Oh, Michelle...I am so sorry...please keep in mind that *everything* you did for him, you did out of *love*...nobody can ask for anything more than that! You read Simon so well these past few days, you have absolutely nothing to feel guilty about...from your descriptions of his demeanor today, there would have been no way anyone could have touched him (for a transfusion or otherwise) without killing him. I'm so happy to hear that he had the aid of a tranquilizer to ease his journey! I wish I was given that option with Leo...but instead, I dragged him to the vet's office, which ultimately did him in. Simon was in such a fragile state, you did the right thing by letting him be...how wonderful, by the way, that both you and your partner were there for his passing...I'm sure that's what he was waiting for!
Take care of yourself and thank you so much for sharing Simon's story...I feel like he was one of my own, and he certainly gave me hope with the realization that the end isn't always "the end"...his rebound was nothing short of miraculous. What a wonderful little spirit you have watching over you now until you see each other again! Jen
