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A Picture always tells the story.

I received a donation today like we do everyday.  This one came with a story and a picture like many do.  But this one seem to get to me.  It made me cry.  I did not cry because of the words but because of the what the words said and how the picture looked.

The donor proceeded to talk about Mia and how see went through her battle with Cancer getting steroids and chemo treatments and how she lost her battle with Cancer on February 28 of this year.  I get many emails just like this and everyone is very personal to me and I feel and understand their sorrow since I have lost three of my dogs in the past three years to Cancer.

Then the donor said that they were enclosing a picture of Mia waiting at the Vet for her Cancer treatment just two weeks before she died.  And that picture was what got me.  Look at her, how happy she is, so excited to visit her friends at the Vet. Two weeks later she was gone.  I must do more, we must do more.  The research is there, the technology is there, we just need to be there with our support.

Mia at the Vet

Mia at the Vet

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3 Responses to “A Picture always tells the story.”

  1. Connie Matsushita Says:
    March 3rd, 2009 at 1:35 am

    This is my sister Nancys papillion Mia. She was the brightest star in the universe. So smart, loving and caring and she put up a great fight….always smiling and wagging her tail until the end.
    We all miss and love her very much and hope a cure will be found to fight cancer in all living beings!

  2. Calvin Robinson Says:
    March 3rd, 2009 at 11:39 am

    Nancy and Mia are good friends of mine I met on the internet. I had a little papillon also that passed away in 2007 that I had for a little over 15 years. My little girl didn’t have cancer but I have had dogs that did and I am like everyone we need to find a cure for this soon.
    God Bless You Mia

  3. Amy Shever Says:
    March 4th, 2009 at 8:52 pm

    I just love this photo for two reasons, this wonderful dog has such a great smile and because Mia must have had amazing humans that could keep that smile on her! I hope Mia’s family have happy memories to hang on to during what I know is a difficult time. I’m sure Mia would want them to have big smiles on their faces, too.

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