| Location | O Fallon |
| Age | 18 years |
| Date of Birth | 31/10/1990 |
| Date of Death | 13/08/2009 |
| Visitors | 632 since 20/08/2009 |
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When people speak of a familiar or a guardian angel, I know Sam was mine. This boy has been my only source of comfort through the roughest of times. His personality was that of no other. He demanded ice water in a glass served on the kitchen counter or from a faucet. He had distinct meows that I recognized and knew what he was communicating. Eventhough he was an otherwise selfish little boy, he would always put his paw on my face if I was crying. I lost my only son to suicide four months ago and last month Sam suddenly went blind due to hypertension. An x-ray revealed a tumor next to his stomach and eating became uncomfortable for him. I fed him with a syringe for about a week and he was still "Sam", but he was losing weight rapidly and very weak. However, he kept holding on to life. I believe this was because he didn't want to leave me knowing the pain I was in from losing my son. The day I decided he had enough was so very difficult. I laid in bed with him for a few hours to say goodbye and my husband took him to the vet to have him put to sleep. I feel as though I have lost everything. I miss him so much. I just want to hold him and smell him again.
Last Night
This poem is to your mommy and I put it here for you because I know you would have written it if you could. You are very much loved and missed, Sam.
Last Night
I stood by your bed last night,
I came to have a peek.
I could see that you were crying,
You found it hard to sleep.
I purred to you so softly
as you brushed away a tear,
"It's me, I haven't left you,
I'm well, I'm fine, I'm here."
I was close to you at breakfast,
I watched you pour the tea,
You were thinking of the many times,
your hands reached down to me.
I was with you at the store today,
Your arms were getting sore.
I longed to take your packages,
I wish I could do more.
I was with you at my grave today,
You tend it with such care.
I want to re-assure you,
that I'm not lying there.
I walked with you towards the house,
as you fumbled for your key.
I gently put my paw on you,
I smiled and said " it's me."
You looked so very tired,
and sank into a chair.
I tried so hard to let you know,
that I was standing there.
It's possible for me,
to be so near you everyday.
To say to you with certainty,
"I never went away."
You sat there very quietly,
then smiled, I think you knew...
In the stillness of that evening,
I was very close to you.
The day is over...
I smile and watch you yawning
and say "good-night, God bless,
I'll see you in the morning."
And when the time is right for you
to cross the brief divide,
I'll rush across to greet you
and we'll stand there side by side.
I have so many things to show you,
there is so much to see.
Be patient, live your journey out...
then come home to be with me.
Beyond the Rainbow
As much as I loved the life we had and all the times we played,
I was so very tired and knew my time on earth would fade.
I saw a wondrous image then of a place that's trouble-free
Where all of us can meet again to spend eternity.
I saw the most beautiful Rainbow, and on the other side
Were meadows rich and beautiful -- lush and green and wide!
And running through the meadows as far as the eye could see
Were animals of every sort as healthy as could be!
My own tired, failing body was fresh and healed and new
And I wanted to go run with them, but I had something left to do.
I needed to reach out to you, to tell you I'm alright
That this place is truly wonderful, then a bright Glow pierced the night.
'Twas the Glow of many Candles shining bright and strong and bold
And I knew then that it held your love in its brilliant shades of gold.
For although we may not be together in the way we used to be,
We are still connected by a cord no eye can see.
So whenever you need to find me, we're never far apart
If you look beyond the Rainbow and listen with your heart.
(Written by CG - 1995)
Keep Me With You
Whatever you are doing
Or wherever you may go,
Keep this on your person
So you will always know.
Just how much I love you
And how much I really care,
And every time you read it
Imagine I am there.
Guardian Angel
I said a prayer for you today
and know God must have heard,
I felt the answer in my heart
although he spoke now word,
I didn't ask for wealth or fame
I knew you wouldn't mind,
I asked him to send treasures
of a far more lasting kind,
I asked that he'd be near you
at the start of each new day,
to grant you health and blessings
and friends to share your way,
I asked for happiness for you
in all things great and small,
but it was for his loving care
I asked for most of all.
DEAREST SAM
Say not in grief that she is no more
but say in thankfulness that she was.
A death is not the extinguishing of a light,
but the putting out of the lamp
because the dawn has come.
Tagore
"Rainbow Bridge"
Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.
When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge.
There are meadows and hills for all our special friends so they can run and play together.
There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.
All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor; those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of day and times gone by.
The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone special to them, who had to be left behind.
They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent; His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.
You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.
Then you cross the Rainbow Bridge together............
Author Unknown
SAM
Last Night
I stood by your bed last night, I came to have a peep.
I could see that you were crying, you found it hard to sleep.
I meowed to you softly as you brushed away a tear,
"It's me, I haven't left you, I'm well, I'm fine, I'm here."
I was close to you at breakfast, I watched you pour the tea,
You were thinking of the many times, your hands reached down to me.
I was with you at the shops today, Your arms were getting sore.
I longed to take your parcels, I wish I could do more.
I walked with you towards the house, as you fumbled for your key.
I gently put my paw on you, I smiled and said " it's me."
You looked so very tired, and sank into a chair.
I tried so hard to let you know, that I was standing there.
You sat there very quietly, then smiled, I think you knew...
In the stillness of that evening, I was very close to you.
And when the time is right for you to cross the brief divide,
I'll rush across to greet you and we'll stand, side by side.
I have so many things to show you, there is so much for you to see.
Be patient, live your journey out...then come home to be with me.
Author Unknown
Precious Love
The agony is so great...
and yet I will stand it.
Had I not loved so very much...
I would not hurt so much.
But God knows I would not want to diminish
that precious love...
By one fraction of an ounce.
I will hurt...
And I will be grateful for that hurt
For it bears witness to the depth of my love.
And for that I will be eternally grateful.
AUTHOR:UNKNOWN
SAM♥ WITH♥ LOVE ♥
Forgive me if I weep - she was so sweet,♥
That little cat who scampered through the house,♥
Or curled asleep upon the window ledge,♥
Though still alert to stir of leaf or mouse.♥
But now she's gone, whose soft paw often touched♥
My cheek at the first glint of day;♥
Or with arched back, skipped through the room,♥
Enticing me to enter in her play.♥
Oh God, of little cats...my earnest please♥
Is that while things are strange to her♥
You may scratch her ears sometimes, let her chase♥
Celestial mice along the Milky Way.♥
Just for a little while until she finds♥
Some chosen spot upon the Outer Gate♥
When she is weary of her running, where she may♥
Curl in the sunshine, there to sleep...and wait.♥
~Author Unknown~
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