My beloved Egypt. Thank your for letting me be your mom. I love
you, and I know you are always with me someday will see each other
again. Love you so so so much. You always will be my baby boy.
Essie Jay,
07/19/2017 - 08/23/2024
August 23rd was my dear Mom in heaven's 102 birthday. It was
also the day we lost our little girl. We are both
devastated. We went down to Cornell to see if she would rally with
transfusions as you know. It was a 2 1/2 hour trip and all Essie
did was lay in the backseat and sleep.
We should have known better when she stopped eating on Thursday,
but we were holding on to hope she would rally. When we got
to Cornell, the wonderful vet tech came to the car and carried her
inside. Then Pat got me into the wheel chair. With a
reception area full, we were whisked right in. Essie was in
another room, and when the doctor came in she told us that she was
passing away before they could even start anything.
We didn't want heroic measures, and she simply went to
sleep. The hardest thing for us is that we weren't there
when she took her last breath.
They brought her in to us covered in a blanket and she just looked
like she was sleeping. We held her for awhile and said our
goodbyes.... and we made the long journey home without our baby.
When we got home Elton, her partner in crime, was looking and
looking for her...and he still is today. Don't ever let anyone
tell you dogs don't grieve,... we have 3 that are, along with her
Dad and Me.
Cornell University Animal Hospital is the best in the world! They
treated her with dignity... they are taking care of the private
cremation and we will bring her home sometime next week.
THANK YOU all for helping with her mounting health costs.
Animals are as expensive as children... we never really knew
we had this many friends that cared.
Our hearts are broken and while we know we will be better, and we
know she is still with us (and probably haunting us too! LOL) it
is going to take a lot of time. No one should ever lose a
baby at 6 years to this horrible disease.
We were blessed to have her.... we love you Essie and always will.
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2024 Tributes 
