Feelix’s sandtimer ran out today after 10 days of unexpected illness. After being fairly happy when home at the weekend she deteriorated very quickly over the last few days. She was at work with me Monday until coming home Wednesday. Her suspected lymphoma wasn’t responding to chemotherapy, and it became apparent on Wednesday that she also had heart failure. She spent Thursday mostly lying in the garden in the sunshine but over the day she found it harder and harder to keep going. I spent Thursday night sleeping next to her. We decided she’d had enough this morning.
She passed away at home surrounded by her whole family – Mum, Dad, Ding and myself – all made the effort to come home and be with her. We then took her to a chapel of rest for animals – a lovely place where we all had time to say goodbye.
You will be sorely missed little shadow. Our family is incomplete without you.
“May the winds of love blow softly
and whisper in your ear
how all of us still love you
and wish that you were here.”
