Our Beloved ChoolieIt is with an extremely heavy heart I write about one of our family members who has passed on to be there to wait for us with all the love and devotion she showed all of us on this earth.
Shortly after Christmas when Tifani was staying with us due to the extreme amount of Vicadin she was given to bring relief to her in-much-pain lower back, she and I were in the Maine room talking after getting Brynlee down from her 3:30 am bottle. My cell phone rang and Tifani immediately grabbed my shoulder while I answered the call. On the other end, came sobs from our precious Shawna and after a few minutes of her taking deep breathes did she let us know our beloved Jessie had past away!!!! Immediately I felt a void that our granddog could only fill. I know some people reading this blog will think otherwise if they don't feel about animals the way I do, that is perfectly fine but know for those of us that do love animals especially dogs, Jessie's passing is heart-breaking!! Shawna said later that Ben stayed up and went on the Internet to see if there was more he could have done since only a hour before she was climbing the stairs to go to her bed. Then Shawna called a friend of hers who was a counselor for advice on how to handle the loss with Theron and Sydney. Benji found books on the subject of loosing a pet and a heaven for pets. This father and mother are the greatest examples of parenthood in helping their family cope with this loss. Our other daughters and their husbands have done the same thing in helping their children through difficult times as is evident with sending pillow pets to Theron and Sydney and talking with their niece when she lost her kitten. Theron was so worried about how Benji felt since "Jessie loved him best". Sydney still wants to hear Jessie "breathe". Jessie also affectionately known as Choolie had the greatest life with Ben and Shawna, Theron and Sydney. Verg and I had the extreme pleasure of being able to have Choolie with us when Ben and Shawna and kids went on vacation or a trip!!!!!
Thank you, Choolie, for loving us and we know we will be together forever!
