Isaac was born on April 21, 1992 and lived in Fort Worth, Texas, with his mother Paula and his father Chuck. Isaac was also blessed with a Pei brother, Theo and a Pei sister, Bailey and his feline sibling Dusty. Isaac lived an ordinary life in a home filled with love. However, in spite of his quiet existence in Forth Worth, Isaac became known the world wide for his extraordinary courage.
It was the Winter of 1996 when we first met Isaac and his mom. We had joined an Internet mailing list comprised of Shar-Pei breeders and just plain old enthusiasts who had one thing in common: their love of the Chinese Shar-Pei. It was the Winter of 1996 when we first learned that sweet Isaac had a dreaded disease that plagues the Shar-Pei called Amyloidosis. It is an indiscriminate disease, a disease that knows no boundary of age, it is an evil disease.
Through the subsequent months as we all shared in the ups and downs of being owned by this wonderful breed, we would especially look forward to the posts from Paula. Our favorites, were the reports that Isaac had had a great day and that his medication seemed to be working. Invariably however, there were the posts that we dreaded - Isaac was having a bad day and the medications were not helping. Many trips to the veterinarian's office ensued. We were with Paula on every trip in spirit, and physically we were waiting in front of our computers for a message to appear in our electronic mailboxes. We were always ecstatic when he rebounded. You could almost feel the joy as it rippled through the list as each member sent encouraging words. It was another victory for Isaac, another reprieve had been granted.
It was the Spring of 1997 that Isaac took a turn for the worse. Posts flooded in from the United States, Canada, England, Germany, Spain, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, The Netherlands, South America and the Philippines. As messages of comfort, support and love filled our mailboxes from all over the world, we prayed.
We prayed that he would rebound once again.
We prayed that they would find a cure in time.
On June 18, 1997, Paula and Chuck, and indeed the whole world, lost their precious Isaac to Renal Amyloidosis.
We lost an E-Friend and our beloved breed lost a battle. However, Isaac's passing was not in vain. He educated many on the devastating details of this horrible disease. He made us understand that we must not give up the search for a cure. He made us realize that this can happen to any one of our beloved Pei and does all too often.
In fact, from his home in Forth Worth and through his mom's small computer -- Isaac educated the world and, united many who share a common bond and a greater goal.
Paula & Isaac
For more information on Amyloidosis click here. Better still, help keep Isaac's memory alive and all of the other past, present and future "Isaac's" and, contribute to the Charitable Trust so that a cure may be found.
CSPCA Charitable Trust
Lee Arnold, Chairman
P.O. Box 7007
Bedminster, New Jersey 07921
908-234-1860
Email: DJLee@gti.net
A Special Note For Isaac's Momma
Words cannot express our heartfelt sorrow for your loss. Your pain is our pain. Thank you for sharing his life with us. We will never forget him.
Be sure to check out Paula's website for more and especially her page on Isaac.
Thank you to Kountry Pugs for his wonderful award!!
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