TOTW3: What is an accomplishment you are particularly proud of?

A: Making the choice to let Medhia go to sleep for the last time.

This weeks theme came at a particularly difficult time, and it is something that I’m proud of.  Six days ago, I choose to send Medhia to sleep for the last time rather than let her suffer.

It wasn’t an easy decision yet at the same time it was.  There was a chance to save her; for maybe a few weeks, by keeping her at the vet’s.  She would have undergone several procedures, been stuck with needles, poked, prodded, force fed pills and other terrifying things.  That wouldn’t have been a good end of life for her.

So I made the decision.  She didn’t go to sleep alone.  I was right beside her, holding her, and letting her know that she was loved.

Why is this something I’m proud of?

Because it’s difficult.  It is so easy to keep a pet, your friend, your companion around as long as possible so you don’t have to say goodbye.  That is selfish.

Instead, I did the hard thing, and let her go peacefully and in almost no pain.  That is how every life should end.