It was a random Wednesday evening on May 10th, 2017 in Puerto Rico. I was feeling kind of restless and hungry and went to a local eatery for a sandwich. As I was eating, I started gazing out the window spaced out and preoccupied. I felt agitated and unsettled. Then I noticed this sweet boy in the picture posted with me living alone on the street.
I decided to buy him some food and sit down with him. I was so enamored with him that I couldn’t even see straight. Meeting this boy was a life changing experience. I pulled him off the street and had him boarded in a very fun place for 5 weeks. Every Saturday and Sunday I went to visit him. At this point I knew him and I were forever. I took him home and named him Lucky.
The truth is, the world wasn’t big enough for us to not find each other. This had to happen.
In September of 2017, Hurricane Maria pummeled Puerto Rico. As many of you might remember, “I launched the Lucky In Love Relief Fund for Stray Animals in Puerto Rico.” We raised $7,000 and bridged a good amount of stray animals back to life.
When Patrick was killed in August of 2018, Lucky would press his head into my chest several times a day. He knew that’s where the pain was. He did the same when Sammy died on January 30th, 2020.
I’m so in love with Lucky that I coined the phrase and created a T-shirt that says “I Love My Dog Like A Crazy Potato” on the front. And on the back it says, “Love Doesn’t Have To Make Sense.
4 years ago today, I told the world “This is No Ordinary Love.” That still holds true today on May 10th, 2021.
Please Remember to Drive With Compassion. There are stray animals in the street.