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"Maddie" Waxman ![]() ![]() June 19, 2021 Yesterday I had to say good-bye to "Maddie" who at 11+ years old lost her battle with Cushing's Disease. "Maddie" did amazingly well on the medication for the last two years, but this last 2 months the medication wasn't doing what it was supposed to do and Maddie wasn't doing too good. Like so many people during the pandemic, having had "Bingo" and "Maddie" were a God-send. After "Bingo" was taken to the Rainbow Bridge last June, it was "Maddie" and Dad going into the office a couple of times a week and keeping each other company at home. In late January I adopted a 5-year old Orange Tabby from the Palm Springs shelter. "Toby" and "Maddie" hit it off right from the start, and it was delightful to watch them become fast friends. Maddie was probably the sweetest of the all the dogs I've had. She was so adorable and gentle on visits. When she started going to Eisenhower with "Scruffy", volunteers and staff always commented that "Lucky" was inside of "Maddie". "Maddie" had an outstanding career as a therapy dog, and I am just terribly sorry that she won't be around to go back on visits at the Lucy Curci Cancer Center. At least now she's at the Rainbow Bridge -- young and healthy again, with her buddies, "Scruffy", "Samantha" and "Bingo", and that she'll be finally meet "Lucky". As always I sincerely have to thank Dr. Terry Hicks, at the Palm Desert Animal Hospital and his staff for making these last couple of months a little easier for "Maddie". And for making the final good-bye yesterday so bittersweet. Don't you just hate good-bye's? |
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![]() The very day I found "Maddie" and adopted her! ![]() "Maddie" at The Lucy Curci Cancer Center ![]() "Maddie" visiting the hospital in her special towel cart! ![]() These weekly visits are really tiring me out Dad!! ![]() "Maddie" doing a Christmas Day visit at Desert Regional with a very happy patient! ![]() "Maddie" and the nicest patient she'd ever visited, Chris. She meant a lot to him! ![]() Another on-the-bed visit with a delighted patient at Desert Regional! ![]() "Dad, do we really need this bath day?!" ![]() Maddie just loved this toy!! ![]() "Maddie" trying out her new carrying case for her international trip to Canada! ![]() Oy, such a cutie pie!!! ![]() This was our Holiday Photo a few years ago. I hope you two are okay at the Rainbow Bridge. |
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