May 31 1982 —- Aug. 26 2000
Yellow Tabby
I DIDN’T STOP CRYING FOR HOURS AFTER MY
LITTLE BOY GARFIELD DIED.
I CAN’T STOP SEEING HIS EYES WHEN HE WAS TAKING HIS
LAST BREATH LOOKING STRAIGHT AT ME. THE VET CAME
OVER A FEW HOURS EARLIER CAUSE GARFIELD WAS BREATHING
WITH HIS MOUTH OPEN. HE HAD BEEN SICK WITH HYPERTHYROID
FOR 2 YEARS AND ON ALOT OF MEDICINE.
WE CHANGED HIS MEDICINE AND HOPED FOR THE BEST.
I GATHERED A BLANKET AND PILLOW AND LAY BESIDES MY BABY
ON THE CLOSET FLOOR THAT NIGHT.
I WAS RUBBING HIS CHIN AS HE AND I FELL ASLEEP.
I WOKE UP AROUND MIDNIGHT TO FIND HIM ON MY PILLOW BREATHING
HARD WITH HIS TONGUE AND MOUTH OPEN AND HAD URINATED
ON HIMSELF. WITH EVERY BIT OF STRENGTH I HAD I CALLED THE VET
TO COME AND PUT MY BABY TO SLEEP.
AS MY HUSBAND WAS ON THE PHONE WITH THE VET GARFIELD FELL
OVER AND WAS MOANING. I TRIED TO HELP HIM UP AND HE PUSHED ME AWAY.
HE PUSHED HIS BACK LEGS AGAINST THE WALL AND WAS
GASPING FOR AIR. HIS HEAD LUNGED UP IN THE AIR AND HIS BODY
BENT BACKWARDS LOOKING AT ME.
HIS EYES AND MOUTH WERE WIDE OPEN. HIS BODY DROPPED TO THE
FLOOR AND HE WAS GONE. MY LIFE WILL NEVER BE THE SAME
WITHOUT HIM. MY HUSBAND LITTLE 8 YEAR OLD GIRL AND I SAID
A PRAYER TOGETHER A FEW HOURS BEFORE HE DIED.
GOD PLEASE DON’T LET OUR LITTLE BOY SUFFER.
PLEASE TAKE HIM QUICKLY WITH NO PAIN SO WE DON’T
HAVE TO MAKE THE DECISION OURSELVES.
THANK GOD HE ANSWERED OUR PRAYERS.
I MISS HIM SO MUCH. I FEEL EMPTY AND LONELY INSIDE.
MY LIFE WILL NEVER BE THE SAME AND NO ONE WILL EVER DO
WHAT GARFIELD DID FOR ME.
HE WAS MY LIFE MY LOVE AND A PART OF MY HEART AND
WILL BE FOREVER.
HE WAS AND IS STILL MY LITTLE ANGEL IN THE SKIES.
SEE YOU SOON GARFIELD…..
Sandra and Family
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