I don't know if anyone's around, but writing it down may make me feel better. We were all having a lovely Xmas at my mum's, her dog was a beautiful Saluki lurcher cross, only 18 months old. Mum had had for almost exactly a year. My brother recently went to Uni, so this dog really was my mum's baby.
Early evening, my brother took her for a stroll over the recreation ground. Next thing we know, a hysterical call from him. She had run the wrong way, (we have no idea why), straight down the path, and onto a busy road. She was hit and killed almost instantly.
My mum is distraught, I have never seen her so devastated. I was the one who had to tell her Lucy was gone, and then hold her while she howled, "not my Lucy, my baby", over and over again. Brother is distraught too, blames himself naturally.
We have had to come home, as my DD was becoming very distressed, (she is only 3), and to make matters worse, kept asking for the dog. I left my sister, brother and brother's GF looking after mum.
I don't know what to do or say to make it better. I am so, so sad too, I loved her so much. I keep thinking "what if?". Why didn't we just skip the stroll for one day; she could have just had a run in the garden. I am very worried for my mum, she is quite a fragile person generally, and once my brother returns to Uni in January she will be all alone, (parents divorced). I work full time and live an hour's drive away, so can only see her at weekends.
Thank you for reading this, please light a candle for our lovely Lucy tonight. RIP beautiful girl. xxxx