grannys gone and done it

[Suzierd]

Oh no a chipmunk I love Chipmonks.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

Granny, hope your surgery goes well - and we hear lots of good stories about it.

My cat thought this might make you feel better - she left it behind the couch for you.

LOL, ya, my cat has those for a little snack as well

 

[Granny Hatchet]

I had a terrible day today. if cussing was allowed on here i would teach all of you some new words. Little background info. my son was 6, taking him to school then me to drs. fan blade not working on my van. we were on the freeway and all over the place. so i am sitting in the drs. and my husband comes running in screaming the motor, the motor !!everyone in the drs. office jumps up and i am thinking the van is on fire or about to blow up or something drastic. Its a kitten, a little ball of gray. geez, really tom? it was sitting where the belt belonged. i pulled it out and threw it in the van and with my head hung low and my face red i joined the others to wait my turn . at home i discover it is my neighbors kittens, so that thing rode on the freeway with us. Switch to my son. he is autistic, not a friend in the world. kids at school bully him all the time so he is now isolated for his own well being and health. there has been hospital visits , police reports. this kid has been through hell. Give it a bath mommy !! he says. so i do . 6 times and the fleas are still coating this thing. so i dust it and 3 more times. each time i notice it is getting lighter and lighter until we realize it is a white cat with a couple spots of grey. Lucky Smokey Dipskit joined our family July 2002. fast forward a yr. we are going to Fl. to see my mom and something remarkable happens, my son leans down to dipskit ( a word he made up that means spit) and says " i will miss you" i cried for hrs. this feral cat that wont allow anyone close to him except my son and he has found a kindred spirit. a yr. later the cat sneaks from the house . my son didnt cry but he mad an odd noise like crying i guess and when he was found and brought in, ( he was under the porch the whole time) I hear it again, " I love you". this cat has opened my sons heart. just last yr. he told me he loved me !!! Today i bring sad news, dipskit is gone. he was sick for a couple days and by the time we got to the vet today he was dying. his kidneys had failed. the blood work they did wouldnt register it was so high. I held him in my arms as they helped ease his pain and today, my son cried. dipskits final gift to me.

 

[enola]

There just aren't words to say to you. How horrible for the kitty.... But how beautiful for you to be able to see your son react to the kitty's death with emotion.

There is a special place in heaven for parents of autistic children. I know because my daughter has 2 mildly autistic children and her baby is severely autistic. He literally lives in his own little world.........

I keep you in my thoughts all of the time granny.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

Enola

you nailed it

 

[Suzierd]

So sorry for you and your son.

 

[Wishing4Wings]

Oh granny. Made me cry. That kitty was a window into your son's world. So sad and wonderful.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

dont be sad, dont cry. he did his work well and only by leaving could he teach my son the last lesson he needed to learn. empathy for another soul.

 

[tntchix]

Now granny nailed it

Empathy is the best gift anyone can ever receive...and the best part? It can be re-gifted!

for your son and you.

 

[Suzierd]

Amazing what the love of a animal can do.