And instead I’ll be announcing the passing of my almost 13 year old black lab, Chase. He had laryngeal paralysis and got some kind of pulmonary disease. He collapsed Tuesday and was at the vet overnight. Initially they thought he was getting better but then he started struggling again. He couldn’t get enough oxygen even while on oxygen. When I saw him he was gasping and wheezing for air but he wagged his tail when he saw me and I got to just love on him for a while before he had to go. I’m not really doing okay. That dog meant a lot to me. I got him as a birthday present when I was 15 and he helped me overcome a lot of depression and anxiety after suffering abuse from my father at 13.

I’m going to miss him so much. I just wanted to show someone how amazing and handsome he was.