"Rest in love and peace my best friend..." 'James "Kimo" Rosen' (Kimo's world #349)

James "Kimo" Rosen is a retired professional photographer  

and amongst things is a satirist.

Rosen currently resides on the tropical island of Kaua'i.

                                                                                

                          

                                       Sunrise/Weather Photos, May- 2023

                                            These photos appeared on Hawaii News Now

   Blog #2103~Kimo's world #349                                         

Rest in love and peace my best friend

I had 15 wonderful years with my service dog by my side. We went everywhere together and never missed a sunrise.

We went on the bus, some of her favorite places were Costco, Panda Express, and Micky D's. I think maybe because she learned that from me.

I am blessed to have had such a loyal and loving friend. I still go on our daily walks without her just to keep a routine. It feels naked on my walks without the leash dangling off my left

wrist and bending to pick up her business in the special designer plastic bags.

I miss sharing meals with her, I miss her checking on me when I take too long in the restroom. I miss her riding in the basket on my bike and co-piloting.

I bought a roasted chicken

the other night for $5.00 Fridays at Safeway, one of her favorites and it just didn't taste so great without her.

When we first encountered each other at the  Kauai Humane Society fifteen years ago, I took the basket off my bike

and brought it into the different puppy cages to see if any dog would walk into the basket and stay. She was the only one that climbed into the basket and stayed, and as often happens this puppy adopted me.

I had her to many

veterinarians the last month hoping for a different diagnosis, however, her kidneys and liver had both failed and with many tumors and a chronic disease it was time.

The hardest thing I ever did.  I needed to go to the Humane Society even though I was working with three other caring vets, only because

the Humane Society was where she adopted me and I rescued her. They call it the Humane Society for a reason they really treated us special, very humanely. Plus it was full circle...

It was the vet's last day,

she invited us to a private appointment, consoled me as a psychiatrist would, and reassured me I was doing the right thing. 

Just seconds before my sweet dog was euthanized I gave her chocolate-covered Kirkland almonds. Dogs love chocolate but can be deadly. 

... And then the stress and pain disappeared from her face, she looked at peace.

Always in my heart. I miss her so... I love you Ivanka. "Boms" Obama

Rest in Love and peace. 

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A shortened version of this appeared in the 05-03-23 edition of the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. They were kind enough to send me a link to the letter since like many newspapers these days they have a paywall. This is the 150-word version of the original 388-word blog...

https://www.staradvertiser.com/2023/05/03/editorial/letters/letter-beloved-companion-dog-of-15-years-remembered/?HSA=e21d0828da15c794d54bfd0410720ce88905d8d5

And on Saturday 05-06-23 this blog appeared

 in full as a Letter to the editor in the Garden Island News!

https://www.thegardenisland.com/2023/05/06/opinion/letter-for-saturday-may-6-2023/

Ivanka "Boms" Obama
December 25, 2008- April 26, 2023
Rest in Peace and Love

The Garden Island News published and memorialized a  photo
 of my best friend in the Friday, May 19th, 2023 edition! 

I had tears in my eyes when I read my mail on Sunday-May 14, 2023! 
 The Kauai Humane Society send me this note card below! 😎❤️🙏

Looked what my friend Carrie had made for me!

Hana Hou!(Encore)