My brother Dante has a blog (hi Dante!).

Howard is posting poetry.

And read the Inquirer’s Dan Rubin, who wrote about the passing of his beloved companion, Twinkle. I wish I had the capacity to write so well about one loved so much. It’s a moving tribute that will make you cry.

Being there, at the vet’s, when Teddy passed, changed Richelle, her mom and me in some indescribable, significant way. If we had the opportunity to change the decision to be there, I don’t think the three of us would decide differently, no matter how painful. Teddy is still walking around this house and Richelle’s parents. He’ll always be with us.