Saturday, April 12, 2008

Adopt-a-pet story

The Patriot Ledger ran my article about pet adoption in today's Family section.

I submitted the story several weeks ago, and I knew it would be running this weekend. The timing turns out to be ironic, though, because my sister learned a few days ago that her beloved boxer, Nissa, is in the final stages of lung cancer. Chris and Dave have made the decision to put her down tomorrow. They are so sad, and my heart aches for them.

Nissa is the center of their world at home. For the past two years they have devoted themselves to giving her a good life, and she has blossomed into a sweet, affectionate, faithful companion. She loves to run with Chris, or at least she did until she started acting really tired and coughing a week or two ago.

Chris says that she's been told boxers are "cancer machines," and she knew this was a possibility. The specialist at Angell Memorial told her there was nothing anyone could have done. But that doesn't make it any easier.

Here's a link to Chris's blog. You can see photos of Nissa the magnificent there.

1 comment:

cmmoore said...

Thanks, lady. :-) Nissa was more than we could have ever hoped for.

The article was terrific, too. In a few weeks, we will go right back to our boxer rescue and give another boxer in need the very best home we can give her.