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Dear Dana,

Is it ok if I call you that, even though we've never met and I'm new here? I'm actually crying now because I was in your spot just a few weeks ago. Different situation (my dog had been poisoned) but I had to face the same decision you are: whether to keep going and fighting or let my boy go in peace. In the end, I let my boy go and I know it was the right thing to do but that didn't make the weight of the decision or the anguish that came with it any easier. He was my first dog and still young - he was my baby boy. Letting him go was the hardest thing I have ever had to face in my life and there are days where it just kills me.

So, I'm sending my prayers and strength to you, your family and to Santo. I know what this feels like, and I wish there was a way to help the pain. I guess just keep in mind that you're helping your boy and that you gave him the best life you could. Just take it one day at a time.

Respectfully, Monika