I just wanted to thank all the wonderful people for sending me emails and so thoughtful cards with regards to Spunky's passing. I am trying hard not to cry at work but every card brings more tears. I always hoped that my ferrets would die peacefully in their sleep and although I know that this would probably not have happened I did not expect any to die because of us. Nothing in my 40-year-old life has ever hurt me so much and I feel that I will never be as happy as I was before. But it is easier to know that there are other people that went through the same pain and somehow got through it. I will try my best to be brave. Heidi and Spunky's 3 sisters Possum, Buffy and Peekaboo [Posted in FML issue 4185]