Hero was my very first cat. We had been thru trying times together. He was my life, my love, my everything. I knew he was the one person that would always be there for me. We shared meals together, hard times, and good times. He was basically my "hero". Losing him caused me to lose part of me. He was in my life for 17 wonderful years. and letting him go will not be easy. I held him and cried. Wondered what I did wrong. What he needed that I didnt give him. Begged and pleaded with him to wake up and get better, but my voice went unheard. He ended up dying in my arms. I am not sure how, now after losing two pets in a matter of two weeks, life in our household will function. 17 years. that is a long time to have a pet, go through everything together and then have them die on you. I will always remember my cat for the person he was-happy, joyful, playful, but perhaps most of all...a beggar. He always managed to "Steal" food off my plate when I was eating, Hell. Sometimes he just ate off the plate with me. IN LOVING MEMORY OR HERO LYN SHIVELY OCTOBER 22, 1991-SEPTEMBER 07, 2008. I WILL ALWAYS ALWAY LOVE YOU! AND I WILL MISS YOU MORE THAN YOU WILL EVER KNOW! I WILL ALWAYS BE WITH YOU AND YOU WILL ALWAYS BE WITH ME....I LOVE YOU HERO...YOU'RE MY HERO...ALWAYS AND FOREVER!!