When 21-year-old Amy Thompson found out her family’s beloved Golden Retriever, Archie, was losing his life to cancer, she started posting a touching tribute to him on her Twitter feed. Soon, people around the world were tuning in to see Thompson’s love for Archie and to give her their condolences. Over the course of several days, Thompson posted 19 tweets in a thread about Archie.
Hello everyone my dog has cancer and doesn’t have very long left so I’m going to share with you his best moments if u don’t mind x
— amy (@catholicgirl666) October 29, 2017
She started posting a thread of her favorite photos, videos, and memories of Archie, starting with this video of a relaxed Archie.
1. The happiest dog in the whole world. Chilled vibes pic.twitter.com/uuVRKGIZqK
— amy (@catholicgirl666) October 29, 2017
Here’s Archie on his favorite beach.
4. At his favourite beach in Croyde ♥️ pic.twitter.com/5Evtua7Urk
— amy (@catholicgirl666) October 30, 2017
Thompson started the Twitter thread on October 29. By the next day, Archie’s health was starting to decline.
6. He is very poorly now. He can’t breathe very well and has panic attacks but he’s trying his best. Giving him lots of hugs and treats pic.twitter.com/Rcr6WdpKFz
— amy (@catholicgirl666) October 30, 2017
This one speaks for itself.
7. The most beautiful boy pic.twitter.com/lWGfUpqMXa
— amy (@catholicgirl666) October 30, 2017
October 31 brought the sad news that it would be Archie’s last day.
9. Today will be Archie’s last day. We can’t make him happy anymore and we want him to be at peace so he’s getting lots of cuddles & snacks pic.twitter.com/zcjMvoeQNf
— amy (@catholicgirl666) October 31, 2017
Thompson followed a tweet that Archie fell asleep for the last time at 3:05 with this tweet that speaks for itself:
16. Elton John – Your Song played on the radio just after he passed and I know it’s him at peace. Thank you for being my best friend pic.twitter.com/bjU2Jbwx0v
— amy (@catholicgirl666) October 31, 2017
And she wrapped everything up beautifully with this family portrait.
19. The last group photo of our family. He was the best little brother and son. So grateful of our time with him. Love u forever arch x pic.twitter.com/JMtbbb5n5R
— amy (@catholicgirl666) November 1, 2017
Our hearts are with Amy and her family as they say goodbye to their beloved family member.
