Thank you for all the loving words and the condolences about Rosie.

We are currently in San Ramon with our Ravi Papa. And it’s weird to be downstairs at the kitchen counter typing this up without Rosie at my feet, waiting for her breakfast.

We flew back here with the intention to say goodbye to Rosie as her condition was declining.

But the day before our flight, she passed away in Ravi Papa’s arms.

Honestly, I didn’t think we’d be able to come back. But Ankur’s program director must be a dog person because she understood the gravity of the situation and gave him her blessing to take “wellness days” for the rest of the week.

And, fortunately for me, I’ve got some good humans I work with too. We were able to rearrange some of my meetings so that I could hop on the flight.

Everyone has been so understanding about it all.

On Monday night, we decided to book tickets for Wednesday. But, on Tuesday, Rosie wasn’t eating and wasn’t moving. Ravi Papa had to carry her from upstairs to downstairs and spoon-feed her. I think he would have taken her to the vet that day if we weren’t planning to come.

But Rosie had other plans.

She took her last breath in Ravi Papa’s arms on Tuesday. And I’m sure that was extremely hard and emotional for him. But, for Rosie, I think it’s better that she got to pass at home in the arms of her favorite person.

I feel grateful that we were able to come. To support Ravi Papa and to grieve our family member together.

I’m pretty amazed at the way so many people have rearranged things for us to get to be here during this time. Like I said in my previous post, I never had a pet growing up. So I never understood that kind of relationship and love. But I get it now. And, clearly, so many other people do too. Because that’s how we have managed to be here.

Anyway, we are going to spend some time outdoors today and this weekend. (Another one of those many things that feels so weird without Rosie!). We were joking last night that dinner was on Rosie. I made enchiladas with the leftover chicken that Ravi Papa had boiled for her (when eating her dog food was just too hard). It was like payback for all the food we had given her off our plates. Ha.

Thanks for dinner, Rosie.

And, most importantly, thanks for making our family so happy.