>I came home from work today to find that my sweet, wonderful baby, Pato,
>AKA "The Man" had passed away
 
Catherine I feel the pain in you.
 
I want you to stop long enough to think, this is the way of the ferret,
they do not show their troubles till they can no longer hold it back,
obvious he was able to maintain control.
 
But most of all, maybe he did not want you with him on the end because of
his love for you and he felt it would be easier if he left while you were
gone.
 
You know, I know, he knows, you couldn't be with him every minute, not
even had he been sick - you doctor, you care, you love, but you go on
with the chores you must run going through life.  He picked his time, he
did what he thought best.  Honor that and now that you have physically put
him to rest also put him to rest in your mind as he would want to be.  He
won't really be gone, won't be with you as you want him to be, but never
gone.
 
Bless you and may peace come into your heart and rock you to comfort.
--
Millie and her Hazardous Exploding Drinking it up Cleaningcrew
[Posted in FML issue 3581]