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LisaManship1980
Hi my name is Lisa and i joined forum back in July last year when i first became a piggy owner.
At the end of June i bought to piggies from P@H - you may have alreday heard this part of the story.
We named them Ronaldo and Akpo - 24hrs later Ronaldo had died so we took him back and had another in exchange - who we named Wayne ( Rooney)
At first Wayne and Akpo - who we later re-named ASBO - didn't get on; they fought and rumbled a lot. After some floor time one Sunday afternoon they decided that they did in fact like each other. I was very pleased. A week later i came home to find Wayne dead. I was devastated - i couldn't face taking him back to P@H so we buried him in the garder. I then joined forum as ASBO developed a cold and i needed some advice. He was given antibiotics and soon got better.
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On Friday August 24th - i was meant to take my brother to the airport for him to go to ibzia. On my way to the house i rang my mum - she was crying and was hysterical. By the time i got there it was too late my dad had passed away. He was only 56 and had not been ill so it quite a shock to us all. Over the next few days i tried to stay strong for my mam, i found it hard to talk to people so i talked to ASBO and Bob (my westie)
As it was a bank holiday we had to wait a while for the funeral, so i stayed at mam's with ASBO and Bob. On the Sunday ASBO escaped from his pen whilst in the garden. My parents lived on a farm so i knew i would never see him again as the garden is so large. This broke me. Although i loved ASBO a great deal i knew that i could buy another piggie - i couldn't buy another Dad.
On the day of the funeral, Tuesday, over 200 people came. We decided to have the wake at the house. My father was very proud of his home and it was therefore fitting that people came back there. Amongst all the noise and all the people - around 150 at the wake - ASBO wandering back out from the trees. It was a real life modern day miracle. It was almost as if my dad had sent him back to me.
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In November we decided to get another piggy and found a lush little cutey who we named Moses ( i teach RE) they got on like a house on fire - MO and BO. It was strange to see how big ASBO was compared to Moses who was quite tuny. I now had three little people to talk to and cry with.
Last night i came home to find that ASBO was quite poorly - he had the runs. He had been perfectly fine the day before popconing around with Mo. I took him to the emergency vets. But at 3 this morning they rang to say he was failing fast and asked for my consent to put him to sleep. It seems that death likes me. I just feel awful. My partner has just brought him home after paying a £105.67 vets bill.
I have taken the day off, i feel a little ashamed in saying that - but in my job teaching is very much like acting - i have worked very hard since Sept not to break down during my lessons - which is hard when i have to teach about death. I think i may have gone back to work too soon - but i needed another focus. I just couldn't face it today.
I have written this in a selfish way i suppose hoping that i would feel better - i am still crying - so i guess not. plus i have had to type it twice as my server went down!
I don't know if GPOTM is still running but i think that my Bo deserves to be piggy of the year!
I suppose my dad needed him back. Miss you both always x
Thanks for reading
At the end of June i bought to piggies from P@H - you may have alreday heard this part of the story.
We named them Ronaldo and Akpo - 24hrs later Ronaldo had died so we took him back and had another in exchange - who we named Wayne ( Rooney)
At first Wayne and Akpo - who we later re-named ASBO - didn't get on; they fought and rumbled a lot. After some floor time one Sunday afternoon they decided that they did in fact like each other. I was very pleased. A week later i came home to find Wayne dead. I was devastated - i couldn't face taking him back to P@H so we buried him in the garder. I then joined forum as ASBO developed a cold and i needed some advice. He was given antibiotics and soon got better.
This part of the story will be harder to type and possibly read
On Friday August 24th - i was meant to take my brother to the airport for him to go to ibzia. On my way to the house i rang my mum - she was crying and was hysterical. By the time i got there it was too late my dad had passed away. He was only 56 and had not been ill so it quite a shock to us all. Over the next few days i tried to stay strong for my mam, i found it hard to talk to people so i talked to ASBO and Bob (my westie)
As it was a bank holiday we had to wait a while for the funeral, so i stayed at mam's with ASBO and Bob. On the Sunday ASBO escaped from his pen whilst in the garden. My parents lived on a farm so i knew i would never see him again as the garden is so large. This broke me. Although i loved ASBO a great deal i knew that i could buy another piggie - i couldn't buy another Dad.
On the day of the funeral, Tuesday, over 200 people came. We decided to have the wake at the house. My father was very proud of his home and it was therefore fitting that people came back there. Amongst all the noise and all the people - around 150 at the wake - ASBO wandering back out from the trees. It was a real life modern day miracle. It was almost as if my dad had sent him back to me.
Please keep reading
In November we decided to get another piggy and found a lush little cutey who we named Moses ( i teach RE) they got on like a house on fire - MO and BO. It was strange to see how big ASBO was compared to Moses who was quite tuny. I now had three little people to talk to and cry with.
Last night i came home to find that ASBO was quite poorly - he had the runs. He had been perfectly fine the day before popconing around with Mo. I took him to the emergency vets. But at 3 this morning they rang to say he was failing fast and asked for my consent to put him to sleep. It seems that death likes me. I just feel awful. My partner has just brought him home after paying a £105.67 vets bill.
I have taken the day off, i feel a little ashamed in saying that - but in my job teaching is very much like acting - i have worked very hard since Sept not to break down during my lessons - which is hard when i have to teach about death. I think i may have gone back to work too soon - but i needed another focus. I just couldn't face it today.
I have written this in a selfish way i suppose hoping that i would feel better - i am still crying - so i guess not. plus i have had to type it twice as my server went down!
I don't know if GPOTM is still running but i think that my Bo deserves to be piggy of the year!
I suppose my dad needed him back. Miss you both always x
Thanks for reading
only the other day i was wondering where you had got to, dont be ashamed to grieve. We're all here for you, take some time to yourself. Thinking of you x
