Meghan McCainand her family are in mourning again afterJohn McCain‘s beloved dog died.
Eight months after the former Arizona senator passed away at age 81 from stage four brain cancer, Meghan, 34, announced in an Instagram post on Monday that his Chesapeake Bay retriever Burma sadly died.
The pup, who was originally a birthday present to John, had quickly become a member of the family and was a loyal companion to the late politician throughout his life and during his final days, Meghan explained.
“Every time I think my heart can’t be broken any further…our dog Burma was my father’s birthday present years ago and was absolutely and truly devoted to him,” shebegan the emotional post, which featured a photo of John smiling while Burma sat closely next to him.
John McCain and Burma.
In a final note, Meghan said she hoped the family’s pet was now reunited with her dad and doing the activities she loved the most.
“I love you Burma and hope you’re in heaven jumping into creeks, chasing sticks and fish with Dad. 💔” she wrote.
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In each photo Meghan attached, Burma consistently sat right at John’s feet alongside the McCain family members. “Burma on my wedding day,” Meghancaptioned the since-deleted snaps.
“Thank you for these @jhause – ♥️ forever to my dads dog Burma. You brought us all so much love and joy,” Meghanwrote alongside the clips.
John, a known animal lover, and his family would often share photos and videos of Burma.
Three days after announcing his cancer diagnosis in July 2017, Burmajoined him and Meghan for a hike in Arizona.
“Amazing hike with Dad @SenJohnMcCain this morning,” Meghanwrote on Twitter. “Thank you all for your best wishes!”
A month later, the former senator shared a sweet video of his pup excitedly gallivanting through a creek. “Burma at her best!” hecaptioned the short clip.
In the time since his passing, Meghan has struggled to come to terms with her father’s death and often posts tributes to him on social media, counting the days since he’s been gone.
Just yesterday, she shared a photo of her dad andcaptioned it, “I miss you the most on Sundays.” Sundays were especially significant to the father-daughter pair, as they would have weekly phone calls on that day.
Besides memorializing her father, Meghan has also recently been spending her time defending him amid attacks from PresidentDonald Trump.
Last month, after Trump, 72, attacked the former Arizona senator over his alleged involvement with the Russian investigation, Meghan spoke up onThe Viewandslammed Trump for spending his weekend speaking poorlyof her late father, whom she referred to as a “great man.”
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“[Trump] spends his weekend obsessing over great men because — he knows it and I know it and all of you know it — he will never be a great man,” she stated. “My father was his kryptonite in life, he’s his kryptonite in death.”
“All of us have love and families and when my father was alive up until adulthood we would spend our time together cooking, hiking, fishing, really celebrating life and I think it’s because he almost died,” she said referring to his time as a prisoner of war. “And I just thought, ‘Your life is spent on weekends not with your family, not with your friends, but obsessing — obsessing over great men you could never live up to.’”
“That tells you everything you needed to know about his pathetic life,” Meghan added.
source: people.com
