Goodbye, Cotton, and a Follow-Up
Tammy used to do volunteer work cleaning homes of elderly people who could no longer manage the task themselves. She became very good friends with one of the families she helped; Linda and Bob, and their chihuahua Cotton. Linda and Bob both passed away in 2020 leaving Cotton behind, and sadly, nobody in their extended family wanted Cotton (they were going to euthanize her). Tammy and I had talked about the possibility of this scenario playing out this way in the months before Linda and Bob both passed and we agreed that if nobody wanted Cotton, we would take her in. And so we did. Cotton was a sweet girl who was most content by Tammy's side. Early on, she would show a playful side. She would wait at the top of the stairs to our upper level and she would happily dance in a playful way as we'd climb the steps toward her. She used to love to walk through the grass in our yard and sniff her way along. It was just a few months ago where she could still climb the steps to our upper