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IworkedattheColoradoStateUerinaryTeagHospitalasaselorinthegesPrograWehelppeopledealwiththeexperienceoflosiherthroughillness，atoreuthanasia.
&ime，IhadaamedBonnie，awomaies.Bonniehaddrivenanhourandahalftoseeifthedoctorsatthehospitalcoulddoanythingtohelpherfourteen-year-oldbladardpoodle，dra，affeatelycalledCassie.Thedoghadbeehargicforaweekorsoaobefusedattimes.
ShehadbeehatmbyDr.JahatCassiehadabraintumorthatcouldtakeCassieslifeatanytime.
Bonedtolearnthatheralwassoill.Thatwaswherodue.Theoftenhelpspeoplewhiletheywrestledwiththedifficultdeofwhethertoeuthascourse.
Bonniehadgraying，light-brownwavyhairthatshepulledbatebarrette.Shehadsparklinglightblueeyesthatimmediatelydrewmyattention，andtherewasaessaboutherthattoldmesheersonwhothoughtthingsthrough，awomanwhodidydes.
Fortwentyyears，Bonniehadbeeoamanwhomistreatedher.Boriedmany，maoleavehim，butshejusttdoit.Fiury-fveyearsold，shefoundthecetowalkaway.SheandCassie，whowasfouryearsoldatthetime，movedtoLaramie，Wyomiheoldhurtsandbeginanewlife.Cassielovedherandneededher，andforBohefeelingwasmutual.Thereweremanyroughtimesahead，butBonnieahroughthemtogether.
Sixyearslater，BoHank，amanwholovedherinawaythatshehadneverbeeheyweremarriedoer.Theirmarriageewithdis，affepleroutinesandhappiness.Bonniewaslivingthelifeforwhichshehadaled.
，Haoleaveforworkathistree-trimmingservice.Asalways，heandBonnieembraotherinthedoorwayoftheirhomeandaowledgedoutloudhowblessedtheyweretohaveeachother.
Bohomethatdayratherthangoingintoheroffce，wheresheheldapositionasaaheafternoon，herph.Whenshepickeditup，sheheardthevoiceoftheteamleaderwhoheadedtheseard—rescueserviceforwhiiewasavolunteer.Boehefirstvolunteerscalledwherouble.
Thatday，MargietoldheramaroapowerliwobloBonnieshouse.Bonhiofherhouseaohertruck.
WhenBonhehouse，shesawawouldbeengravedinhermiofherlife.HerbelovedHankhunglifelesslyfromthebraallwoodtree.
AllthatBonniehadreceivedaboutsafelyhelpingsomeonewhohasbeeedlefther.Shewasn‘tedaboutherowy.ShehadtshecouldtosaveHahadtogethimdown.Shegrabbedtheladderstowediruck，threwitupagainstthehouseandbegang.BonhetopoftheroofandpulledHank’sbodyoutofthetreetowardher.Miraculously，eventhoughshetouchedhisbody，whichwastougthepowerlielectrocutedherself.ShepulledHankontlesoftheroofandcradledhisheadinthe.Shewailedasshelookedathisashenface.HiseyesstaredoutiblueWyomingsky.Hewasdeadgone.Hehtbacktolife.Shekhecthatthelifetheysharedwasover.
InthefouryearsthatfollowedHah，Boherlifebacktogether.She-and-down，butmostlydown.Shelivedwiththefrustrationofnothavingsaidgood-bye，ofnothaviunitytosaidallofthethiosay，ofnotbeio，soothehim，helphimleavehislifeahepreparedforthiskiwasnotthewayshewafriend，herlover，herpartodie.
WhenBonalkiinsilenceforawhile.Finallysaid，“WouldyoulikeCassie‘sdeathtobedifferentfromHank’s?I‘mtalkingnow，Boeuthanasia.Witheuthanasia，youwooworryaboutworkandfndingCassiedead，andyousurethatshewontdieinpain.IfwehelpCassiediebyeuthanasia，youbewithher，holdher，talktoherandforther.Youpeacefullysehehechoiceisuptoyou.”
Bonnieseyesopenedwide.Hershouldersrelaxedandherfaedinrelief.
“Ijustrolthistime，”
shesaid.“IwaobedifferentfromHanks—firl.”
Thedeadetoeuthahatafterwoofthemalone，andBonnieahefewhoutsideuree.
&wastime，Bhttothefortroom，ahoseofusassociatedwithThegesProgramhadadaptedtobemoreduaneahagrief.
ThedogwaslyingdownbyBonnie，whowasontheflooronasoftpad.Boopetandtalktoher.“Thereyirl.YhtherebyMisokay.”
&imeforeuthanasiaarrivedandCassieingpeacefully，herheadrestingoomafortable，verymuchatease.Dr.Bushwhispered，“MaywebegintheprodBonnienoddedinaffrmation.
“Butfrst，”
shesaidsoftly，“Iwouldliketosayaprayer.”
Shereachedouttotakeourhandsandweallreachedoutourhaher.Withinthissacredciriesoftlyprayed，“DearLord，thankymethisbeautifuldogforthepastfourteenyears.Iknowshewasagiftfromyou.Today，aspainfulasitis，Iknowitistimetogiveherbad，dearLord，thankythesewomeheyhavehelpedmebeyoributetheirpreseoyou.Amen.”
Throughourtears，wewhisperedourown“amens”
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