Dear Michael,
This is my first night in the house alone without you. Your dad, as much as you were mean to him (that was okay, we know you were just jealous), has been awfully caring of me since you got sick and had to go in the hospital. Tonight I convinced him that I could handle being alone.
I can handle it, Michael…but your absence is something I can almost touch. You were my little buddy, my little man. Every step I took you took with me. Even sitting here at the computer is just not right since you’re not in my lap helping me with my spelling. Thank God for you, Michael.
You made every day of my life happier with your presence. I had loved other animals before you (even if I never told you), but there was never another like you, and probably never will be. As much as my heart is broken, I am thankful for every moment we had together. You were an angel in black and white fur. I’m sorry, Michael, that your last days and nights were not spent at home. We were trying so hard to save you, my little man. Be peaceful now, my precious boy. You are in my heart and my soul and will live there forever.
Please be waiting for me.