Friday, November 12, 2010

My Sweet Tiny Tim

Hi everyone..I have been out of touch for a bit.  In early August my sweet boy Tiny Tim was diagnosed with lymphoma. Two weeks ago, October 27th, he passed on. Having decided against traditional and lengthy chemo treatments(Tim did one session and was quite unwell), I took the advice of my beloved John and our loving dogwalker Norma and chose to give him what time he had left a life full of great memories, love, and lots of steak dinners.  After much research, I chose to seek out holistic and homeopathic remedies in conjunction with a lot of cuddling on the couch, tug-o-war, and a hands-on-tibetan healer. Whether the treatments were ultimately successful, I feel that I gave Tim the best I knew how.  My job in the end was to be his "escort" and to make his transition dignified, loving, and sacred.  Tim passed from this three-legged life, laying on his favorite blanket on his favorite bed that I brought along to the vet's from beneath my desk where it had sat for 8 years.  Apparently later that day there was a gorgeous rainbow that filled the east village sky and I know that was not a coincidence.  Tiny Tim's legacy will live on in the eyes of every sweet dog who needs a forever home and I know Tim will be up there helping guide me until we see each other again.

6 comments:

  1. It was a privilege to know Tim, what a noble soul filled with grace. And to think, Tim inspired you to become such an advocate for pet adoption that this very evening dozens of dogs that once faced uncertain futures are now sleeping soundly on soft beds, with full bellys, dreaming of playing with their loving humans. Such a legacy. Tim may have only had three legs, yet he has left enormous paw prints to fill...

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  2. I'm so sorry John. My partner and I played with Tim once at your store. He was very sweet. Now he's at one with the universe.

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  3. John, it was great to see you today. I am saddened at you and John's loss of Tim. Thanks for the hug. I know he is in a better place waiting for all of us.

    In spirit with you, John, and the two pups.

    Timothy, Melvyn, Margarita, and Fanny

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  4. I don't know you or Tiny Tim, but I work as a veterinary tech, and I know the love, hugs, and cuddling was exactly what your boy needed. Lymphoma is awful, it is fast, and chemo doesn't always give them more time. Remember: dogs don't worry about their future, they just enjoy the present. And that's what you gave him.

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  5. May god bless all the bodhisattvas (dogs) in our lives... I am so very sorry for your loss.

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  6. I am very sorry for you loss. I have always enjoyed reading about your sweet boy.

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