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Today, at 2:15 PM, Jonas passed away.
As some of you know, he was an albino Leopard Gecko. During the past week, he got extremely sick. He had 3 parasites, and his prognosis was poor. Jonas and I still worked hard. He was taking medicine, and eating baby food. Things were looking up for Jonas and me. This morning, I went to church and prayed for him. I came home, and went upstairs to feed him. He was more stubborn than usual. He wouldn't open his mouth at all. I decided to give him a rest, and maybe feed him later. At about 2:10, I went back downstairs and lied down for a few minutes. At 2:15, my mother came down the stairs and told me he had died. I bolted up the stairs, and saw that she was correct. Jonas had passed away.
I made him a wooden coffin, and rested him gently on a bed of tissue paper. In the spring, I will plant flowers where he now lies.

But the problem is, I don't think I'll ever get over him
He was such a part of me. My room seems empty without him, and my life feels empty too.
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Hi

I'am so sorry for your loss!!.

I know what it is like to loose a L. Gecko and you never really get over loosing them, because each one is so unique.

My thoughts are with you, take care, the best that you can at a time like this.

TLB

I'm sorry for you're loss, but remember, Jonas will always be with you in you're heart. how old was jonas??
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1 lazy freddie

he was a young little guy, around 3 years old.

and to top it all off i'm having an allergic reaction to latex. this is quite painful lol.

Hi

You said that you are having an allergic reaction to latex. With latex gloves they make them with a powder on the inside to make them go on easier and ones without. They had to keep making the latex glove without powder in them because people have been found to be allergic to the powder they put in the other ones and some people have had serious reactions to it. Just FYI for you.

TLB

thank you, I usually use the un-powdered ones, but today all I could find was the powdered kind. I didn't think it would trigger a reaction, but I guess I'm more sensitive to it than I thought. thanks for the tip.

I use to work in a medical clinic & I developed an allergy to the powder inside the gloves, as opposed to the latex itself. Just FYI.
I'm so sorry to hear of your loss. I experienced a very similar loss & was just heartbroken. Remember, you don't have to "get over" him, just go with the emotions as they come & it will get easier with time.
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