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Farewell, Gypsy Rose

April 8, 2013 by still a dreamer

In Memory … Gypsy Rose

July 1999 – April 6, 2013
Rescued from Weequahic Park, Newark, NJ – January 2000

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Gypsy Rose was a 6 month-old kitten when I (literally) grabbed her from a parking area in Weequahic Park on my way to work. She was with her mother, and it is likely the two were living in the Gypsy-6Months2cemetery on the other side of the wrought iron fence just a few feet away. I was unable to get the more street-wise mother, but brought this little tyke into my car. I buried my head under my arms against the steering wheel, while the kitten ricocheted all over my car. When she finally settled at the rear window, I drove the rest of the way to the shelter where I worked and where she would get a chance at a real home.

Gypsy’s “baby” picture … 6 months old in the shelter, waiting for love.

She was written up in the system, and placed in a cage in the area just inside the front entrance – prime real estate for adoption. There was a multitude of reasons why bringing another animal into my home at that exact time was a very poor idea, and since Gypsy Rose was cute as a button and only 6 months old, I was sure it was only a matter of time  before someone would fall in love and adopt her.

But there she sat. After six months and no one expressing an interest in her, among other reasons, I knew she was meant to be mine, and the rest is history. Soon after walking into my home, Gypsy decided she should run the place thus earning herself the name of Miss Bossy Boots. All went well for this petite Queen of Everything until about October 2011, when she experienced seizure-like activity and was put on medication to reduce swelling from a possible tumor or cancer in her brain. This event repeated itself in June of 2012 when we tried to wean her off the medication.

Still, Gypsy forged on, unfazed by some growing malignancy within. In the last few months, however, Gypsy began a slow downward and irreversible decline. In the last few weeks,  I watched her behaviors change, isolating herself more, eating less and less, rallying occasionally, until it became clear her time had come. She left peacefully in my arms, loved `til the end.

Farewell, Gypsy girl … you will always be home in my heart.

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  1. on April 8, 2013 at 4:37 pm home, garden, life

    May you fly with the angels, Gypsy Rose, and find plenty of mice round every corner ~ come visit your mama and Claude whenever you can. Pretty girl, you no longer suffer in this life yet remain a permanent fixture in your mama’s heart.

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    • on April 8, 2013 at 4:40 pm still a dreamer

      Thanks, Diane …

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  2. on April 8, 2013 at 6:53 pm Dave

    I’m so sorry, Jeanne. I’ll be burning a candle tonight for Gypsy Rose, and for you.

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    • on April 9, 2013 at 9:24 am still a dreamer

      Thanks, Dave … that’s very sweet of you. I appreciate it.

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  3. on April 11, 2013 at 4:18 am aleafinspringtime

    She was a stunning beauty Jeanne. I am so sorry for your loss. Gypsy Rose looked so well-cared for and had a very good life because of you. I hope that brings some solace to your heart at this time. I think I got to see a glimpse of your heart in this one post. That you took the time to save this little mite all those years ago and the joy of her companionship. Thinking of you, Sharon

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    • on April 11, 2013 at 9:09 am still a dreamer

      Thanks, Sharon. I appreciate your kind words and caring thoughts. She is surely missed. Jeanne

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