08.12.08
Beamer & Logan . . . Together at Last
Today was another sad day for us . . . we had to put our big giant, Beamer, to sleep today. As most of you know, Beamer has been very sick since Friday evening. He remained a mystery to the vets because they couldn’t seem to figure out what was wrong with him. His lab tests on Sunday evening showed that his kidneys were starting to fail. They repeated the bloodwork again on Monday . . . his kidneys hadn’t gotten any better or worse, but his liver was also starting to show signs of failure.
The worst news came late last night . . . we got a call from the vet saying that Beamer had lymphoma. They suspected that he had an aggressive form of cancer and that it had already spread to his kidneys and liver. They offered chemotherapy, but didn’t have much hope that it would buy him much quality time.
For those of you who knew Beamer, he was a very playful and active dog . . . he wasn’t one who was content to just lay at your feet and enjoy your company. Seeing him lying there in the hospital’s kennel was hard for us . . . we knew that he was miserable, although the vets said that he probably wasn’t in any physical pain.
When we went to see him today, we took Koko and Irwin with us. They both seemed to know that something was very wrong with Beamer. Irwin was excited to see his buddy, but seemed to sense what was going on. He seemed very worried about me and Lance because we were both crying.
We said our goodbyes and gave him hugs and kisses . . . we told him that Logan was waiting for him. Dr. Hatami (our vet) gave him a sedative to ease him through it. She then administered the final injection . . . within seconds, our beautiful golden was gone. He went very peacefully, with his family by his side.
They say that every boy needs a dog . . . Logan has a buddy now. We think that Logan’s job was just too big for a little guy like him to do alone, so he chose the biggest guy to come and help him. We take comfort knowing that Logan and Beamer are together now, and that they’ll keep each other company until we can see them both again. Now we’ll have two babies to look for in our dreams.
Nadine Tamakawa said,
August 12, 2008 at 10:50 pm
Hi Kim and Lance….
I was a little worried about Beamer, especially since it looked pretty serious when you were on the phone on Saturday. I’m sure Logan is happy to have Beamer by his side now. Hang in there you guys! I’m praying for you all.
Oh and Lance…. good luck with the blood donation! Just turn the other way, and don’t look.
~Nadine
Stefani said,
August 14, 2008 at 4:51 am
Kim and Lance,
Oh geez. You guys have been through so much already and now this. I am so sorry. But I have to agree with you … I think Logan needed some company and someone to walk with him. He has a lot of family (on both your sides) to look after and I think just he needed someone to be there with him. Hang in there. I know how strong you guys are. Take care of yourselves. We love you.
Stefani, Christian, Jazz and Max.