Thirteen years ago a 10 week-old female Golden ended up in Shelley’s arms, in our car, and in our hearts forever. We named her Amber, appropriate for the color of her coat. Having told Shelley that I just didn’t want our new friend to see our bed as a place to hang out, only a week later one of us was found to have invited Amber up on the bed (oh, I guess that was me), and so it went until she couldn’t make it on her own. We didn’t “own” Amber, she owned us.
We’re sharing this with you Dr. Forslund, because in some way you were part of the Amber experience. You were so awesome from the moment you entered the house. You understood our pain, you spoke lovingly to us and to Amber and gave us all the time we needed to be with Amber to the end. We can never thank you enough for your professional compassion.
Mike and Shelley McGuire
Irvine
