Losing my dog — When life piles on

Jon Acton
5 min readDec 27, 2021
Allie Bama

Losing my dog — When life piles on

On December 23rd our dog, my first ever dog, Allie Bama took her last breath. What we thought was a leg injury was in fact osteo-sarcoma, an aggressive and painful form of cancer. Our dog was suffering and my stomach was in knots watching this strong, proud dog quickly deteriorate. Two days before Christmas, after consulting with the Veterinarian and hoping for a…

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Jon Acton

Husband, Father, Former School Superintendent, National Blue Ribbon School Principal, Teacher, Coach, Author in progress