Feynman was the best friend anyone could have ever asked for. He was my furry kid. My best buddy…Mr. Man. My wife and I had so many nicknames for him. Feynman sleep next to me (half the time on my pillow) for the past 6 years. We played soccer in the backyard everyday for the past 5 1/2 years, and we have watched so many hours of TV together. He loved TV so much it’s been hard for me to watch anything since he has been gone.
My life forever changed 6 1/2 years ago when my wife and I picked out the cutest little corgi ever. I never would have imagined that 6 1/2 very short years later Feynman would be diagnosed with Mediastinal lymphoma (one of the rarest forms of cancer). It was like a bad nightmare when I finally found out after a month of vet visits that Feynman was dying. Up until that point I was thinking worst case scenario he would be on some sort of medicine….maybe even require some sort of surgery.
I was never prepared for the blow of there is nothing we can do. Feynman has 1-2 weeks left. 4-6 weeks if you do chemo. I couldn’t do the chemo to him. He was too sick and the only thing that it would do is buy time for me to have him around. That would be so selfish of me to put him through hell just so I wouldn’t have to go through it by having to let him go.
My wife and I helped Feynman cross over the bridge Saturday October 18th at 8:15 am.
I held his head in my arms looking right into his eyes and kissed him on the nose as I heard him exhale for the last time. I prayed to GOD to forgive me for what I knew I had to do. I’ll miss you Feynman for the rest of my life. The last 16 days have been so hard on your mom and I. The only thing that gets me through it is knowing how healthy you are and that someday I’ll see you again.
Thank you for being such a good friend. Thank you for all the corgi kisses and the laughs you have given your mom and I. Your two sisters miss you so but I know they knew you where suffering.
GOD bless you Feynman.
Thanks for being the best furry son.
I love you and miss you more
than anyone will ever know.
Thanks for being the best furry son,
| Feynman |
| 18, Oct 2008 |
| Austin Dunn |