A House Full of Puppy Love

 

Sarah decides we need more love in our house because, how else you gonna stay focused on the important things instead of risk a lapse into the depression that multiple cancers bring? 

So we're fostering puppies! 

So far we've cared for Ham & Pam, Ooogie-Boogie, and Firefly! 

Ooogie-Boogie and Pam are in the process of moving in with their new people. 

Ghost Malone arrives tonight for a sleepover. 

Crazy huh?

Still living with two stage 4 cancers and a slew of other internal issues while fostering multiple dogs with his family seems preposterous doesn't it?

"We're saving dogs cause we can't save you," Sarah says and we burst into laughter. 

This is all really Sarah's brilliant diversion to help us stay positive, focusing on helping and loving intensely the love that these dogs are bringing us. 

It's hard to complain about the aches and pains of dying when puppies are gleefully playing around your feet. 

Che's loving it and it really is a fantastic redirection of bad thoughts, feelings and emotions.

Our dog Lainey takes it all in stride, going about her business, paying no attention whatsoever to any of them.  She's secure with her place in the family. 

"You're going to keep them!" everyone says. "They're so cute! How can you not?"

Well I'm not in a position to make long term commitments, so we're sticking with the short term obligations because I'd end up disappointing the pups in the long run. 

These last few weeks have been a marvelous celebration of life and love, even when the news is bad. 

We don't have time to focus on the bad because there's so little time anyway. 

Actively loving hurting and discarded puppies, most saved off kill lists, infuse joyous laughter and more life in our house, just when we could use it the most. 

Just like my wife planned.