Daphne

2008 - 2026

“Nothing you love is lost. Not really. Things, people-they always go away, sooner or later. You can't hold them, any more than you can hold moonlight. But if they've touched you, if they're inside you, then they're still yours. The only things you ever really have are the ones you hold inside your heart."
—Bruce Coville

It is with deep sadness and heartbreak I share that my Daphne crossed the rainbow bridge surrounded by loved ones and in her mama’s arms. I brought her home when I was 27 years old and at 45, I look back on the 3 decades and versions of life she has traveled through with me as my constant companion with immense gratitude and immense grief. For 18 years she has been a beacon of pure innocence and unconditional love and joy in my life. Always happy, loved everyone, full of tricks, barked at you to but to try to talk to you, she knew her schedule as if she could tell time literally, but was also my best little cuddle bug and couch potato ending every night in my arms with her little head nuzzled under my chin-just how she left me. She made me a believer that dogs could smile as her pure little smile was also contagious to all around her. For a long time no one could believe how old she was when I told them. Until about 17, while she had some health issues, they were managed very well so she thought she was a puppy. Ultimately none of us can escape the inevitable march of time, and over the last few months and mainly weeks, she suddenly became “old.”
While my mind knows it was her time, my heart is absolutely shattered and I just want her back in my arms. The permanency of any death is always the biggest hurdle, particularly when we lose those we love most in this world.
To say I miss her so much is an understatement. Toward the end, she became a little old lady, and while she declined recently, most significantly since her 18th birthday, her joyful tender sweet heart remained until her final moments. My heart is beyond broken but will carry her in it forever.
To my sweet baby Daphne, my poopers, my little sweetheart, mommy loves you more than life itself and always will. I will carry you in my heart and mind forever. Please always be my angel and send me as many signs as you can and when it’s my time, please wait for me at the gate like you always do. Until we meet again my sweet baby, may you rest in peace and run free in the fields beyond the rainbow bridge. You can even play fetch again and I am sure you are tossing your toys to anyone else up for the game! I will love you forever and always and know that if love was enough to have saved you, you would have lived forever.
Goodnight my sweet one.
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