Farewell: Mandy Lu Ray- May 4, 2007- November 2, 2019

I apologize for not being around yesterday for the meme, but we lost our beloved corgi Mandy.  Shortly after my dad passed away in 2017 (a week) my dog Mandy started showing signs of degenerative myelopathy, which is a progressive disease of the spinal cord. I was just sick. How could God take my dad and my dog at the same time. Well, as it turns out, Mandy was with us over 2 years more after my dad passed. She had lost the ability to use her back legs and was losing strength in her front legs. We celebrated everything with her as if it were our last time. Karl took Mandy to the vet yesterday (Saturday). We thought she had another urinary tract infection which is common with DM. They did an x-ray and she had a mass the size of a softball that was pushing her intestines to one side and laying on her bladder. It was time. We helped Mandy cross over to the rainbow bridge. We were all with her (myself, Karl and Josh). She laid her head in Josh's lap and fell asleep. She felt safe and at peace. She is no longer in pain and she is running again. She was the best dog a person could ask for and we miss her already. If you think of us during your prayers, we would appreciate a little prayer of peace and comfort at this time. This is a hard loss for us. Mandy Lu Ray- May 4, 2007- November 2, 2019. You are forever in our hearts.  The picture below is one of the last ones I took of her.  It was taken in the summer 2019.  The first one above was taken on her 6th birthday when she was very healthy.