Called In... Now It's Late...

I am home now after doing a late evening ultrasound.

The results of the ultrsonographic findings are not good.


The dog is a precious 13 year old female yellow labrador retriever.

The owner is a precious woman who has an inoperable hemangioma in her brainstem, MS, lupus, and a host of other health related difficulties.


Her long time companion has been so attentive to her over the years.


The stories the lady told me about her dog makes you wonder if God himself didn't send her to the woman.


From natural instinct the lady's companion has protected her from harm.

Many dogs are protective of their hearth and home, and very protective of their family members.

But there's something else that this dog did that is very unusual without extensive and expensive training.


The dog would alert her owner before she would have a seizure.


The lady knew that this was a special gift, but I don't think she truly understood how special.


Her dog did this instinctively, without training.


A moment was given to me, and I shared with the woman how special of a gift it was for her dog to have taken care of her in the way that she has.


While I was doing the ultrasound, and listening to the woman's stories, I knew that her special companion was dying from irreversible disease.


The woman shared that she was dying too.


A special bond was shared between the two of them.


An unusual bond that is so rare to see in real life.


A bond between man and a creature of God that comes only once in a lifetime.



Lord, help me to pray without ceasing.


later...