My dearest friend Milo died of bone cancer on October 28, 2025. He was my companion for 10 years. I adopted him from Project Pooch, a terrific organization where incarcerated young men train rescue dogs to prepare them for adoption. Being a German Shepherd, he needed a job and found one as a therapy dog – he loved everyone and having his belly rubbed was the highlight of his day. We volunteered at Providence Milwaukie Hospital for seven years, where he brought a smile to everyone who met him, and many hospital staff became his best friends. He was a fanatic stick and ball chaser and loved camping and river rafting. He was such a sweet guy and will be dearly missed.