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There was nothing too remarkable about the sunrise on January 20th of this year. The sun rose in the east as she always does. At first, just a hint of her coming as she peeps above the horizon, and then her fiery halo cannot be denied. Making no mistake that it is now our turn to rise too and reminding us that each new day brings the promise of new beginnings.
But little did we know that today would be the end of one.
As dear Bertie was gently righted and assisted to stand, a common duty we now perform for many of our elderly sheep folk, he shuffled off to see the glory of the sunrise. His companion Mark shuffling off too just to his rear. Two grand old veterans of the ovine world doing what so few sheep ever get to do – grow old. Indeed animals – and in particular sheep – share much in common with us human folk. None the least growing old and an appreciation of the natural world.
But today was different. For Bertie shuffled just that little bit slower, as his side bore the undeniable hallmark of a pressure sore as pain became his each step. And as the day marched on, dear Bertie failed to do likewise. It was clear that his pain medications, lotions and potions, even at the maximum of doses were not fulfilling their promise. And so we were called upon to fulfill ours, something we had done every single day since that late August evening of 2005 when Bertie came into our world – and that was to give Bertie a life truly worth living.
The last sunrise…
There was nothing too remarkable about the sunrise on January 20th of this year. The sun rose in the east as she always does. At first, just a hint of her coming as she peeps above the horizon, and then her fiery halo cannot be denied. Making no mistake that it is now our turn to rise too and...
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