In Loving
Memory of
Muffy Lynn
Nikki's
beautiful Shih Tzu,
a brave survivor of cancer for almost
four years.
"Sadly we lost Muffy on January
21st, 2003,
we miss her terribly but know that we
will once again be together."
Muffy 's picture was entered
for the July poster baby for Shih Tzu Rescue,
she came 1st equal with Shih Tzu, Spanky
US Shih Tzu Rescue. Com
For more Muffy Links
http://www.treshanley.com/CIC/gallery.html
You can mail Nikki
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The
Story of Muffy's brave fight against Lymphoma.
A
letter to my beloved Muffy Lynn.
Dearest Baby,
I will never forget the day that you came into my life. Rusty
was a year and a half and Uncle Charlie and Aunt Connie helped us to
decide to get him a playmate. We decided we wanted a girl for our
boy, a little girl to give us the rich mans family. Daddy and I were
so naive, we started looking at 'petstores' we went in one and all
they had was a beautiful shih-tzu boy, I knew he'd been there a
while, he was at least 4 months old, but I really wanted a girl. So
we decided we knew of another 'petstore' to go to and we went there
and found you, a poor little thing. The clerk picked you out of your
'cage' and placed you in my arms... NO MOVEMENT, you went so
stiff... stiff as a board (you still do to this day!- but as you
have no movement when we hold you, it stores up so when we put you
down you go off like a wind-up toy) and then I placed you in what
was supposed to be an exercise pen - all you did was flop like a
fish, you couldn't even walk - it was so sad, but you had this big
pricetag and Daddy said, let's call another place and see what we
can find (don't blame him darlin, it was his wallet talking). I
could barely leave the store, and cried all the way to Nana's
house.. bawling like a baby, I just had to have you. Well, you know
what happens next, the car is turned around and we head back to pick
you up. It was so great (cynically) the store actually gave us a
discount for you and threw in a collar to boot - isn't that so
great.... they're out of business now and well they should be. You
couldn't have been any more that 5-6 weeks old, yet according to the
papers you were 10 weeks.. LIARS, and somehow you had made it all
the way out to the east coast from of all places Missouri... hmmm. I
loved you with all of my heart, from the minute I set my eyes on you
to this day. We had an uneventful 6 years, the occasional dry eye,
yearly vaccines, that's about it, but that all changed in July of
1999 when unbeknowst to me, you got a swollen throat.... how stupid
of me to think that you had swollen glands.... UGH, I let Daddy take
you to the doctor thinking it was nothing, and my life went
propelling into some other atmosphere when he called me at work to
tell me that it was possibly cancer.... CANCER!! Not my girl, she
can't have cancer. Your doctor removed a lymph node and did a biopsy
and the results we clear on 7/31/1999 you were diagnosed with
Lymphoma.... lymphoma, what the hell is that? So I scoured the
internet finding out anything and everything I possibly could about
this disease, now all I hear about is cancer, everywhere. I thought
my life would end.... but out of this my beautiful angel emerged...
you spread your wings and engulfed me, Muffy you made me realize so
much - I've realized what is so important, and what is not worth my
time. The little things are just that little things. Play ball like
you've never played before. One can never have too many toys. You
cannot love anyone too much. Love is unconditional. Sometimes
sleeping the day away is a GOOD THING. Being spoiled is a wonderful
life. I may never have a skinkid, but having you as my furkid means
so much that I could never even come close to explaining what it
means to me. Because of you I've met so many wonderful people with
furkids who unfortunately have cancer, because of you I've changed
jobs and am now happy working with furkids all day, because of you I
rarely take things for granted, because of you I realize that
miracles do happen, because of you. Each day you are with me is a
gift, knowing that someday either the cancer will win or old age
will win doesn't make it any easier - sometimes it scares the hell
out of me that you won't be here...in person, but I know you will
always be with me in spirit and in my heart!!
Muffy, I love you and want to thank you for becoming a part of
my life,
All my love forever, Mommy
Who's
Sleepy?
31st July 2002! Congratulations!
Today marks Muffy's 3rd year of living with this dreaded
disease, she is still fighting the fight
- and we are ecstatic that she is still hanging on with us.
more
Muffy pics
http://www.geocities.com/heartland/hills/7205/endlesslove/muffy.htm
September 27th Update
Hi, I just wanted to give another UPDATE, Muffy is being
honored this month as a "HERO" at
www.furr-angels.com/heroes_greatercourage_2002.htm
www.furr-angels.com/heroes_grtrcourage_muffy.htm
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