I was so filled with grief and guilt the day my Arnold died that I had to write him a letter. Please let me share it with you.

My Little Arnold

My joyous sprite –
How I’d come to think of you as a natural part of my life.
You would always be there –
Like the sun, and the moon and the stars.

When I saw you were ill
It never occurred to me that it would take your life.
If I took you to the doctor, he could give you a pill.
And you would be alright.

Only you weren’t alright.
Every day you got weaker.
And you couldn’t tell me,
“Mom, I can’t move.”
“Mom, something really bad is happening.”
“Mom, help me.”

And I relied on the doctor to know what to do.
But he didn’t know.
And I didn’t know that he didn’t know.
And still I couldn’t believe you could slip away.

I let you be taken away – so frightened, so weak,
Because I thought they could make you better.
And they tried, I know they did.
But you were so small,
We had waited too long,
And God called you home before I could say goodbye.

I love you my baby.
I always will.
And I dream of you running with new friends there in heaven.
And I dream of you joyous once again.

Goodbye, my baby. Goodbye.



Thank you for letting me share this.

very beautiful ---and the photo of arnold is priceless.

What a wonderful letter to Arnold.

He IS happy and in bliss. And he knows you love him very much!

Hi there!!!


I need to say that I love Arnold's photo sooooooooooo much!!!!!
I bet he was such a cuddly little guy!!!!

I love the letter that you wrote to your beloved Arnold...

You really did all that you could for Arnold....
And, I know that he knows that..

The pain is awful, that you are going through right now...
It does lessen with time; but, I know that right now...you cannot probably see that.

I love what Kathy (Little Girl'sMommy) says, that our babies are in bliss right now.
There is no pain and no suffering. Your Arnold "is all spirit right now"....

He is in EVERYTHING THAT IS BEAUTIFUL.....ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING....

In a post, I think you said that you think Arnold was "half cat", because he loved to lay up on the
couch, and look out the window, with his little arms hanging down & relaxed......

One day, we'll have to exchange e-mail addresses, (I'd love to send you a picture). Our Mr. Yoster,
(who we adopted one month after our Ernestine went to Rainbow's Bridge, along with one of his housemates,
Ms. Lucy), does the exact same thing as your precious Arnold did.

He is a cat, (Mr. Yoster), but, when he lays up on the couch, (and under a 100 watt light bulb, because he loves to stay
warm), his lil' head just hangs down as well as his little arms......
So adorable!!!!!!!

I pray that you and David are doing okay....as well as can be expected...
You are both in my thoughts and in my prayers....

God Bless you!!!
We'll talk soon!

Love, Denise

Thank you Denise. Yesterday was a bad day. I'm hoping this one will be better. Arnold was soooo cuddly I wanted to snuggle with him all the time . . . and most of the time he'd let me I really miss that.

I'd love to see a photo of Mr Yoster (what an unusual name!).

Thanks,
Nanci

What a beautiful tribute to Arnold! He's absolutely adorable Nanci, I know how much you
miss him. Find peace in knowing he is healthy once again. He'll always be a part of you...

Love,
Karen