22/07/2024
I've had a lot of people ask how Ralphy's doing, and I've just needed a couple of days to figure out how to put this into words.
We took Ralphy to the neurology specialist, and we found out he had a really awful case of something called MUO which is an inflammatory brain disease where his immune system attacks his brain. He was put onto iv medication to try and slow his immune system, but he had a pretty significant lesion on his brain. Overnight he deteriorated pretty badly. By the early hours of the morning he had started to have seizures and struggled to breathe. When we got back to the specialist at around 6.30am he had been put under anaesthetic and intubated to control his breathing and seizures.
When we arrived his little heart had started to slow, and I don't think it was fair to keep putting him through anything more. With how poorly he was I had to make one of the most difficult decisions I have ever made and let him go. Anyone that knows Ralphy and I knows how much of a bond we had, and how much part of my life he was and will always be. I feel like I'm missing a limb I never thought about life without him, and especially now with him only a couple of months away from his 6rh birthday.
I appreciate the support everyone has given, I'm waiting to hear how much the final bill is going to be with all the extra care he needed and honestly I can't even think about it. The kindness so many people have shown in donating and sharing his page has meant the absolute world to me. I cannot even express how grateful I am to you all. If anyone has any photos or videos they wanted to share id love to see them all.
I can't believe this is it, but I'll remember him forever.
