{"id":1351,"date":"2017-07-21T14:58:10","date_gmt":"2017-07-21T21:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lyrehcworld.com\/blog\/?p=1351"},"modified":"2017-07-21T14:58:10","modified_gmt":"2017-07-21T21:58:10","slug":"charlie-is-gone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lyrehcworld.com\/blog\/index.php\/2017\/07\/21\/charlie-is-gone\/","title":{"rendered":"Charlie is gone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When I got home yesterday after work, Charlie was excited to see me. Unlike the last few days with him being somewhat distant, he stayed close to me and gave me kisses and, after he ate his dinner, he came up on my bed with me. While his head was laying in my lap, I patted and rubbed his head and ears and paws and told him that this was our last night together.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1352\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1352\" style=\"width: 161px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a onclick=\"javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackPageview', '\/download\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/2017-07-20-20.42.46_cropped.jpg']);\"  href=\"http:\/\/lyrehcworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/2017-07-20-20.42.46_cropped.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1352\" src=\"http:\/\/lyrehcworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/2017-07-20-20.42.46_cropped-161x300.jpg\" alt=\"Charlie The Night Before Goodbye\" width=\"161\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lyrehcworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/2017-07-20-20.42.46_cropped-161x300.jpg 161w, http:\/\/lyrehcworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/2017-07-20-20.42.46_cropped-551x1024.jpg 551w, http:\/\/lyrehcworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/2017-07-20-20.42.46_cropped.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 161px) 100vw, 161px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1352\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Charlie The Night Before Goodbye<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I cried quite a bit and talked to him. He seemed normal, hardly coughing. I questioned myself again on whether or not I was doing the right thing.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_xBzOnV6JrQ?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>They showed up promptly at 9am. \u00a0I wasn&#8217;t ready. \u00a0I asked for five minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Then they injected him to relax him and waited 10 minutes and then injected him with the final injection. \u00a0It took less than a minute after that and he took his last breath.<\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackPageview', '\/download\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/2017-07-21-12.23.25_cropped.jpg']);\"  href=\"http:\/\/lyrehcworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/2017-07-21-12.23.25_cropped.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1355\" src=\"http:\/\/lyrehcworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/2017-07-21-09.27.25_cropped-150x300.jpg\" alt=\"2017-07-21 09.27.25_cropped\" width=\"150\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lyrehcworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/2017-07-21-09.27.25_cropped-150x300.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lyrehcworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/2017-07-21-09.27.25_cropped-512x1024.jpg 512w, http:\/\/lyrehcworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/2017-07-21-09.27.25_cropped.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1354\" src=\"http:\/\/lyrehcworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/2017-07-21-09.27.44_cropped-268x300.jpg\" alt=\"2017-07-21 09.27.44_cropped\" width=\"268\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lyrehcworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/2017-07-21-09.27.44_cropped-268x300.jpg 268w, http:\/\/lyrehcworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/2017-07-21-09.27.44_cropped.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I didn&#8217;t expect it all to go so fast. \u00a0Lucas and I cried the entire time. \u00a0Marcie was also there and it was so awesome that she took the time out to come by and say goodbye to Charlie.<\/p>\n<p>After Charlie&#8217;s last breath, Lucas pressed his paw into clay so he could make a box for his ashes with his paw print on top.<\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackPageview', '\/download\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/2017-07-21-12.23.25_cropped.jpg']);\"  href=\"http:\/\/lyrehcworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/2017-07-21-12.23.25_cropped.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1353\" src=\"http:\/\/lyrehcworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/2017-07-21-12.23.25_cropped-247x300.jpg\" alt=\"2017-07-21 12.23.25_cropped\" width=\"247\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lyrehcworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/2017-07-21-12.23.25_cropped-247x300.jpg 247w, http:\/\/lyrehcworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/2017-07-21-12.23.25_cropped.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 247px) 100vw, 247px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It is now 3pm and he has been gone for over five hours. \u00a0My head hurts and I cannot cry anymore today.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"ddac3911c67bc0e3db301fc01952e3bc\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-2037599131475204\";\r\n\/* lworld 234x60, created 11\/29\/10 *\/\r\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"8077549087\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 234;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 60;\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I got home yesterday after work, Charlie was excited to see me. 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