My sweet Rufus has his biopsy Monday at 10:15 (or at least that is what I was told) due to a very determined and lovely staff at Dixie Trail Animal Clinic. Otherwise we might be waiting until Halloween day. I'm very nervous due to the high probability of cancer so keep my dear, sweet best friend and (fur) baby in your thoughts and prayers or just send your positive vibes. If you think this is extreme, you've never spent almost every day of 14.5 tumultuous years with another being that has nothing but unwavering, unadulterated love for you no matter how disgusting you look, act or feel. I took these photos tonight before and while he fell asleep. I have had trouble falling asleep all week. I've slept (or attempted to sleep) on the floor beside him thinking back to when it was the two of us in a bed in Greenville. He was never a cuddle bug but he'd push his little butt up to me so he'd touch while he slept. Thinking of life without him makes me want to stay awake so I don't lose any hours without him. (at Raleigh, North Carolina)