I HAD MY TOTO FOR 18 WONDERFUL YEARS AND HE GAVE ME A LIFE OF JOY. HE WAS LOVED AND GAVE MUCH LOVE IN RETURN. HE LOVED TO SHOW OFF AND ROLL OVER KISS- AN PRAY FOR PEOPLE AND CERTAINLY WON THE HEARTS OF EVERYONE. THE LIITLE SHI-ZHU THAT HE WAS ~WAS MACHO AND FUN. WHEN HE PLAYED OH HE PLAYED SO HARD HE DIDNT WANT TO STOP. THE LAST 2 YRS. HE SLOWED DOWN AND KNEW HE WAS LOSING GROUND BUT HE TRIED VERY HARD TO COMPENSATE FOR IT. HE DIDNT LIKE IT~THIS I KNEW BUT HE PRESSED ON TRYING TO BE BRAVE FOR HIMSELF AND ESPECIALLY US. THIS EYES WERE BLIDING AND HIS HEARING WAS DIM.....BUT HE MADE SURE IT DIDNT GET THE BEST OF HIM. AS TIME GREW CLOSER HE DIDNT WANT TO BE ALONE ANYMORE AND I FELT SO HELPLESS AND KNEW THE END WAS NEAR. ONE NIGHT HE SAT UP STRAIGHT AND HARD AND STARED AT ME WITH WONDERING EYES AS IF TO SAY I KNOW I AM LEAVING~ WILL YOU BE OK?? I FELT HIS MESSAGE AND STARTED TO PRAY. I DIDNT WANT HIM TO GO BUT YET I KNEW MY LITTLE FRIENDS LIFE WAS GOING TO END. I TOOK HIM TO THE DR. AND HE WAS IN HEART FAILURE AND GREW WEAKER AS EACH MOMENT PASSED AND WAS THERE WITH HIM AT THE VERY END OF THIS LONG TASK. OH YES MY HEART IS BROKEN AND SO EMPTY INSIDE FOR HE IS NOT WITH ME ANYMORE~BUT UP THERE IN HEAVEN WITH ALL WHO HAVE DIED. UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN MY LITTLE TOTO YOUR MEMORY WILL BE THERE ETCHED IN MY HEART FOREVER AND ALWAYS. THANK YOU MY LITTLE GUY FOR ALL THE GLORY AND BLESSING YOU GAVE TO ALL WHO KNEW YOU. YOU WILL BE SOOOO GREATLY MISSED HERE ON EARTH.