OMG! this jsut makes me cry. i cnat imagine being healthy and having to go through something like that. I am so sorry. I dont know what to say just know that reading this makes me so sad and even though i dont know you my heart aches for you and your family. there is nothing that i cans say to make you feel better and i know you will never feel better. iit is my nature to try and fix things but i cnat fix this one and i am so sorry i cant. . the dog! I hope that dog get steak for a while. its amazing how dogs just knw things and know what to do. the dog protected her til the very end. it shows how much she loved your mom and that had to be because yor mom loved her too. and i see that you got the love of animals form your mom. and that is yours to keep forever. treasure that. How is the dog doing? i know that dogs mourn too. my queensland heelr ws killed by some asshole that ried to break into our house. and his companion, sage, a border colie has been mourning since it happened in June. she wont go outside anymore and she used to ba an outside dog. she lays around all day. wont play, has become grouchy with the other dogs and jsut looks so sad. we try to give her as much attention as possible but you can tell that she just wants to be left alone sometimes. i wish i could send the dog some hugs and lots of petting and kisses. Your Mom spent her last minutes with someone she loved . we never plan nor want our loved ones to die. as this was unexpected i cnat imagine how hard this was for you and your family. i still have my Mom. she ahs beast cancer so i know she will not be around foever but she is still here and at least we have that seed planted that we will lose her someday, you dint . it sounds like your mom was healthy and sitll taking walks with the dogs. please accept my condolences, thoug i know that is never going to be enough.