SAY A PRAYER FOR MY BABY, SPIKE
THIS IS MY POOR, SICK BABY, SPIKE. JUST LOOK AT THOSE BEAUTIFUL, BROWN EYES. IT JUST BREAKS MY HEART THAT HE IS SO ILL. I HAVE BEEN VERY BUSY LOOKING AFTER MY LITTLE GUY. I AM CONSTANTLY RUNNING TO THE VET. WE WERE SUPPOSE TO GO THE THE ISLAND TO SEE THE CARDIOLOGIST ON JUNE 21 BUT WE WERE RUSHED OVER ON FRIDAY. WOW, WHAT A HORRIBLE DAY THAT WAS!! THE NEWS WAS NOT GOOD, FAR WORSE THAN EXPECTED. THE CARDIO SPECIALIST SAID THAT IF HE WERE HUMAN HE WOULD BE GOING DIRECTLY TI AN ICU UNIT. HE HAS A MITRO VALVE PROLAPSE, A VALVE THAT OPENS AND CLOSES AS THE BLOOD GETS PUMPED INTO THE HEART. HIS VALVE IS BADLY DAMAGED AND IT IS NOT CLOSING ALL THE WAY, FAR FROM IT!! AS A RESULT, A GOOD DEAL OF BLOOD IS RETURNING TO THE VEIN AND THUS THE LIQUID IS SEEPING INTO HIS LUNGS. HE HAS HAD THIS FOR QUITE SOMETIME AND NOW THE HEART IS DAMAGED BECAUSE IT HAS HAD TO WORK SO.....HARD. THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE FOR THIS OTHER THAN MEDS TO KEEP HIM COMFORTABLE. THE CARDIOLOGIST COULD NOT PUT A TIMEFRAME ON HOW MUCH LONGER MY BABY WILL BE WITH US BEFORE HE JOINS THE ANGELS. HOWEVER, THE INDICATIONS ARE NOT GOOD. I MUST PREPARE MYSELF FOR THE INEVITABLE. I WILL KEEP HIM COMFY AND SPOILED BUT WHEN THE TIME COMES THAT HE IS OBVIOUSLY IN DISTRESS I WILL DO THE RIGHT THING. I DREAD THAT MOMENT. PLEASE, SAY A LITTLE PRAYER FOR MY BABY. PRAY THAT HE HAS LOTS OF LOVE AND HAPPINESS AND THAT HE WILL PASS ON QUIETLY.
I WILL BE OFF AND ON HERE WHEN I CAN. I AM THINKING ABOUT ALL OF YOU AND HOPE THE DAY BRINGS A MEASURE OF PEACE AND CONTENTMENT. YOUR PAL, DEBBIE
I WILL BE OFF AND ON HERE WHEN I CAN. I AM THINKING ABOUT ALL OF YOU AND HOPE THE DAY BRINGS A MEASURE OF PEACE AND CONTENTMENT. YOUR PAL, DEBBIE
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