I thought I'd pass this along, although it is very sad (it involves tragedy and pets, so if that's not something you want to read right now, then tune out here): as Jorge Garcia and his girlfriend Beth were leaving for the airport to finally depart Hawaii from their experience filming LOST, their little chihuaha, Nunu, was struck by a car and died in Jorge's arms. You can read their brief account of it at Jorge's blog here:
If you find yourself in Hawaii, Nunu would love a toy or treat at her plaque.
For those who don't know (I didn't say much at the time because I wasn't handling it well), my family had to say goodbye to our beautiful dog, UConn, about three weeks ago now (God, it seems like both forever and yesterday somehow), so I've been especially affected by this tragic story (read: I cried when I read Jorge's post on Facebook). And now you know why the scene with Vincent laying next to Jack still makes me cry and always will, since the finale was so close to UConn's passing. It meant so much to me to see that, and I will be forever thankful to the writers of LOST that somehow they knew I needed to see that. I really, really wish they had put Vincent in the church with the Losties, too, because it would give me some sort of peace about that issue that I'm not exactly getting from "official" channels - ahem, Catholic dogma, no pun intended - but then again, I've decided that it's such an integral part of my belief system, I don't need approval for it. (I need to start doing that more often.) Sorry to share some of my personal issues - letting go, moving on...
Although we knew UConn was sick and getting worse, it didn't make it any easier, and we had to put her to sleep so quickly one morning while I was at work that I didn't get to be there to say goodbye. I can't even imagine what I would do if she was healthy and died by accident, so I can't fathom what Jorge and Beth are going through, and all while they are about to move across the ocean.
So, keep them in your thoughts and prayers, and give your pet a little pat on the head for Nunu.
She appeared in the episode, "Everybody Loves Hugo" - that's the screencap at the top of this post.
Rest in Peace, little dog : )
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