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4:07pm

That day..........

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Sam

It's odd how I can remember so much about this day. This crazy day, exactly one year ago. Sam had stayed with me for about a week and it was time for him to go home to my sisters. Sam frequently stayed with me, after all I was his one and only "auntie".
We had woke up, had our special breakfast and I remember how sunny and warm it was. Sam, Phoebe and I went for a walk, run and played in the morning sun. I had on a Kiss me I'm Irish t-shirt and a white ball hat.
When we got done,Sam came in jumped up so Uncle Matt could tell him bye, as he left for work. Then he just hunkered to the ground. It was like he had a sharp cramp that took his breath away. He finally got up and I was taking him home anyway so I didn't get too bent out of shape. Phoebe, Sam and I stopped by the store and got jerkey treats and I noticed that he didn't want any. That was odd. When we got to Mel's I had my dad look at him and he said get him to the vet. Well, Mel came out to greet him and she jumped in the back to get him and he was cold, his gums were white and I put my hazards on and drove so fast to the vet's office it seemed like we would never get there. We carried him in, and the vet tech took him back to a room, we told him it would be ok, and we loved him.
The vet called and said he needed to get to OSU fast! We sped to Columbus to get him to the hospital. Turns out his spleen had ruptured but he was able to clot a lot of the blood. He stayed until Sunday and we went as a family mom, dad, me, Mel, and Matt to pick up our beloved friend. He was so happy to see us all. A week later, they called and said that a cancerous tumor was on the spleen and caused it to rupture. The prognosis wasn't good. We took him back to Columbus every three weeks from March until August. When Sam finally succombed to cancer.
You see Sam wasn't my dog. Sam and I had bonded in a way I can't explain. I still can't think about him without crying, I miss him and his odd curly tail, his grunting, his arm crossing, his knowing that the cabinet near the door was the treat cabinet, his paw touching with phoebe and just the general light that he had in him that could make anyone smile.
I love you, I miss you.