Goodbye Rachel
Rachel, my cat for over 10 years, died this afternoon. She had been really sick the last couple of days and I could tell that the life was draining out of her. I took her to the vet and they recommended that she be put to sleep. They could have done a bunch of work to keep her going for another couple of months, but I couldn’t put Rachel and myself through that. Rachel looked like she was ready to pass away. With her on my lap, Rachel passed away very quickly and quietly after she was given the shot. I am actually greatful that we could be together when she passed. I had known that this day would come for that last couple of years ever since she was diagnosed with Chronic Renal Failure. Still it was hard to accept when the time came. Vet said she had live a long and good life. I still remember the day my brother and I found her in the apartment garage in Lake Forest. We put her back in the garage, but she came back to my apartment and she was with me ever since. Its hard to believe that she is gone, the house feels so empty now, this will now be the first time in my life that I’ve truely lived alone.