07/04/2026
There are some loves in life that don’t fit into neat, happy endings… they just change shape.
Bella came into our lives and for eight beautiful weeks she was ours. Still a big, bouncy pup, full of energy, full of love… and then everything changed. Harvey’s diagnosis with acute lymphoblastic leukemia turned our world upside down overnight. Suddenly, he was fragile, immunocompromised… and a 25kg bundle of excitement just wasn’t safe for him.
Letting her go was one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do.
But in the middle of that heartbreak, something incredible happened. My most amazing friend stepped in and gave Bella the home I couldn’t give her at that time. A kind of love that holds you when you’re breaking.
And Bella… she never really left me.
Now that Harvey has finished treatment, she comes back for sleepovers sometimes. I see her every week when I can — long walks, tight cuddles, that familiar energy that feels like home. Our bond didn’t disappear… it just learned how to exist differently.
Some connections don’t need ownership to be real.
Some love just… is. 🤍
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