Its been a sad week... my family dog, Ruby, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday and we miss her so much already. About a week ago, a huge lump appeared on the side of her ribs, which was initially thought to be a tumor and then we received some hope when they discovered that it was just fatty tissue that had built up. On Tuesday my parents took her in to have the lump removed and the Dr. found a tumor underneath it that was already spreading into her bones, so they had to put her down. Its amazing, especially for someone like me who is not a huge pet lover, how much she was a part of our family. It was so difficult to tell Aidan, who really loved and enjoyed her. How do you explain to these little people what it means to die? He was SO sad and had a million questions after, which gave me a good opportunity to talk to him about what it means to die. I'm sad for my parents...they just became empty nesters and I know Ruby was such a comfort to them. We will miss her!
