Hi! I'm Hero!I'm only 4 years old and I've had a rough life. I was badly abused and then abandoned on the streets to die. I lived under a porch, and survived (barely) by eating bread. I got frostbite on my ears and paws. Just when I thought it couldn't get worse, someone trapped me and took me to Animal Services. I caught a really bad infection there, and they put me on Death Row! Fortunately, some very kind people rescued me, nursed me back to health, and I became a beautiful, shiny cat. It was heaven! Now, however, I have a very nasty kind of cancer called lymphoblastic lymphoma. My people took me to the vet and I'm getting medicine.
I am very grateful for the time I've had with mypeople and I don't want to leave just yet. Please keep me in your prayers. Please keep my people in your prayers too. They are having a harder time dealing with this than I am!Love and Purrs,Hero
PS: My people can't afford my treatments which the vet says will cost $1000 a month. If you'd like to help, see http://savehero.chipin.com/save-hero
Hello Hero,
That's no way to treat a sweet little cat! I am so glad your people rescued you.
I promise to pray for you & your people & will keep you in my thoughts.
Love,
Nancy
Prayers little Hero
Until one has loved an animal, part of one's soul remains unawakened. ~ Anatole France
I've added Hero to the late additions list for tonight's Candle Ceremony. I hope the prayer will help with the treatments and with your fundraising efforts.
Hugs
Marion
Prayers headed your way little one... stay strong we are all praying for you!!!!!!J
Thank you all for your prayers and support and for adding Hero to the candle ceremony.
Hero is still not doing well - and neither are his people. Please continue to keep us in your thoughts and prayers.
And if anyone knows how to get medicine in a cat without a battle that stresses us both out, please let me know. Sick as he is, Hero's still got a lot of fight left in him!
Love and purrs,
Sarah and Hero
More sad news. Hero is not responding to his chemo and so we've stopped his treatments except for prednisone. We're just treating symptoms now. His vet thinks he'll go quickly.
I am staying home from my stepson's wedding because I don't want to leave him alone. This is SO hard! I am trying to find peace for myself so I can be peaceful with Hero.
Please keep Hero and me in your prayers.
Thanks!
Prayers and sad hugs for your family and Hero. Just be there to love him. He will feel the sadness, but he will feel the love more.
Candi
I'm so sorry to hear this, Sarah. It seems so unfair that you can't have more time with Hero, and he with you, in his loving forever home. I'm sure that if he could talk to you right now he'd tell you that he would rather have a short time basking in your loving care than a much longer life of lonliness and misery.
I hope you can believe as many of us do that there is a wonderful place for our pets to wait for us after their time on Earth is done, a place where there is no such thing as illness, fear or lonliness and where they will greet us with joy when the time comes for us to join them.
Just know that you are in the thoughts and prayers of all of us here, and that we will be here for you for as long as you need us.
Hero knows you love him, may you find peace in that.
I agree Hero does know he is loved and you have done everything you can do for him, including not leaving his side....
I am sending you, prayers for strength and courage and for a peaceful time for Hero....
You are not alone we are here.
Sad Hugs,
Julie
I was hoping for different news. As hard as this is, at least this special catboy knows love and compassion at the end of his much too short life. That's a wonderful gift you have given him, as he has given you a special gift of his love.
Blessings
dottie
Thank you all for your kind words and support. We met with an animal communicator today and the first thing Hero told her was that he considers himself a very lucky cat. He knows how much he is loved - and we know how much he loves us.
I treasure every moment with him, every purr and every belly rub - and I think he does too.
I am grateful for having Hero in my life, and he will always live in my heart.
Thank you for caring,
Sarah
Many Many prayers for you and Hero.
Thank you for loving and caring for him. Thank you for giving him a wonderful life, you can be sure he knew how much he was loved.
Many healing prayers for your soul and a peaceful crossing for Hero.
It hurts when the treatments are no longer helping and all we can do is treat the pain, doesn't it Sarah? I'm sorry that the chemo isn't helping, that's such a helpless feeling. I've updated Hero on Monday's Candle Ceremony, and also added you to the Human Needs list; I hope that is okay.
Gentle huggles and many prayers
Marf