THE LIST Kids, Imagination and Coping With Loss of a Pet Allie was first diagnosed with heart disease when she was three. Her prognosis was three more years. She lived six. In the fall of 2010, my loyal friend, my Brussels Griffon passed away at age nine. As I write this, I am looking at a photograph I took of her that last morning. I had no clue she would leave us at night. Allie began having difficulty breathing around 11pm. I took her to the hospital. She barked while bein