InthefouryearsthatfollowedHank' sdeath， -and-down， -bye， ofnothavingtheopportunitytosaidallofthethingsshewantedtosay， ofnotbeingabletocomforthim， soothehim， ' ， herlover， herpartnertodie.
WhenBonniefinishedtalking， ， "WouldyoulikeCassie' sdeathtobedifferentfromHank' s？ I' mtalkingnow， Bonnie， ， youwon' thavetoworryaboutcominghomefromworkandfindingCassiedead，andyoucanensurethatshewon' ， youcanbewithher， holdher， ."
Bonnie' .
"Ijustneedcontrolthistime，" shesaid."IwantthisdeathtobedifferentfromHank' s—formygirl."
， andBonnieandCassiespentthenextfewhourslyingoutsideunderthemapletree.
Whenitwastime， BonniebroughtCassieintotheclientcomfortroom， anareathatthoseofusassociatedwithTheChangesProgramhadadaptedtobemoreconducivetohumaneanimaldeathandclientgrief.
ThedogwaslyingdownbyBonnie， ."Thereyouare， ' ."
ThetimeforeuthanasiaarrivedandCassiewassleepingpeacefully， herheadrestingonBonnie' ， ， "Maywebegintheprocedure？" AndBonnienoddedinaffirmation.
"Butfirst，" shesaidsoftly， "Iwouldliketosayaprayer."
， Bonniesoftlyprayed， "DearLord， ， aspainfulasitis， ， dearLord， ."
Throughourtears， wewhisperedourown "amens"， allsqueezingoneanother' shandsinsupportoftherightfulnessofthemoment.
Andthen， whileCassiecontinuedtosleeppeacefullyonhercaretaker' sbelly， ， ， peacefulandpainless， ' spassing， ， saying， "Ifmyhusbandhadtodie， Iwishhecouldhavediedthisway."
Sixweekslater， ' sremainsonthesamemountainwhereHank' ' sdeath， andespeciallythewayinwhichshehaddied， hadhelpedherresolvethedeathofherhusband.
