SAYING GOODBYE
Serena was a runner. A greyhound by breed, she was born into the world of parimutuel racing and ran 125 races before retiring into her second life as a lapdog and beloved companion to Cindy McConnell.
But after seven years together, McConnell knew the time had come. Serena had been battling bone cancer, and in January, McConnell called and asked Dr. Lauren Silvesti, a veterinarian, to come to her Sterling home.
Silvesti arrived, the women talked – soothingly – to each other and to Serena as Silvesti administered euthanasia medicine. Her final race run, the greyhound slipped away in McConnell’s arms…