💔 Donatella and I lost our best friend and are devastated. This 1st photo of her was taken yesterday after our last walk together, just before we let her go. I thought she was going to HATE that stroller, but she actually lit up inside it because she still got to be part of our family canyon outings as well as exert ZERO energy while breeze-blown tanning (her fave). Her spirit was still overflowing with happiness, but her body was in so much pain because she’d been struggling with cancer over the past year and couldn’t keep up with her joy for life anymore - kidney failure, fluid in her lungs & coughing attacks that were making it hard for her to breathe comfortably. She’s been by my side for the past 12 years, with me through the most epic moments and there to help bring me out of the darkest of the dark. As much as I’ve been sobbing over thinking about life without her (and if you know me, you know I’m typically only able to cry while watching “This Is Us,” “Love On The Spectrum” or any given “Love Island” family episode), I’ve equally been crying over how amazing the life we were blessed to have together was and how thankful I am that we were able to let her go in our home all together in such a peaceful way. Donatella is still trying to figure out what’s going on, which wrecks me the most because she’s never known life without her. When they took Bala away, she chased the car down the street and is still looking all around the house for her best friend :( Even though she can’t find her right now, I know Donatella will feel her spirit here with us in time. And until then, she’ll be listening to Bala and my favorites - Aretha, Patti and Donny Hathaway - singing our song “You’ve Got A Friend” playing on repeat while I do my best to run my company and be excited for the awesome things coming up that we’ve been working towards (fyi Bala was also my in-house model and OG executive administrative assistant in charge of petty cash & anything involving cashmere or food). Needless to say we’ll never be able to fill her shoes, but are very thankful she’s at peace and finally comfortable again🤍 We love you Bala 👼🐾🐷🦭 RIP🪦 March 14, 2010 - June 9, 2022