Takeaways

• Pet loss grief is real, valid, and often underestimated until you experience it yourself.
• Maxx was a loyal companion through Kyle’s cancer diagnosis, treatment, hospice journey, and the grief that followed.
• Healing after losing a pet does not mean forgetting; it means carrying their love, lessons, and memories forward.

Summary of the Episode

In this emotional episode of INDY Foundation Connecting Through Cancer, host Kayla Keenan opens up about the recent loss of her beloved yellow lab, Maxx, after 13 years together. Kayla reflects on how Maxx became part of her family before her late husband Kyle’s cancer diagnosis and how his bond with Kyle grew into something deeply meaningful.

Maxx was there through surgeries, quiet days at home, ho ...