good day bad day

The weather is beautiful, here in God's country. Cool, breezy, sunshining, tons of birds at my feeders, singing as if the world were a perfect place. Hopefully theirs is!

It seems Pep isn't in as much pain as she has been. Spoke to the vet, blood work came back with no significant findings for her symptoms. A couple of options - $$$$ - chest x rays, ultra sound, neither of which will be certain. She's 10 years 9 months old and this is the average life span for dalmatians. I promised myself I wouldn't let her suffer when it came to the end but how do I know if it's the end? Sure don't like "playing God". Wish I had a crystal ball - I've always had this wish. This sure is draining.