when the vet called I could barely answer the phone with out crying ..they told me ahead of time mouth tumors are almost always bad....the phone call shattered the fog I was living in for a few days.....It was not cancer I almost started crying all over again..I spent the next day just hugging her again..why she tried her best to get me to play with her. The vet said we got lucky..they could remove the tumor but with her age and the location of the tumor they would have to take out part of her upper jaw...we talked about it for a while and declined, I now soften her food for her so it does not cause her pain..
She is so young for her age..so hyper still and cant wait to play every moment of the day or curl up with me and just be with me.
going threw this really made me realize how hard it will be when the time comes...I almost lost the one friend who has always been there for me...I can only imagine a part of what you are going threw.
ever sens I found out she was ok I have just been grateful for each day with her....
Stay strong..love her to peaces and be grateful for the time we get with them. <3 <3....Im going to go hug my dog now.
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Thank you and im glad it wasnt cancer
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I've gone through this five times with my dogs. Once with a cat.
It's hard and it's emotional. You just wish you could do something. As they suffer or pass away, my mind torments me with the thought of them wondering why I don't do something.
And it's not that I wouldn't, it's just because there is absolutely nothing that can be done.
You feel useless. Helpless. And you wish it's nothing more than a cruel dream.
The pain may never go away. It most certainly doesn't for me.
But I hope you and your grandma have all the comfort and grieving time you will need. And just remember that you love her. That you will love her even when she's gone.
And that she loved you to the end.
A poem I found when I had to put one of my dobermans to sleep:
IF IT SHOULD BE
If it should be that I grow weak, And pain should keep me from my sleep,
Then you must do what must be done, For this last battle cannot be won.
You will be sad, I understand; Don't let your grief then stay your hand.
For this day more than all the rest, Your love for me must stand the test.
We've had so many happy years - What is to come can hold no fears.
You'd not want me to suffer so; The time has come, so let me go.
Take me where my needs they'll tend And please stay with me until the end.
Hold me firm and speak to me Until my eyes no longer see.
I know in time that you will see the kindness that you did for me.
Although my tail its last has wagged, From pain and suffering I've been saved.
Please do not grieve - it must be you who had this painful thing to do.
We've been so close, we two, through all these years - Don't let your heart hold back its tears.
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I cried at the poem. Though it does help adn its so beautiful... And thats exactly the feeling. Im just happy shell go to a happy place and rest...
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I went through something like this as well. My cat, Sophie, had gotten skin cancer on her ears. We had them amputated,she looked really cute; just like a cheetah. But a year later it came back and was spreading across her face and into her ear, so we had to put her down. I promised I was going to hold her when they put her to sleep but I wasn't brave enough, my mom and I cried our eyes out on our way home from the vet. I'ts really hard to say good bye.
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I know how that feels. Shadow was being put down and I couldnt bare to go. My sister said he was at one moment breathing then just.... stopped.... I broke into tears cause I didnt have the guts to say goodbye... So I promised Abbey I wouldnt do that I would be by her until the end.
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