I'll start with the good news. Last night we held the drawing for the "Help for Hazel" Fundraiser. We want to say thank you again to everyone that has donated and supported us through this. And the moment you have all been waiting for, the winner of an original painting by Tyler Davis (www.42brushes.com). And the winner is......
Rachel Hopps!
We are so excited for Rachel and 4 lovely bunnies. And once her painting is complete it will be traveling all the way to the United Kingdom. Thanks again for all of the support from around the world!
Now to share the bad news. Many of you may have tried to enter the fundraiser the last week but were not able. We decided to remove the PayPal links early due to the news we received about Hazel.
The beginning of last week we noticed that Hazel was breathing a little funny and we could tell that the tumors on her stomach were causing her pain. When we took her into her surgery appointment on Thursday, we also had Dr. Harris do x-rays. Later that day, I was called to pick Hazel up if we would like to say goodbye to her. The x-rays showed that Hazel had little room in the lungs anymore for oxygen. Almost all of her lung capacity was filled with tumors. At this point there was nothing anyone could do to help her recover. I had Dr. Harris give her a pain medication injection and we brought her home knowing that we would need to say goodbye to her in the next few days.
We spend the night with her and held her as much as we could, but as the hours grew later and later we knew that she was suffering was growing as well. Together we decided the best thing for her was to take her into the vet first thing in the morning. We hoped that she wouldn't have to suffer through the night and would peacefully past away in her sleep; however, our sweet little Hazel was a fighter until the end. I don't think she wanted to leave us anymore than we wanted to let her go.
Friday morning we said goodbye and held her in our arms while she fell asleep for the last time. Saturday we travel up to Idaho and laid her body to rest in my parents yard.
This week has been one of the hardest of my life. Hazel was more than just a pet, she and I spend all day everyday together for the past 6 years. She has been my companion, my friend, my foot warmer, and my muse and my reason to paint. We will greatly miss her and her sweet spirit! She has filled our lives with joy and love.
Thank you again for everyone's support and kind words. We hope that with
time and prayers our sorrow will be filled with the joy of her memories. 
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