Post by Nightshadë on Jan 23, 2010 13:33:36 GMT -5
Lucky Dog....
> >
> >
> >
> > Anyone who has pets will really
> like
> > this. You'll like it even if you don't and
> you may
> > even decide you need one!
> >
> > Mary and her husband Jim had a dog
> named
> > 'Lucky.' Lucky was a real character.
> Whenever Mary
> > and Jim had company come for a weekend visit they
> would warn
> > their friends to not leave their luggage open because
> Lucky
> > would help himself to whatever struck his fancy.
> Inevitably,
> > someone would forget and something would come up
> missing..
> >
> > Mary or Jim would go to Lucky's
> toy
> > box in the basement and there the treasure would be,
> amid
> > all of Lucky's other favorite toys. Lucky always
> stashed
> > his finds in his toy box and he was very particular
> that his
> > toys stay in the box.
> >
> > It happened that Mary found out she
> had
> > breast cancer. Something told her she was going to
> die of
> > this disease . . in fact, she was just sure it was
> fatal.
> >
> > She scheduled the double
> mastectomy, fear
> > riding her shoulders. The night before she was to go
> to the
> > hospital she cuddled with Lucky. A thought struck her
> . . .
> > what would happen to Lucky? Although the
> three-year-old dog
> > liked Jim, he was Mary's dog through and through.
> If I
> > die, Lucky will be abandoned, Mary thought. He
> won't
> > understand that I didn't want to leave him. The
> thought
> > made her sadder than thinking of her own death.
> >
> > The double mastectomy was harder on
> Mary
> > than her doctors had anticipated and Mary was
> hospitalized
> > for over two weeks. Jim took Lucky for his evening
> walk
> > faithfully, but the little dog just drooped, whining
> and
> > miserable.
> >
> > Finally the day came for Mary to
> leave
> > the hospital. When she arrived home, Mary was so
> exhausted
> > she couldn't even make it up the steps to her
> bedroom.
> > Jim made his wife comfortable on the couch and left
> her to
> > nap. Lucky stood watching Mary but he didn't come
> to her
> > when she called. It made Mary sad but sleep soon
> overcame
> > her and she dozed.
> >
> > When Mary woke for a second she couldn't
> > understand what was wrong. She
> couldn't
> > move her head and her body felt heavy and hot. But
> panic
> > soon gave way to laughter when Mary realized the
> problem.
> > She was covered, literally blanketed, with every
> treasure
> > Lucky owned! While she had slept, the sorrowing dog
> had
> > made trip after trip to the basement bringing his
> beloved
> > mistress all his favorite things in life. He had
> covered
> > her with his love.
> >
> > Mary forgot about dying. Instead
> she and
> > Lucky began living again, walking further and further together
> > every day. It's been 12 years now and
> Mary is
> > still cancer-free.
> >
> > Lucky? He still steals treasures
> and
> > stashes them in his toy box but Mary remains his
> greatest
> > treasure.
> >
> >
> >
> > Anyone who has pets will really
> like
> > this. You'll like it even if you don't and
> you may
> > even decide you need one!
> >
> > Mary and her husband Jim had a dog
> named
> > 'Lucky.' Lucky was a real character.
> Whenever Mary
> > and Jim had company come for a weekend visit they
> would warn
> > their friends to not leave their luggage open because
> Lucky
> > would help himself to whatever struck his fancy.
> Inevitably,
> > someone would forget and something would come up
> missing..
> >
> > Mary or Jim would go to Lucky's
> toy
> > box in the basement and there the treasure would be,
> amid
> > all of Lucky's other favorite toys. Lucky always
> stashed
> > his finds in his toy box and he was very particular
> that his
> > toys stay in the box.
> >
> > It happened that Mary found out she
> had
> > breast cancer. Something told her she was going to
> die of
> > this disease . . in fact, she was just sure it was
> fatal.
> >
> > She scheduled the double
> mastectomy, fear
> > riding her shoulders. The night before she was to go
> to the
> > hospital she cuddled with Lucky. A thought struck her
> . . .
> > what would happen to Lucky? Although the
> three-year-old dog
> > liked Jim, he was Mary's dog through and through.
> If I
> > die, Lucky will be abandoned, Mary thought. He
> won't
> > understand that I didn't want to leave him. The
> thought
> > made her sadder than thinking of her own death.
> >
> > The double mastectomy was harder on
> Mary
> > than her doctors had anticipated and Mary was
> hospitalized
> > for over two weeks. Jim took Lucky for his evening
> walk
> > faithfully, but the little dog just drooped, whining
> and
> > miserable.
> >
> > Finally the day came for Mary to
> leave
> > the hospital. When she arrived home, Mary was so
> exhausted
> > she couldn't even make it up the steps to her
> bedroom.
> > Jim made his wife comfortable on the couch and left
> her to
> > nap. Lucky stood watching Mary but he didn't come
> to her
> > when she called. It made Mary sad but sleep soon
> overcame
> > her and she dozed.
> >
> > When Mary woke for a second she couldn't
> > understand what was wrong. She
> couldn't
> > move her head and her body felt heavy and hot. But
> panic
> > soon gave way to laughter when Mary realized the
> problem.
> > She was covered, literally blanketed, with every
> treasure
> > Lucky owned! While she had slept, the sorrowing dog
> had
> > made trip after trip to the basement bringing his
> beloved
> > mistress all his favorite things in life. He had
> covered
> > her with his love.
> >
> > Mary forgot about dying. Instead
> she and
> > Lucky began living again, walking further and further together
> > every day. It's been 12 years now and
> Mary is
> > still cancer-free.
> >
> > Lucky? He still steals treasures
> and
> > stashes them in his toy box but Mary remains his
> greatest
> > treasure.