So long, Siege :(
Life • June 30th, 2009Over the last few years, age started beating poor Siege really hard. Every year she’d get sick and the hospital bill would often be around $1,500. It was clear that we needed to replace her, but we don’t like change… And with Joey still in school, we didn’t feel it was prudent to do it. And then, it was just a question of time; we didn’t want to spend the time it took to find her a replacement.
But last weekend she started showing symptoms again, and the diagnosis was really bad… So many things were wrong with her, and this time it would take $1,700 to get her back on her feet.
We probably knew the end was near, because over the last few days, every once in a while I’d ask Joey what we would do with Siege when the time came. Joey liked to joke “I’ll just take her out to a field…” [gestures of pointing with a rifle] “It’s been a great run, darling. This will hurt me more than it will hurt you… Turn around!” … Continue reading »
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