Ignorance Is Bliss

Scott ended up coming home in the early afternoon. He was feeling much better after resting up and giving his body time to recuperate. Susanne and Paxton were happy to see him.

Scott arrived just in time to run some errands with the family. Susanne was relieved that she would have extra hands this go round. Maverick got to come along for the ride again, but this time it was because Susanne had some concerns about his health. Earlier that day, Maverick had another fainting episode which happened secondary to his underlying heart condition. The fainting episodes he was having appeared to be increasing in frequency despite being on medication. The episodes themselves were also more worrisome because Susanne was having more and more difficulty finding a pulse and the last two times he seemed to go completely limp. Maverick appeared to respond after Susanne would do some chest compressions. These were some of the scariest moments for Susanne especially when she had to witness them without Scott being home. Maverick also had some concerning lumps that Susanne had recently noticed. Susanne was suspicious that they were enlarged lymph nodes, but she wanted to confirm it by taking some samples and looking at them under the microscope. Unfortunately, it was not great news. The hardest part for Susanne was looking at the slides and then looking up at her husband knowing that she had to tell him the bad news. Maverick was Scott's first official son. Scott had raised Maverick from a tiny pup. Maverick had been with Scott and Susanne since they started dating. Susanne even met Maverick before she met Scott...and of course fell in love with him first too. They could not imagine their lives without him. He had never been a typical dog. They always joked that he was a person and not a dog. He was the most well mannered, handsome gentleman anyone could ever know. It will be a tough road ahead for everyone, but they are going to fight for his life just like they did with Paxton. Scott and Susanne were not sure how much more bad news they could handle. They were definitely taking it one day at a time and hoping for a break from the bad streak.

Scott and Susanne felt uplifted to have some of their friends be there to support them through the difficult moment of finding out Maverick's diagnosis. It was comforting to know that they understood what they were going through since most of them had experienced the same situation with their own personal dogs. Susanne almost felt like having too much knowledge in this situation made it worse. As some may say, ignorance is bliss.

Scott and Susanne decided to end the evening like they often did with watching a movie in bed. It was a little different than usual because they invited Maverick on the bed with them. He had not done this in years because the newer bed was too high for him to jump up onto due to his arthritis. It wasn't like the good old days when the mattresses were on the floor, which provided easy access. After Maverick received some assistance to get up on the bed, they all enjoyed some quality snuggle time together. Scott and Susanne did not want to ever let him go. He's such a good boy.

We love you Maverick!