A Fuzzy's Prayer Now I lay me down to sleep, in my blankie, snuggled deep, one more yawn to end the day, tommorrow I will romp and play! So God, if you could stay the night to make sure I am covered tight, tomorrow there's so much to do before it's time to go with you... My mommy taped up on the fridge a poem about a special bridge... I heard her cry again, tonight, so maybe you could hold her tight until it's time for me to go, (my people here still need me so)... Oh, God, if only I could live! I still have so much love to give... [PS] I sent in my poem but forgot to tell you that I wrote it after my little Fang was diagnosed with lymphosarcoma by my vet, after I had taken him in for an unrelated issue (not relevant to lympho),and totally not important here.. She said she was 99.9% sure that he had it (she detected swollen lymph nodes that we hadn't noticed, and we handle him constantly...whenever he will tolerate our hugs and kisses) :0) We went through the blood tests and the dreaded biopsy surgery, waited for a week for the results to come back from Fort Collins Vet. school....during this stressful time I got on the net to find out everything I could about lympho. It was then that I found Mike Janke's adrenal page, and from there he wrote back to tell me about you guys and the FML...(bless your heart, Mike)! We had been talking about what we would sell to get the money up for whatever we could do for him; there was no way we wouldn't go the distance, whatever it took)...when the phone call came...HE DIDN'T HAVE CANCER! I don't need to tell you about the joy that filled our home; I only wish that all the fuzzie's tests would come back negative for all of you who have to go through this. Now, I am paranoid because she said to watch him closely since it probably was an indication that he is predisposed (often a "pre-cancerous condition" she called it)...Mike says to not even THINK about him dying anytime soon, and yes, he is right. To all of you who say to hug and love them as much as possible, and never take a loved pet for granted, keep spreading the word! I also don't believe that God choses one ferret to live over another. (except when he can end the suffering of those who cannot be helped) I think these illnesses have nothing to do with Him; only that if we have faith, that He can give us the strength to get through our losses. I have to believe that their little souls go somewhere, too, and that we will all be together again when the time comes. Prayers to all of you that have been exposed to the rath of Hurricane Floyd....bless all your hearts, and your fuzzies'........lizzi [Posted in FML issue 2808]