Diamond

I love this video, and it breaks my heart. We know she was in pain, this is the last time she played like this with all four legs, and the next couple of days she wasn't nearly so frisky. But she is so game, such a determined spirit. You can see the limp near the end of the video. And the next day she wanted to strike out on a long walk, and we did two miles.

We got the diagnosis today -- it is osteosarcoma after all. Amputation was our only alternative to letting her go, and I think she wouldn't have lasted much beyond now if we hadn't amputated. The question now is, did we get it soon enough, before it metastasized? All we can do is try to live in the moment with her and hope we did.

Here she is a few days ago, hanging out on the mattress in the study, looking way more relaxed and happy than when she still had that leg and it hurt so much. She's not looking back, at least not while she's awake -- and she's still playing and running with all four legs in her dreams.