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I lost my sweet Murray today. After significant weight loss, lethargy, inappetance and hair loss, he was finally diagnosed last week with pancreatic cancer.
Prescribed with Gabapentin, Prednisolone and Mirtazapine for palliative care.
Murray blessed me 17 years ago when he came into my life at 2 weeks old. I nearly lost him at 15 due to a long and drawn out battle with hyperthyroidism. He thankfully pulled through after radioactive iodine therapy and was doing great until a few months ago.
Murray hated being pilled and spent most of his time resting. Within a few days of starting his meds, his appetite began to wane again. His patience with his four brothers faded and he seemed to lack his usual "zest".
The last few days, we spent time with the breeze in our face and sun on our backs together and shared some ice cream cones. I believe those two things would have been on his bucket list.
After much internal back and forth, I opted to help him cross rainbow bridge before his symptoms got any worse. My head tells me I did the right thing for him but my heart tells me I let him go too soon. He went peacefully in my arms and my heart is broken.
I've attached a couple of pics of him to share how wonderful and beautiful he was.
Thank you for giving me a place to honor him.
Prescribed with Gabapentin, Prednisolone and Mirtazapine for palliative care.
Murray blessed me 17 years ago when he came into my life at 2 weeks old. I nearly lost him at 15 due to a long and drawn out battle with hyperthyroidism. He thankfully pulled through after radioactive iodine therapy and was doing great until a few months ago.
Murray hated being pilled and spent most of his time resting. Within a few days of starting his meds, his appetite began to wane again. His patience with his four brothers faded and he seemed to lack his usual "zest".
The last few days, we spent time with the breeze in our face and sun on our backs together and shared some ice cream cones. I believe those two things would have been on his bucket list.
After much internal back and forth, I opted to help him cross rainbow bridge before his symptoms got any worse. My head tells me I did the right thing for him but my heart tells me I let him go too soon. He went peacefully in my arms and my heart is broken.
I've attached a couple of pics of him to share how wonderful and beautiful he was.
Thank you for giving me a place to honor him.
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