It is with a heavy heart and tears in my eyes to let you know Cooper passed away on December 2nd at 3:30 pm. Unfortunately, Jeff and I were not able to be with him as we were on vacation. Our two daughters, my sister and brother-in-law went to visit and to see how bad he was. Our vet, who we trust very much and was very attached to Cooper, was very confident the cancer had spread to the nervous system and brain and it was cruel to keep him going. I had wanted to keep him alive until we made it home Monday morning, but when the girls told us how bad he was, my brother-in-law said he and my sister would stay with Coop til the end, so we agreed. We had really thought he had beat this cancer. His blood work looked good and his x-rays looked good. Thank you to Tatepeeps for letting me know about Tate. Looking back, there were little signs something was going on, but I could always find a rationalization for them.
Cooper had a big personality and his presence is greatly missed, especially by monkey-butt little sis Bella. It has been over a week and she is starting to be happy again, but the first few days were tough. I am so glad she came into our lives last Christmas. She is a blessing.
Thank you for all the care and concern. I could not have gotten through the last six months with out you all. I pray for all of you still waging this battle. God Bless.