Marcus

None of us can bear seeing Marcus suffer any longer. He hasn't eaten for four days, he constantly vomits and as of lately he's been having this reddish almost blood-colored diarrhea. We have all come to the conclusion that he needs to be put down to end this suffering. Shortly we will be taking him to the Animal Rescue League in East Liberty to have him put to sleep. It's surreal for me to even write those words, but I know that it is unfair to keep him here for selfish reasons. Mom has come to that conclusion as well. It has been such a hard week, watching him grow weaker and weaker. He looks emaciated after having gone so long without eating.

Mom is upstairs resting, and shortly we'll be leaving. It is so hard for her to say good bye, as it is for us all.