Nina, Thank you so much. I am very thankful that you
shared Molly's story. It makes me feel so much better
about the difficult decision we made to not let Buddha
get to that point.
Chandra
--- Nina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Chandra and Julian,
> I'm so, so sorry to hear about Buddha passing. The
> week of him being
> back to his old self was such a wonderful gift for
> all of you! I know
> that you cherished every minute of it. My sweet
> little Molly, the
> second of my felv litter to pass also had a tumor
> behind her eye that
> caused it to bulge. She wasn't with me, she had
> been adopted out before
> we knew of her status. The family she went to had
> been struggling so
> hard to help her get well and were on their way to
> the vet's when her
> eye burst from the pressure of the tumor. I only
> tell you this so you
> won't ever feel that your decision to help Buddha
> cross was the most
> loving thing you could have done for him. Everyone
> on this list knows
> that it doesn't matter how long, or short our time
> together is, we are
> never ready to say goodbye to our sweet loved ones
> with fur. You three
> have such a strong connection, it lives on still. I
> have no doubt that
> Buddha will somehow make his presence known to you
> to let you know that
> he's once again, healthy, happy and has never left
> you. Keep your heart
> and mind open to the signs that he continues to love
> you and that
> someday you'll be together again. Don't be
> surprised if another needy
> angel shows up at your door. I'm betting Buddha is
> bragging about you
> in Heaven.
> Much love to you in your sorrow,
> Nina
>
> chandra simms wrote:
>
> >Michele and all the wonderful members of this
> group,
> >
> >I am sorry I have not written in a while, but it
> was a
> >very hard holiday and I haven't really had the
> >emotional strength to post until now.
> >
> >The last time I posted, Buddha was having his best
> >week since being diagnosed with lymphoma at the
> >beginning of December. He was back to his old self
> >and acting as if he was feeling fine, however four
> >days before Christmas he took a serious turn for
> the
> >worst. The tumor behind his eye quickly began to
> >cause the eye to bulge and protrude out of the
> socket
> >and the pressure it put on his little brain began
> to
> >effect his other neurological functions. He
> >completely lost his appetite, the ability to see in
> >either eye, and to walk. Although he was
> conscious,
> >he was fairly catatonic and had pretty much
> completely
> >checked-out by that point. We talked to the vet
> and
> >she said that there was no getting better from that
> >point and also that the eye would soon either pop
> out
> >on its own, or we would have to have it removed,
> which
> >we did not want to him to have to go through. So
> on
> >the 23rd we made the excruciating decision to help
> him
> >let go.
> >
> >My mother lives about 45 minutes away in Denton, so
> we
> >buried him in the yard at her house and decided to
> >just spend the week there. Neither Julian or I
> were
> >anxious to get home and begin the process of
> packing
> >away Buddha's things. Having all the visiting
> family
> >in town really helped to provide a slight
> distraction,
> >especially since I couldn't go much more than five
> >minutes without crying for the first 2 days.
> >
> >Although I knew this time would eventually come and
> I
> >was able to gather so much strength from all the
> >advice and good wishes from this group over the
> past
> >month, I was completely unprepared for the amount
> of
> >grief I felt. Since he lived so long without any
> >symptoms I think I was in denial that the day would
> >ever actually come.
> >
> >I am almost ashamed of how lucky I feel to have had
> >him in my life for 14 years, and my heart truly
> bleeds
> >for those of you who lost your friends sooner and
> >didn't have as much time together as we did.
> >
> >I will be forever grateful to all the members of
> this
> >list and honestly don't think I could have endured
> the
> >pain that the last month brought without you.
> >
> >I don't know how to go about it or if it is too
> late,
> >but I would like for Buddha's name to be added to
> next
> >Monday's candle light memorial service. If it is
> >still possible that is.
> >Could someone please tell me who I should contact
> for
> >that.
> >
> >Once again, on behalf of Buddha, Julian and myself,
>
> >thank you all so much!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >>Thinking of him and hoping he is still feeling
> >>better. Please give us an
> >>update when you get a chance. Having been through
> >>the rollercoaster of lymphoma
> >>several times, I really feel for you and Jen, who
> >>has Ewok, and think about
> >>Buddha and Ewok multiple times throughout the day.
>
> >>I hope he is still
> >>feeling well, but know there are so many ups and
> >>downs. Please let us know how he
> >>is when you get a chance.
> >>Thinking of the two of you,
> >>Michelle
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >Love is not necessary to life, but it is what makes
> life worth living.
> >
> >
> >
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