Finn’s Legacy

12/31/2024

Spread some of Finn’s ashes on one of our favorite trails today. I miss him every single day. 💚

12/08/2024

1 year ago, I suddenly lost the best boy in the galaxy to cancer. It’s been the hardest year of my life without him. But today is also his birthday. He’d be 9, which is crazy! I got him at +/- 1 year old in 2016. Best Christmas present ever!

Happy birthday, my sweet boy. I love you bigger than the galaxy and now you truly know how big the galaxy is. I can’t wait to see you again and get more hugs and cuddles!

09/08/2024

9 months without you. 😔

08/08/2024

This picture is from August 8, 2020. We went on a hike through the woods behind our house. We went to “Favorite Log,” which is, you guessed it, his favorite log. He got to climb and chase and hunt bugs. I got pictures, of course.

Now 4 years later, he’s not here. It’s been 8 months without my baby boy. I still cry. I have cried for 244 days straight. Some days not so much, other days, a lot. I guess that’s maybe why I’m so tired all the time.

Depression is high nowadays since the 8th of the month has rolled around again. Plus I usually always get super depressed around my birthday (October) and it lasts through the winter. Being without him throughout it… I’m terrified. I know I’ll be praying for strength more than ever.

I miss him so much. I’ve seen posts on Facebook that says there’s proof that losing a dog can be as hard as losing a person. I believe it. This is so difficult, and I feel so alone because I don’t think anybody believes I should still be grieving.

I miss you my Finny. Keep being a good good boy in heaven, my sweet boy. 💚

07/21/2024

The absolute best at being everything for me. I’m missing him SUPER extra today.

07/08/2024

7 months.

What I wouldn’t give for another bike ride with you, sweet boy. I feel like the 8th day of the month will never get easier. I feel like I’ll never get rid of the guilt of not holding your hand as you left this world. Could I have asked to keep you alive until I got there? Could I have asked for more time with you when saying my goodbyes?

Carrying you with me every day has helped me so much. I stopped caring about what everybody else thinks about me grieving you.

I love you, my sweet love bug. Always and forever. I hope next month I can talk about the positive times we had. But until then, this is my grieving. It’s brutal. It’s honest. It’s real.

Keep being a good boy in heaven, my Finny. 💚

06/21/2024

Today I went on my first hike since Finn passed away. I cried a good bit, but I felt like I was in my element again, just without a very big part of my life. My mom and my 2 other dogs came with me, and while it was fun (and exhausting), it was VERY weird without Finn in the front, leading the way.
I spread a tiny bit of his ashes at the bridge on the trail, as this was the first real official hiking trail Finn and I had ever hiked. I carry his ashes with me every day in the little urn. I only ever take it off to take a shower.
I hope and pray he knows I’m not replacing him and that I miss him more than anything in the entire world. I hope he knows he was my world and he was the reason I ever started hiking 6 years ago.
Now he’ll always have a place on the trail. & he’ll always go with me on every trail on go on in the future.
I love that little boy and I miss him so much. 💚

06/08/2024

6 months of missing you.
6 months of wondering why this happened.
6 months of the back and forth between depression and anger.
6 months down.
A lifetime to go.

05/21/2024

I never wanted to live without you. 🥺😭

05/14/2024

Please check your dog or get him/her to vet to be checked!!

Guess what today is! It's CHECK YOUR DOG day. Make sure to carve out some time to check your dog over for any new lumps, bumps or abnormalities. Early detection is one of the key factors in early diagnosis. An early diagnosis leads to a better chance to fight and beat cancer. We need your help in spreading the word. Share with friends & family or better yet, head over to the Pink Paw Store and grab a batch of CHECK YOUR DOG cards to handout. TOGETHER, We Are The Cure!

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05/11/2024

The day I was saved by a scrawny little dog with beautiful brown eyes. Life changed that day. 🫶🏻