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Hi Gelly,
I just saw your post. I'm not new, just reincarnated from justfreakout to njoytheride (which I am doing).

I just wrote a response to you and then saw Mszue's update so I edited my post.

mszue

I was glad to see your update and that the signs are more encouraging, I've been thinking about you. I hope your sister continues to rally.

This is a very hard post for me to make. I won't apologize for taking so long to post it, but will apologize for all those I haven't responded to here with so many trials. I'll get caught up soon and make up for it.

I had to let my sweet Foster dog go on July 8th. He stopped eating the day before and I had promised him that I would not let him suffer. He left this earth very peacefully & gently, with his beloved Dr. O and me by his side, holding him and talking to him. He was ready. He told me so.

It's still very painful to talk/type about. Tears happen every time. I didn't tell my sons for almost a week. NoAngel wrote something the other day that resonated so very strongly to me. She was talking about the Norway tragedy, and in no way does this compare to that, but in my world, it does.

She said *Some things are so enormously painful that they are unspeakable*. That's how I've felt. Foster was such a joy in my life. He was such an incredible, sweet, gentle, pure soul. I miss him more than I can say and my heart is broken.

I will heal. I will rejoice in the memories. Right now, it just hurts.

Work has been so very busy, stressful and complicated, and for once, I am thankful for that. It keeps my mind off of Foster during the day. The nights are the worst. I miss hearing my boys gentle snoring at night. I even miss having to step over him when I have to get up as he always slept right next to my bed. I miss everything about him. He was such a love.

I cannot say enough about my wonderful vet. He let me come in the back door, gave me all the time I needed with Foster and was so comforting to me. And, he didn't even charge me, even for the cremation.

My boys ashes are home with me now. They made a clay casting of Fosters paw pad with his name on it. They loved him too.

My kitties miss him so much and keep looking for him. I've told them he's at the Rainbow Bridge and they will see him again someday. I know that Simon, his favorite kitty ever & Sashas brother, was there to greet him. My Mom, too. She loved him as much as I did. She has him in her loving arms now.

I just found out last Friday that my Sasha kitty has hyper thyroid & early congestive heart failure. The heartbreak of having senior pets own you. But, she will be okay for a while. I got a transdermal gel that I put on her ear twice a day that will keep her thyroid in check. She will be around for a while. She's 14 and still playing like a kitten.

I've gone on a while here. Was just going to make it short, but have a hard time doing that.

Tinafea, I want to thank you for your by-line or whatever you call it. *Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened* Dr. Seuss. I've read that over the weeks and it has kept me strong. I was so lucky to have such a wonderful pupdog. He will always be in my heart. He took a piece of it with him when he left.

Glittergma
My heart and my love goes to you.
I've been there three times, twice with my dogs Gassy and Ari, once with my cat Obelix. I know how you feel. It's VERY hard. They were part of the family . So hard for me that I just couldn't stand having another one. At least not now.
Stay strong and always remember the wonderful loving moments you had together. You did the best possible thing you could do.
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