这家人领养老病小狗「用爱送牠」 孩子办「掰掰派对」
▲孩子们自己想到方法，要帮花生办「掰掰派对」。（图／翻摄自Instagram／shelteranimalsrock）
狗狗花生(Peanut)又病又老被送回收容所医生预估只剩几周生命，收容所希望为牠找个家庭陪伴牠度过最后快乐的时光，而新妈妈珍妮佛(Jennifer Burke)一家决定接下这沉重又甜蜜的任务。珍妮佛的孩子们好喜欢花生，7岁的诺雅(Noa)提议帮花生举办「掰掰派对」。
花生2015年被领养，但牠的饲主过世了，由饲主的女儿接手照顾，但女儿没有时间付出爱与关心，最后花生还是回到收容所，而且状况非常差，脸上有恶性肿瘤，还有肾衰竭，医生预估只剩下几周的生命。收容所舍不得花生生命得在收容所结束，于是把牠的事情PO上网，希望有人能照顾牠的医疗，并让牠在充满爱的环境下离开。
Shelter Animals Rock!（@shelteranimalsrock）分享的贴文 于 2017 年 6月 月 25 6:02下午 PDT 张贴
珍妮佛没有照顾过需要医疗照护的动物，但看到花生的事情后和丈夫讨论，并带孩子们到收容所去看狗狗，最后决定带花生回家，「花生需要家，我们就有家，还有很多爱，我没办法让牠在吵杂的笼子里孤单死去。」
珍妮佛的孩子都很小，从来不了解死亡，夫妻俩希望透过照顾花生，不仅给一只需要爱的小狗一个家，也引导孩子生命的循环，还有如何说再见。一开始全家人都不觉得多了一只狗会有太大的改变，但是虽然花生很小，影响力却好大，「牠才3.8公斤，不占空间也不吵，也不会太精力旺盛，但是不知不觉地在我们心中分量越占越大。」
肾衰竭让花生食欲很差，珍妮佛用尽办法只要花生吃一点点也值得，「我几乎要把冰箱倒出来，每样东西都让牠吃吃看，所有的狗饲料也试了、狗零食也试了。」但挑嘴的花生只愿意吃热狗、鸡块、汉堡和肉片。
Field trip to @elawafarm! Beautiful day and Peanut LOVED all the smells. @shelteranimalsrock #foster #hospice #fospice #foreverfoster #fosteringsaveslives #peace #shelteranimalsrock #rescue #rescuedog #shelterdog #adoptdontshop #spayandneuter #peanutsjourney
Shelter Animals Rock!（@shelteranimalsrock）分享的贴文 于 2017 年 7月 月 8 10:48上午 PDT 张贴
全家都好爱花生，这也让珍妮佛和丈夫思考好久该如何教孩子告别，但7岁女儿诺雅却有个想法，她写了纸条「亲爱的爸爸妈妈，我要帮花生办一场掰掰派对，请帮忙让我们能及时举办。」珍妮佛和丈夫收到纸条后几天就积极准备派对，但那天早上花生的情况变得紧迫，他们知道时间到了。
I have the most amazing 7 yo daughter. This is the note I found on my bed last night. Yes. We will have a bye-bye Peanut party and celebrate having her in our lives, rather than focus on her impending departure. We u, Peanut. @shelteranimalsrock #peanutsjourney #peanutsparty #foster #hospice #fospice #foreverfoster #shelteranimalsrock #rescue #rescuedog #shelterdog #adoptdontshop #spayandneuter
Shelter Animals Rock!（@shelteranimalsrock）分享的贴文 于 2017 年 7月 月 27 1:29下午 PDT 张贴
他们全家到草地上，诺雅准备了气球和海报写着「花生我们爱你」，珍妮佛准备了蛋糕，全家一起分享这段时间和花生一起的美好回忆，气氛相当轻松。花生当天傍晚过世了，虽然大家都有心理准备，但是那一刻还是让人很心痛。孩子们有好多关于死亡的疑问，「牠怎么死的？」、「牠的爸爸妈妈知道牠死掉了吗？」、「花生的身体在死掉之后会不会就不见了呢？」珍妮佛和丈夫尽全力回答孩子们的疑问，虽然很伤心，但很感谢花生给他们这个机会能教导孩子关于爱和失去。
珍妮佛把照顾花生的故事放到Instagram，「虽然照顾花生是个挑战，但是我们感受到的爱、制造的回忆和学到的事，让所有泪水跟心痛都很值得。」他鼓励大家能能勇敢照顾这些需要帮助的毛孩走完最后一程，虽然花生的一生真的好辛苦，但是最后的几周牠感受到的只有满满的爱。
RIP sweet Peanut. While you were only with us for a brief time, you were part of our family. We loved you. Your life mattered. And you will remain in our hearts always. I am truly amazed by the outpouring of love and support for Peanut. This has been a remarkable experience for our family. And while our hearts are broken, we are so much better, so much more complete, for having had Peanut in our lives for the last 5 weeks. Thank you for following Peanut's journey. For an animal who was dumped at the shelter...at the age of 10...in advanced kidney failure...she became a rockstar. Most definitely worthy of all the social media love and attention she received. And to my husband, Pat. You are simply amazing. Thank you for completely supporting me when I said I wanted to foster Peanut...knowing this journey would end in heartbreak. I could not have done this without you. And, obviously, the Nut knew how awesome you are...which is why she loved you most. By sharing Peanut's journey, it is my hope that it inspires and encourages people to foster. Not necessarily hospice fostering. But simply opening your heart and home to a shelter animal for a short period of time. It saves so many lives. And it makes yours so much richer in the process. @shelteranimalsrock #peanutsjourney #peanutsjourneycomestoanend #foster #hospice #fospice #foreverfoster #rippeanut
Shelter Animals Rock!（@shelteranimalsrock）分享的贴文 于 2017 年 7月 月 27 6:45下午 PDT 张贴