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Joe Wade Is Dying
Today was the day that my life turned upside down. It was a bright, sunshiny Thursday that will go down as one of the worst days of my life. It was the day my dog died. This was the day I have cried more than I have ever cried before that moment or I think I ever will.

I was coming home from school after looking forward to petting my dogs and then putting my football stuff on for practice. The wind was picking up, and a cloud had briefly blocked the direct sun. I had gotten to my house and seen my mom in a lawn chair drinking water in the backyard, which was unusual as she was still typically at work. I walked into the backyard and said hi when she said " Joe, Wade is dying."

To say it was like someone took a sledgehammer,
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