The Words We Spoke on the Day Maxy Left Us

These are the messages we exchanged on the day Maxy fell ill and the night he passed.
They are not polished.
They are not edited.
They are simply what we said when our boy’s life changed —
and ended —
in one heartbreaking day.

We keep these words here
because they belong to him now.

November 13, 2025

My Lana, 10:15
Max is sick.

My Lana, 10:15
His heart. I’m at the hospital with him.

Anthony, 10:54
Oh God, what’s happening to him?

Anthony, 11:03
He’s still so young 😢

Anthony, 11:06
I won’t disturb you, just let me know when you can. Thank you.

My Lana, 11:11
We’ve been sent to emergency.

My Lana, 11:11
Max has heart failure.

My Lana, 12:28
(silent message)

My Lana, 18:40
They found a tumour on one of the mitral valves in Max’s heart.
The tumour is pushing toward the aorta.
We came to say goodbye to Max.
Sorry.

My Lana, 20:23
(silent messages)

My Lana, 20:24
Max is gone.

My Lana, 20:49
Max had a very special case.

My Lana, 20:51
Heart tumour in cats is very rare.
And even then, this placement has never even been documented.

My Lana, 20:53
So they asked us for an autopsy of his heart for research.

My Lana, 20:53
I said yes.

My Lana, 20:54
So Max’s heart will be in history!

My Lana, 20:55
The placement had never been documented,
and it was pushing toward the aorta.

My Lana, 20:56
That’s how he developed CHF.

My Lana, 20:58
He was a 4.5-year-old soccer lover cat.

My Lana, 20:58
Loved, adored, and will be missed forever.

Anthony, 21:00
He was a good cat.

My Lana, 21:28
So the boy is left — and left a mark in veterinary science.

Anthony, 21:39
Exactly — he was a great boy.

Anthony, 21:40
He was special.
Kind and simple.

Anthony, 21:57
It hurts unbelievably.

Anthony, 21:58
Besides all that, he was gentle.
Not like everyone else.
From the very first day.
With ticks in his ears.

Anthony, 22:00
With poop in his pants.

Anthony, 22:00
I feel so sorry for him.

Anthony, 22:01
.

Anthony, 00:27
And he was sensitive.

Anthony, 00:28
And because of that, somehow it hurts even more.

Anthony, 00:29
Thank you.
Please rest.

Anthony, 00:37
I know you went through something unbearable.

These Words Belong to Him Now

They carry the truth of that day —
the shock, the pain, the disbelief, the love.

We place them here
so Maxy is remembered not only through stories,
but through the voices of his family
on the day our world broke.

Forever our boy.