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Maija's Gift |
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My good friend RGP was diagnosed with Lung/Brain cancer in August 2009 and everything changed. By early December his family initiated home hospice care and within days he quit eating and was totally bed ridden. By mid December RGP seldem spoke. I couldn't believe my friend was dying; he was only 64 years old. Some mornings RGP let out gut-wrenching cries when he woke up,
knowing he wasn’t dead. I knew he wanted to die so hearing him cry broke my
heart. My dear friend needed peace, more so, he deserved
peace. I lost my brindle Boxer girl Maija to
Stomach/Chest cancer on Friday morning, December 11th, at 12.5 years of
age. Her cancer was diagnosed the week
before and each day forward she grew weaker and more uncomfortable. I
knew it was Maija's time to go, yet
it
was devastating losing her so quickly. Maija
was my loveable GUSHY GIRL and I barely had time to cry for her. Maija was crazy wild about RGP. She met him when she was a young puppy and was always excited and happy when he and his wife came to visit. Maija, in classic Boxer style, would wiggle her butt and jump into his lap. She usually ended up snuggling next to RGP on the sofa. Once RGP's cancer was diagnosed in August,
he never made it back to my house.
Maija never saw RGP again,
or so I thought. I received a
call the afternoon of Wednesday, December 30th from my
girlfriend
saying; "You aren't going to believe this”.
She then told me that sometime in the wee hours of the morning, RGP called out Maija's name several times.
IS IT POSSIBLE MAIJA WAS WITH MY FRIEND?
WIGGLING HER BUTT? The following day was New Years Eve, December
31st. Late morning RGP was calling
Maija's name again; "MAIJA, MAIJA", over and over and over. His wife asked him if he saw Maija and he
told her; "SHE KEEPS RUNNING AWAY FROM ME.
GO GET MAIJA". His family was visiting when
RGP
started calling
Maija and
they wondered who she was.
They had no idea she was a dog, my dog. Before they left, his sister told him to
follow Maija. New
Years Eve I stayed overnight at his home
to keep my girlfriend
company. On New Years Day, like the prior 2 days,
RGP called Maija's name.
This time I HEARD
HIM
calling
"MAIJA, MAIJA", more times than I could
count. At one point, with his
arms out-stretched, I heard; "MAIJA,
PLEASE COME UP HERE". That exact moment, I knew Maija was all right and I
started to cry. I remembered the words
from Maija's GIFT OF FRIENDSHIP seemed astonishing; still, I welcomed her wondrous presence and embraced her gift to RGP and me. Knowing she was sharing her love with RGP simply warmed my heart. I don’t understand how Maija knew to be with RGP but without question, I believe
her LOVING SPIRIT was with him. GOD/LIFE works in strange ways and I feel
solace knowing my Boxer girl Maija and my friend are okay. I will
think of them AT PEACE. lsf.2010
Maija (1997-2009) |
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with heartfelt love |
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remembrance of our friends Maija *1997-2009* |
