Thank you, Gloria!

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Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 11:14 AM
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Subject: Re: Geroge's passing

I'm so sorry, Hideyo, my prayers are for George's continued happiness
and 
for you also.  Blessings, Gloria


At 11:49 AM 9/7/2005, you wrote:
>Hi, my beloved George whom I rescued two month ago crossed the bridge 
>yesterday - he had a very labored breathing for the past few days, the
vet 
>felt that he was having a hard time overcoming URI due to the
compromised 
>immune system from FIV - he had been so well, he had a very good 
>appetite.. but he never could really gain weight.  He was very
jaundiced 
>and yellow ness did not really go away,, but he was doing so 
>good..though,, Since he is a feral boy,, I really did not want to
stress 
>him out taking him to a vet all the time.....though. I did sense the
his 
>last days might have been approaching as I felt that it must have been 
>painful to breath so heavily..  and he was getting so skinny regardless
of 
>his appetite...the vet thought that his throat was very inflamed, and
was 
>going to call him the first thing yesterday morning to see if I could
give 
>him predisone... but he did not make it -
>
>I must have know that something was going to happen that morning,
because 
>I couldn't sleep since 4 am that day..I was so nervous and was wide
awake, 
>kept thinking of George... I would go check the room and see how he was

>doing.. and would go back (he would get stressed more if I were around 
>since he is a feral boy).. so I would go back,, one time, I heard
really 
>loud breathing, and I saw him trying to eat the food from the plate..
so I 
>wanted to leave him alone so he could eat.. so I did.. and an half hour

>later or an hour.. I went back into the room.. and I did not hear his 
>breathing noise in the room.. I got so scared... and I looked
around..and 
>called his name..and  he was lying on the floor by the food plate with
his 
>eyes and mouth open.. and I ran over to him and held him... he was
still 
>warm.. but he had passed already.. I cried and cried and held him, and
I 
>wrapped him with a blanket.. and put him on the table by the window....
He 
>looked so painful with his eyes and mouth were open.. and I wish that
they 
>weren't.. but then, an interesting thing happened.. I went back to
visit 
>George by the window in the room an half hour later .. and this time..
his 
>eyes and mouth were completely closed and he looked so peaceful..
looked 
>like he was just sleeping..with no more pain...
>
>I have lots of regrets for thing I have done or I haven't done for 
>George.. things that I would regret for the rest of my lives and things

>that ended up shortening his lives and things that I would never
forgive 
>myself for.. but. I talked to Jasmine, my AC this morning and she
talked 
>to George for me.. and I still feel very sad, but I also feel very 
>peaceful.  George is doing fabulous right now, he said... he is a
little 
>sad.. but he is feeling very good.  We talked about a lot of things..
but 
>at the end he told me that.. don't think that he is just a little
helpless 
>cat,, he is much more.. especially now,, he is free, and he can be an 
>advisor for me --- as I do have a tendency to try to control every 
>situation I encounter.. and I beat up myself when I can't for..so
anyway, 
>he gave me some advise which I found very very helpful to continue my
life..
>George said that he would like to meet me again,, probably not in my
life 
>time... I left the conversation, asking him that if he would talk to me

>again.. and he said yes.. I told him that I love him and will miss him 
>very much.... And at the end,, he told me that he loves me, too....
George has 
>been always a little feral boy.. and it meant the world to me to know
that 
>he loves me....I buried him at his favorite spot in the garden.. the
place 
>he used to hang out...
>
>Thank for all the prayers you have given for George in the past... now 
>George has passed..please pray that George will be continue to be
happy, 
>and continue to have a good life and that some day...I will meet him
soon.
>
>Hideyo




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