Portia Lampert
In memory of Portia (GRREAT #07-198), a grand lady with an even bigger heart who gave so much love to all of us. Portia came to GRREAT with giardia, lick granuloma, and laryngeal paralysis. With the help of GRREAT, she overcame the first two ailments and managed the third. Ultimately Portia died from Cushing’s disease, attendant diabetes, and an enlarged heart. These diseases did not define Portia, only the boundaries within which she sought out all living and dead creatures; befriended all humans, small and large; and cherished her toys, especially “baby.” Even to the end as Portia investigated the yard late at night, she would raise her head and tail, and hoarsely bark at … who knows? … the moon, bats, or wind whistling through the trees, or maybe all three. Her paw prints are forever on our hearts and we are so grateful. Shawne Lampert
