~Sad News~

Before Kayla was born we had two cats, Buddie and Bailey.  They were the cutest and bestest pets we've ever had.  They helped us through a lot of tough times.  But when Kayla was born we had to send them to a better home because they kept jumping up on Kayla and we were so nervous they were scratch her.  Plus we were so busy with Kayla because she had been so sick with her Reflux (which we didn't know at the time) that we didn't have as much time for them anymore.  I was forgetting to feed them some days, etc.  

So anyways, a very nice woman in Burlington took them in.  Jason went and saw her home and everything.  She was the perfect person because she was an animal lover and knew what we were feeling because she had to give up her dog a few years ago to move to London for the Army and she was devastated.  She told us that we could call her and get them back anytime we wanted or we could visit them and she has kept us updated on how they have been doing, etc.  She is one of the nicest people I've ever met.  We'll over the weekend we got a call from her.  She was diagnosed with Leukemia about 5 months ago and has been going through Chemotherapy.  She said that she would not have gotten through it all if it wasn't for Buddie and Bailey.  She said they were her support team every time she came home.  They would follow her right to bed and sleep with her and it made her smile.  So now she is even more sick and needs to turn her home into a sterilized environment.  Basically she needs to get rid of her fish tank, her bird (which she's had for 25 years) and Buddie and Bailey.  She was crying on the phone with Jason and was devastated.  She doesn't know how she will get through the rest of her treatment without them.  Basically she was calling us to tell us how sorry she was that she couldn't keep them anymore and wanted to know if it was okay if they lived with her best friend.  Of course we said absolutely it's okay.  AND why was she apologizing to us.  She's sick.  We felt so bad.  

What it comes down to is that I believe everything happens for a reason and this is another example that proves it.  She took Buddie and Bailey in for us just 1 month before she was diagnosed with Leukemia.  They ended up being her support team at home and helping her cope with her illness.  I only wish they could have cured her but I know they will be great company for her friend.  And at least she will get to visit them if she ever gets better, which we are praying that she does because she is a great person and doesn't deserve this.