Stories from the Pack
Stories from the Pack shares the moments, memories and meaning behind The Great Dog Pack, the dogs who inspired it, and the mission of the Alex Lebovic Foundation.
Latest Stories
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Coach
Read more: CoachI read today of the passing of former Chicago Bears player and head coach Mike Ditka. He’s a legend in Chicago, and I’m sure the local media will document that. I met him once. In 1985, I was working for Young Athlete magazine. It was…
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University of Florida
Read more: University of FloridaAlex loved her time at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine. When her cancer recurred in the summer of 2018, both her doctors and her parents encouraged her to put off vet school and take care of the cancer first. She considered it.…
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Alex’s Last Sunset
Read more: Alex’s Last Sunset“One day,” you said to me, “I saw the sunset forty-four times!” And a little later you added: “You know—one loves the sunset, when one is so sad…” “Were you so sad, then?” I asked, “on the day of the forty-four sunsets?” But the little…
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Remembering Alex
Read more: Remembering AlexAlex and I met during our freshman year in college. We had both joined the same sorority at the University of Maryland. Piled into a room with about 30 other freshmen who had accepted a bid from Tri Delta, we awkwardly huddled together, taking photos…
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Caregivers
Read more: CaregiversWhen Dr. McCoy first saw something concerning in Alex’s X-rays, he sent her to see an oncologist. He gave her a name and address. All we knew was the office was somewhere in Baltimore. I drove to College Park to pick up Alex. About 40…
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