這隻黑色拉布拉多犬Duke與主人Jordan Roberts住在美國休士頓，幾年前被診斷出骨癌，進行過截肢治療，卻無法阻止癌細胞擴散，腫瘤也迅速長大，讓Duke十分痛苦。於是飼主Jordan決定讓牠安樂死，和獸醫討論確定時間後，Jordan之後打電話給攝影師好友Robyn Arouty，請她記錄Duke的最後一天，並用第一人稱寫故事。而這篇令人心碎的「日記」，也讓許多人直呼「有洋蔥！」
I Died Today. By Duke Roberts.
And I ate a lot of hamburgers. We had a party.
今天我死了 作者： Duke Roberts.
我們辦了一個派對，我吃了很多漢堡。
And I laughed.
然後我笑了。
And I thought about how much I’m going to miss it here.
我在想，我會多想念你們啊。
We told jokes.
我們談天說笑。
We were serious.
我們嚴肅。
My friends from next door came to see me. They’re twins. When someone offered them one of my hamburgers, one said, “No thank you. I don’t want to take any from Dukey.”
我的鄰居朋友們好友來看我，他們是一對雙胞胎。有人請他們吃漢堡，其中一人說：「不，謝謝，我不搶Duke的東西吃。」
Kristen came to see me. She’s a hoot. She’s my groomer. And my buddy.
我的麻吉Kristen來看我，她也是我的美容師。
"I need you to help me watch over my family."
我們一起去散步，請Kristen幫忙照顧我的家人。
We got wet today.
我們玩水。
I relaxed today.
我感到放鬆。
I felt no pain. Even though the tumor grew so big.
I felt the love today.
即使腫瘤如此巨大，我不覺得疼痛，今天我感受到愛。
Well, I didn’t say goodbye. I said ’til we meet again.
嗯，我沒有道別，我說我們下次見。
God, I was lucky. Our time was short. But you both gave me a second chance & we lived it up together. You love when I look at you. I’ll never stop
Always, Dukey.
上帝，我是幸運的。我們的時間雖然短暫，但你們給我了第二次機會一起享受生活，我會一直愛著你們，永遠，Dukey。
