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Meet Hamlet, The Piggy Who Saved My Life
Meet Hamlet, The Piggy Who Saved My Life
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Meet Hamlet, The Piggy Who Saved My Life

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I’m frequently asked why I have a pet pig. I was diagnosed with epilepsy in college. A week after I got married, I went from having one or two seizures a year to eight to ten a day. Daily activities became like climbing Everest to me. My husband wanted a companion for me, but he is extremely allergic to dogs and cats. I showed him a video of a mini pig playing with a dog and he was sold.

Hamlet came to me in a seemingly hopeless situation. She never left my side on my worst days and was always ready to play. She’s the reason I took up photography. I wanted to capture all of our silly adventures and share her amazing personality.

Hamlet saved me. My epilepsy taught me how frail life can be. Hamlet taught me that life is a beautiful gift despite its frailty. I hope Hamlet’s photos bring you as much joy, laughter, and love as she’s brought me.

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    Meet Hamlet, my little pet pig

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    I’m frequently asked why I have a pet pig

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    Actually, Hamlet came to me in a seemingly hopeless situation

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    In college I was diagnosed with epilepsy

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    I had from eight to ten seizures a day

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    Daily activities became like climbing Everest to me

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    My husband wanted a companion for me, but he is extremely allergic to dogs and cats

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    That’s when Hamlet came into my life

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    Hamlet saved me

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    She never left my side on my worst days and was always ready to play

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    My epilepsy taught me how frail life can be, Hamlet taught me that life is a beautiful gift despite its frailty

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    I started photographing Hamlet in the hope that her photos bring you as much joy, laughter, and love as she’s brought me

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    Melanie Gomez

    Melanie Gomez

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    Just a girl with her pig exploring L.A.

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    Melanie Gomez

    Melanie Gomez

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    Just a girl with her pig exploring L.A.

    What do you think ?
    stanleyscout
    Community Member
    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hamlet and Melanie are both beautiful! Such love. Beautiful photos!

    MonikLacroix
    Community Member
    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Animals are gifts to humans to which some humans do not deserve.

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    AtsunaJaxon
    Community Member
    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So beautiful, so moving. Loved it!

    CherieKilburn
    Community Member
    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have a therapy pig and he is the best thing in the world! I love your photos!

    jagbag
    Community Member
    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love your story. The idea of animals caring for humans makes me question whether we really are the 'smartest'

    jevais
    Community Member
    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    please stop eating pork. Pigs are very badly treated in these huge animal industrial farming. Mother pigs don't have space to stand or to turn around. They are always lying down as not to walk on a piglet. Pigs grown for meat live horrible lives. They can't walk well as they have very little space, they stand on metal rods as flooring and their hoofs are just open sores, when they come to load them in trucks for the slaughter house, the poor pigs have trouble walking and beaten to make them go faster. Look all this up on the net please.

    jevais
    Community Member
    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Stop eating PORK!!!!!!! The way they are raised and killed is so horrible. Look it up on the net and see how mother pigs are not allow to stand so they won't walk on the piglets. Pigs raised for meat can't walk and are beaten when being pushed into the trucks that bring them to the slaughter house.

    Niky
    Community Member
    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What a story... wonderful & inspiring. The photos are super cute...thumps up

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    stanleyscout
    Community Member
    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hamlet and Melanie are both beautiful! Such love. Beautiful photos!

    MonikLacroix
    Community Member
    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Animals are gifts to humans to which some humans do not deserve.

    ADVERTISEMENT
    AtsunaJaxon
    Community Member
    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So beautiful, so moving. Loved it!

    CherieKilburn
    Community Member
    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have a therapy pig and he is the best thing in the world! I love your photos!

    jagbag
    Community Member
    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love your story. The idea of animals caring for humans makes me question whether we really are the 'smartest'

    jevais
    Community Member
    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    please stop eating pork. Pigs are very badly treated in these huge animal industrial farming. Mother pigs don't have space to stand or to turn around. They are always lying down as not to walk on a piglet. Pigs grown for meat live horrible lives. They can't walk well as they have very little space, they stand on metal rods as flooring and their hoofs are just open sores, when they come to load them in trucks for the slaughter house, the poor pigs have trouble walking and beaten to make them go faster. Look all this up on the net please.

    jevais
    Community Member
    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Stop eating PORK!!!!!!! The way they are raised and killed is so horrible. Look it up on the net and see how mother pigs are not allow to stand so they won't walk on the piglets. Pigs raised for meat can't walk and are beaten when being pushed into the trucks that bring them to the slaughter house.

    Niky
    Community Member
    10 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What a story... wonderful & inspiring. The photos are super cute...thumps up

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