A Milestone: Splashing in the Atlantic
Posted by: Rene in Quality of Life, Great Outdoors, Our Story, Dream
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Last fall, our beloved dog Jerry was diagnosed with bone cancer, had his leg removed and became a tripod dog. The vet told us that he would only survive about 4 months after the surgery. We moved quickly to sell our house and business so we could hit the road and give Jerry the life he always deserved. This trip was our way of making up for all those long hours we worked, and devoting 100% of our time to playing and romping with him, while he still can. Every day with Jerry is precious to us; we are so grateful that 10 months later, he’s still happy and healthy.
Today was a milestone. We made it to the Atlantic Ocean, at Acadia National Park in Maine, and got to watch Jerry play in the ocean once again, just like he did for so many years at Samoa Beach in our old hometown of Eureka, California. He made it with us, all the way across the country, and dipped his three paws in the Atlantic. What a beautiful day this was.
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September 27th, 2007 at 5:30 am
Long live Jerry!! Congratulations to all.
September 27th, 2007 at 6:50 am
I had to go grab a Kleenex after reading your post about
Jerry dipping his three paws in the Atlantic. How very cool.
Congrats to Jerry. Congrats to y’all. I’m going to go home and
hug my dog.
September 27th, 2007 at 2:06 pm
Hey guys - sorry this took so long, but if your still in Maine, go say Hi to my good friend Ginger at Fuji Sushi. Here is her email to me:
“Hopefully your friends are still here in Maine and having a great time. In case they are still in my neck of the woods, the restaurant where I work is called Fuji and the address is 29 Exchange St. It’s right in the heart of the Old Port and because Portland is so tiny it’s pretty easy to find. Also, Mainers are pretty good about giving directions so they can ask anyone on the street.
I don’t have a favorite lobster shack to recommend for lobster rolls (not dogs- but that’s funny!) the closest one to me that I like is Cathy’s on route one between Portland and Freeport but a good rule of thumb for all Maine seafood is to pick a place right on the coast. The more “shack-like” it looks, the better the food, generally. The best lobster rolls I’ve ever had have been further north around Acadia. The road into Bar Harbor has a bunch of seafood places and they’re all good.”
let me know what email you guys are using these days - can I still send to Rat or is that one long gone?
love you and miss you!
sd
September 27th, 2007 at 2:45 pm
god bless jerry and god bless the two of you, so much love.
September 29th, 2007 at 6:09 pm
It was great meeting you all today.
What a special dog!
You folks are pretty special too.
Much happiness and prosperity to you.
September 30th, 2007 at 4:59 pm
wish we could go swimming together….
May 31st, 2008 at 7:27 pm
Aww, such a nice story. Well im glad your all having the best of times and making the most of things. great post!