In a world of destruction and hate, I find it enlightening to see Shawn Levering care for his deathly ill cat, Lady. A blue collared man from a small city in Delaware found himself in the throes of Upper East Side New York, willing to spend over $15,000 for a kidney transplant, in hopes of curing his sick cat. To see such a love expressed is nice to read about. Although the article expresses that this procedure is only to be done to please Shawn's wife, the owner would still risk all that money out of love for his wife. It almost seems like a dream to read about this, to read about an owner going out of his way for a small helpless creature. I'm trying to compare Lady to my last cat Mini. If I had all the money in the world, I would have personally went out of my way to cure Mini of her allergies and bad liver. We did our part though, as a family we all took our turns giving Mini her monthly shot for allergies in a span of 7 years. Months leading to her death, she lost a drastic amount of weight, stopped eating normally, and she would vomit the food she did eat. My step father spent thousands of money on her shots, vet visits and special diet. It was heartbreaking to see my cat in pain and slowly die, and now reading this article I'm learning that there could have been something more done. Perhaps we could have taken her to a big city where Mini's suffering could have been cured, but due to financial circumstances it was impossible for us to do so,
I find it sad reading this article because it reminds me of something that could have been.
Cherries & Smiles,
Sandeezy
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