Hi Summer,

Thanks for your very good suggestion! I've been working on rewrites, and I used what you had, and variations of the heart stopping. But then, in the end, I did something a little different! I've now posted a rewrite of the lyric, but am still working on it! I'm hoping to give it to Joe at some point.

I love animals too....I'm glad this touched you -- the story gave me the chills when I first heard it!

Lisa