Reply To: I don’t know how to handle a situation that hasn’t happened yet.

Thanks. Yeah, it’s hard for me to accurately emphasize the importance of this dog in most settings, because, you know, she is a dog… my brother and I have lost people in our lives and been through what most people would consider worse things than the death of an old dog whose lead a good life, but she means so much to him. He takes better care of her than our parents ever did for us as kids.

I’ve never seen him cry, which is funny because I have had full on meltdowns watching “Babe”, but I’ve never seen my brother cry. I just have this gnawing feeling about Daisy. My brother has been through so much, been there for everyone else, and I just hate to think about how much hurt this is going to bring. I don’t think he would harm himself intentionally, I don’t know. I’m worried he might make bad decisions after.

I will absolutley find a way to get to him. He isn’t that far. Less than an hour drive. He doesn’t like people worrying over him, he finds that annoying I think. I don’t want to overstep my bounds here. I was thinking maybe I could take him fishing or maybe I could get him something he would like but wouldn’t buy for himself. I’m not the greatest at knowing what to say to people in these sort of situations. I want to be able to do everything I can to be a good sister.