3 years ago today (10-10-09) Jeddie

[Sheila & Beau GA & Jeddie GA]

It was three years ago that I drove to Grand rapids, MI and transferred Jeddie from Sarah's car to mine in a gas station parking lot. He rode next to me, in his carrier, for the next three hours sleeping most of the way. I caught him looking at me though the carrier port holes once.

Through a port hole in the carrier that first day


He quickly became this guy - relaxed and happy


I'm not sure I can say any more that you all don't know. The cat in that carrier was a stranger to me and I had no idea how much I would grow to love him. As short as the time we had together was and as tragic as the end was, I would not have missed sharing those few years with him. I will forever wish there had been more time.

And, yeah, I very nearly had a double anniversary "gotcha day" for my boys.

 

[Grayson & Lu]

I love his pictures - especially the porthole shot. It really was close, wasn't it?

Hope you're doing well. Posting Jeddie's pictures has to be a big part of the healing process, as well. I don't think we ever get tired of seeing their pictures and hearing their stories.

Hugs!

Lu-Ann

 

[Marcy & Klinger (GA)]

I have to say that I miss Jeddie. I know this is the only place that I can say that I miss a special kitty I've never physically met and you all would understand.

Thanks for sharing his pictures, Sheila. That first one is precious!

 

[Sheila & Beau GA & Jeddie GA]

I miss him so much it makes my heart hurt. I keep telling myself that it was what it was and to focus on the good memories and that I got to share any time at all with him, but I still can't get past the fact that he is gone too young, too fast, and it wasn't fair....

I keep catching myself thinking, if Jeddie were here he would be doing..... Like right now? He would be on my lap, crosswise to fit in front of the desk, with his head to the right. And purring.

 

[Laura and Harley (GA)]

Please keep on sharing Jeddie with us Sheila, as long as you want to. We miss him too and love your updates and the almost inexhaustible supply of photos you have. I especially love the one of him helping you at the computer. I used to smile when reading the posts that Jeddie (and Beau) helped you write.

Many (((hugs))) to you.

 

[hmjohnston]

(((Hugs)))

He is a special boy and lives on in all our hearts.

 

[Maresydotes]

I am sorry you lost your special boy. :YMHUG:

 

[Pumbaa]

Jeddie wasn't only a very handsome boy, it looks like he was a great lap-warmer, too! (((HUGS)))

Suze

 

[Sheila & Beau GA & Jeddie GA]

Laura, you may get sick of him yet! I DO have an inexhaustible supply of photos of him! Sharing them helps me shift to remembering the good times and diminishing (not forgetting) the bad.

He was a lap warmer, but he always had to make a nest in my thighs before settling down. Ouch! I always had tiny scratches - until I made two "pads" out of corduroy and thick interfacing. I kept one by my computer and one by the sofa so I could grab them when he wanted on my lap. And he could stay for hours!

Lu Ann, the portholes on that carrier were small, so I stuck the camera lens right up to one so it would focus through to him.

 

[Sheri & Spyder (GA)]

Luv all the pics of ur special boy Sheila.

Helping Spyder leave me was the most devastating thing I ever had to do. I always told people that she was my 1st born, lol.
What helped me heal the most, was making a scrapbook of her (the 1st one I ever did) The thing is huge!! And I even took into the vettie's office and had him sign it and the one gal who's been there since I got her (she got all teary eyed looking at it)

I also printed out all the posts from everyone here, and made a binder scrapbook with them.

It was 3yrs for me, in May

:YMHUG: :YMHUG: :YMHUG:

 

[Sheila & Beau GA & Jeddie GA]

Sheri, I made a photobook of many, many photos and told his story of the almost three years I had him. There's a link to it somewhere here (the post is probably in August). That did help. I also saved posts that I could find from the early days and then all the ones at the end through the cancer and his GA posts. I haven't printed them out, but I have them saved.

And it really helped that I could share the whole thing with people here and that so many cared about him and miss him too. Only two people, Vicky and Laura, here met him, well four if I include Sarah and Phoebe's dh who transported him to me. But so many cared and followed his saga - and shed tears in the end. Knowing that I had that support was a blessing.