Friday, March 23, 2007

Sebastian,part 3

After 3 days up in a tree, Sebastian was looking pitiful. He was also scaring me. Every once in awhile his head would drop below the branch or a foot would slip off. Once his whole hiney slipped and he slowly pulled himself back up on the branch. It is too small for me to call it a limb! I had even called the television station for help by this time. My voice was hoarse from calling for him to come down, my eyes were dry and swollen from the tears I had shed. A car pulled in my driveway that I did not recognize. A young man got out, my daughter's ex boyfriend. He goes to his trunk and gets some rope, a backpack and some other gear. He had heard about Sebastian and had borried some tree climbing gear. Up the tree he went. He stopped quite a few time going up , wiping his brow. He looked so pale. I was worried that the heat was getting to him. Finally he reached Sebastian and picked him up. Sebastian went limp in his arms. He placed him in the backpack and headed down the tree. Once on the ground I took Sebastian from the backpack and took him inside. He was so thin and dehydrated! It was a miracle that he was still alive. It was the middle of the summer and we had been hitting temperatures in the hundreds. He was so weak that he could not drink. I gave him droppers of water and stroked his throat so he could swallow. He regained his strength and never again did he fall out of the window! He made sure that he was on the back of the couch instead of the window after that!

Afterwards I found out that Shawn had an extreme fear of heights. He was pale because of his fear not the heat. He said because of his respect for me and because he knew how much I loved that cat he had to do something. I will always be grateful for that young man for his act of bravery.

14 comments:

  1. Aww!  And the hero comes to save the day!  How nice,
    I knew there'd be a happy ending!

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  2. Wow...what a great ending...Poor kitty!  That would make me sick if it would have been my cat...Have a great weekend!  TerryAnn

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  3. What a hero that guy was!  Scared of heights himself!  What a nice ending.
    Pam

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  4. Awwww what a lovely ending to the story Celeste.I am so happy the  cat was recued and how brave of Shaun, when he had this fear of heights.He deserves a medal for the bravery and the kind deed he did.Thanx for sharing th estory.Take Care have a lovely weekend.God Bless.
    Astoriasand http://journals.aol.co.uk/astoriasand/MYSIMPLERHYMES

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  5. Celeste what a lovely ending to the story of Sebastian and how brave of Shawn especially as he had a fear of heights ~ What a lovely young man ~ Ally x

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  6. What a great ending to the story!  We were so scared about Blackberry when he was stuck in the tree...during a tornado watch, I climbed on top of my van and then onto the bottom tree limb, he came down the tree far enough for me to grab a leg and toss him onto the van...

    http://journals.aol.com/hestiahomeschool/HomeschoolingJournal/ to

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  7. Shawn rocks! My husband also has a HUGE fear of heights....it is not something easily overcome.

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  8. Awww, the knight in shinning armor (or climbing gear) saves the day! What a great story and a sweet guy!

    ~Stephanie~

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  9. poor seastian!  i would have been going crazy if i were you.  thankfully than nice younge man came to the rescue!
    have a great weekend
    noelle

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  10. Celeste
    I just got caught up with all three parts of the Sebastian story.  I really like how you rescued him from the pound, and am so glad that young lad climbed the tree to rescue Sebastian yet again years later.  What a loyal companion sebastian has been to you all these years.  You two were made for each other and I'm glad he has been there for you.
    Sam

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  11. Three cheers for Shawn.  I'm glad there are still people like that in the world.

    Russ

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  12. The young man saved the day. Cats can get themselves into more trouble but they are always worth it. He looks all tuckered out in this picture. Paula

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  13. Awwwwwwww Celeste,,,,That was the bravest thing that he could have done......Thank God for his rescuing the kitty! I would hvae nailed that screen down in that window.lol
    love ya,
    carlene

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  14. oh, Celeste, what a brave young man, and how he must have respected and cared for you. I am not surprise, though, I suspect you have garnered a lot of that kind of respect in your life. Thank you for sharing this story of Sebastion. Margo

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