Feeling Crushed Options

[Caroline]

I stumbled upon this website in my incomprehensible grief over learning that my 5 year old chocolate lab, Lucy, has terminal cancer (lymphoma) and has been given only a short time to live. I have never posted anything anywhere, but have been struggling greatly with my intense feelings of sadness and grief. My poor girl is still with us and I cannot possibly imagine life without her. I guess I am in the denial stage. I am trying to spend as much "happy" time with her as possible, but having to go to work and deal with day to day issues of family, etc. is almost unbearable. Before Christmas, our vet thought Lucy had eaten a poisonous mushroom or ingested something toxic and that was the reason for what appeared to be "liver failure." A biopsy last week revealed the cancer. I am angry that she is being taken from us at such a young age. I simply cannot believe it. I feel like I do not want to be around any people or go about my "normal" life right now. I just love this dog so much. She is so pure, innocent and loyal. Truly a beautiful creature. I am broken-hearted. Will the hurt ever lessen?
Caroline

[terio]

Hi Caroline,
I found out the sad sad news of my 9 year old black labs cancer about 2 weeks ago. I am so glad that i found this site too..I cry when I read the sadness but it's good to have such kind support friends who understand the pain of it all. I am just treasuring this time i have with my sweet sweet dog and making sure she is comfy. She had one tumor removed about a month ago..it was on her belly. She seemed to be doing real well for a couple weeks then she started stumbling. She has diabetes now and an ultrasound showed tumors in her stumach and liver so it was all such a shock. She gets insulin shots twice a day and seems back to her old self... but I know that she is terminal and it hurts. I felt bad that she is "only" 9 so I can understand your hurt of your bably being only 5. My vet said he's seen 18 year old labs and yet he had a 2 year old lab die of a brain tumor... no rhyme or reason. I'm enjoying the time spent right now loving my lab..but I'm scared. God bless you! Terri