I miss having a dog! Can YOU help?

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Shortly before my kids left home, we got a gorgeous, intelligent, friendly yellow lab my daughter named Shasta. We all loved her so much. She was so sweet, you couldn't help but love her. After my kids did leave home as Shasta got a little older, she, of course, became my constant companion. Where I went, she did and visa versa. Gosh, I loved that dog. She filled the void that my husband left when he died and the emptiness the kids left when they left home to move to Richmond, VA. My husband died in October, 2001, my son left home in December, 2001 and eventually moved to Tacoma, WA, so I didn't see him for a very long time. My daughter left home after he left Virginia in February, 2002, so, in essence, everyone I loved left me in the space of just a few months. Talk about feeling guilty!!! But I had my Shasta. She knew when I was feeling down and would put her head in my lap, she would try and clean my face if I cried, but she always remained calm. As a result, she calmed me down. Ours, however, was not a happy ending. A so-called friend of mine, knowing how lonely I was and she needed a roommate invited Shasta and I to move in with her. After approximately six months, things started to go south (my son had moved in with us, too). So, we decided I better find another place to live. This "friend" agreed to keep Shasta until I found my son and I a place to live and get settled. We did and when we went to get Shasta, my "friend" had taken Shasta and her dog Bandit to the pound. I grieve for her every day. Then about a year ago, my roommate and I decided we would like a dog and went to a shelter and found a beautiful white boxer mix. I named her Suzy. They told us she was deaf. I honestly thought I could overcome her handicap, but it was a lot of trial and error. She also had separation anxiety and ruined quite a number of things in the house and no matter how many times we took her out to do "her business," she still went in the house. I got hospitalized for some problems and while I was gone, my roommate called the Humane Society and had her taken away. I loved her so much, too. We would love another dog. Not a puppy, perhaps one that is between 5 and 7 years old, housetrained, medium in size and good natured. If anyone in the Kannapolis/Concord, NC area has such a dog that they are looking for a forever home for, please get in touch with me at this site. I want another dog so badly, my heart breaks with wanting one! Thank you for your help and consideration.