Tonight for the first time in over eight years, I am alone. No loving companion to lay at my feet, no sound on crunching dog food, or lapping of water, only the low hum of the cooling fans on my computer, punctuated by the clicking of the keys as I type. On February 8, 2012, I lost my heart and soul, the very fiber of my being, and the only thing in life I had of any real value. What started out to be just a little belly ache, was a truly life ending problem, that could not be saved. I cannot begin to express all the ways I will miss her. The emptyness has torn my heart out. She was the best dog I have ever known, and I work at a dog rescue, so that means something. If there is an existence after this, I know she will be waiting there for me no matter how long it takes. I will love you till the day I die Rachel, rest in peace.