Back in April, Ricki Lake, Emmy-winning speak present host, actor, and filmmaker, documented and shared a few of her journey surrounding her beloved finest good friend “Mama’s” sudden prognosis and eventual passing.
As so many devoted canine lovers know all too properly, there by no means appears to be sufficient time with our furry finest mates. They might dwell 50 or extra years, and it nonetheless wouldn’t really feel like sufficient.
Their love is unconditional, and their pleasure is so pure that their companionship brings therapeutic, happiness, and a complete heck of much more. So when their lives are unexpectedly reduce even shorter, it may well really feel much more heart-shattering.
Out of nowhere, the poor pup grew to become unable to provide platelets and, thus, unable to clot her personal blood. Plus, her immune system was attacking itself.
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Once within the ICU, Mama was formally recognized with ITP, an autoimmune illness. She remained in crucial situation as she was handled with a number of medicines and blood transfusions, however not lengthy after her prognosis, the “special little spirit” merely slipped away.
“I was her entire world and she was mine,” mirrored Ricki in an Instagram Post.
It was extraordinarily apparent by the images she posted and the way in which she spoke about her canine companion that candy Mama occupied a substantial portion of Ricki’s coronary heart. But, as many people animal lovers know extraordinarily properly, one of the crucial therapeutic methods to course of the grief of dropping a beloved pet is to avoid wasting the lifetime of one other. All the love you are feeling effervescent up inside you lastly has someplace to go, and you’ll be able to bathe a brand new soul with compassion and affection.
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The undeniable fact that Ricki not solely adopted one other pup from the identical shelter as Mama and that each stunning pups had been moms, made it much more particular. Just like Mama, “Dolly” was rescued from Dogs Without Borders, an LA-based non-profit canine rescue. She, too, was saved together with a litter of her puppies.
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Now, “Dolly Mama,” as she has already been nicknamed, is doing precisely what doggies do finest and serving to heal Ricki’s coronary heart.
“My heart is still broken from losing mama so quickly and so young, yet this little doll is the absolute perfect addition to our family. Any bad days she may have had in her short life, are over! Welcome little Dolly Mama! We love you so much already,” gushed Ricki over the Internet.
Congratulations, Ricki, and welcome house, Dolly. You positive did hit the jackpot!
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