Sunday, December 2, 2012

Remembrance is a powerful thing

On Sunday at Greyhounds Rock the Tripawds founders, Jim Nelson and René Agredano, had a tribute leash on their table in the vendor area. And attached to this leash were ribbons of all colors -- some with a little angel ornament. And on each ribbon is a name of a dog that lives with cancer, or that has been claimed by it.

The Tripawds Tribute Leash Project

We added a ribbon each for Alex and Nikki as a tribute, and to let them know that we have not forgotten them. I remembered, and for a few minutes I could not see.

We added Alex and Nikki's name to the leash

During Jim and René's lecture later that morning, I could not help but capture a moment when Jim had to pause and remember as he was describing a picture of Jerry, their German Shepherd, taking one of his last rides before the end.

Jim pauses with Jerry's picture taken during one of his last rides

Remembrance is a powerful thing.

(Here's a link to the PBS Nature documentary's segment of Jim, René, and Jerry's diagnosis. And this is a link to the entire Nature episode.)

6 comments:

  1. How lovely! I would have been a weepy mess all day.

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    1. having seen the pbs nature episode that they were a part of, it was again very emotional for me to see it. heartbreaking and uplifting in a span of minutes.

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  2. It sounds a lot like a few moments at BlogPaws! There were definitely some moments when no dry eyes could be found. Remembrance is a powerful thing!

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    1. i think i'd end up being a mess if i was at blogpaws and experience the up-and-downs more than a few times.

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  3. Thanks for sharing this Steve! It has been an honor and a pleasure to share our story with the Greyhounds Rock community too.

    Readers can add their own ribbons to the Tripawds Tribute Leash here.

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    1. i'm happy to share this, jim. i never thought i'd actually meet the people that i had watched in that episode on tv. the honor and pleasure was all mine.

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