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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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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Doctors
Read more: DoctorsWe met a lot of people in the medical profession during Alex’s illness—not just doctors and nurses, but all sorts of people attached to the process who I never thought about before. Most were awesome people—selfless and caring. Some were not. All of them taught…
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The Funny, The Scary, and the Heartbreaking
Read more: The Funny, The Scary, and the HeartbreakingThere is nothing funny about cancer, but there was one moment during Alex’s treatment that made me laugh. When Alex was in the hospital, either her mother or I was always with her. I was usually on the night shift. One night in May 2016,…
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