Our sweet Reggie lost his battle with liver illness this morning after being diagnosed Monday Oct 18 with fatty liver disease. He was able to pass in the comfort of his own home surrounded by my wife and me. This was rather unexpected as he had made good progress while at the hospital so that makes it hurt even more, although it always hurts to lose one of your best friends. It feels like the pain will never go away, but over time we will find peace.

Reggie "adopted me" back in Nov 2001 when he was just a kitten. I remember hearing a cat crying outside so I went out the backdoor of my townhome and looked around. I didn't see anything at first but then he spotted me looking around and dashed down to see me. He had a collar on, so I told him he needed to go home, but he knew where his new home was. He kept crying outside my back door so I let him in to hang out. And the rest, as they say, is history.

We bonded a few nights later when I laid on the couch and sat him on my chest and picked fleas off him, one by one. He sat there, patiently, with his eyes closed and let me remove fleas from him for what seemed like hours. From that point forward we were best friends until he left us today. I will always have a place in my heart for Reggie and will always remember the joy and happiness he brought into our home.

He was the sweetest cat I had ever known. He could be in a room with 50 people and would be hanging out like it was nothing. He was always there to greet us when we came home, which we will miss greatly. He was our best friend and we will try to take solace in the fact that he is no longer suffering. You will always be loved Reggie and you always be remembered. May you rest in peace, best friend.

Hi, Aaron, please permit me to offer you my sincerest sympathies in the loss of your beloved Reggie. Losing a beloved companion is never easy regardless of the circumstances or how long we have been blessed with the privilege of their company.

I am so glad your precious boy was able to join the angels surrounded by the people and things he loved the best - - you and your wife and his home. It is never easy to "prepare" ourselves for the physical absence our beloved companions, for how can we ever truly prepare ourselves to live without the ones we love? I hope you will find comfort in knowing the bond of love we share with our beloved companions is eternal - - it is not bound by the physical laws of time and space.

Aaron, right now there are no adequate words I can think of that can come close to soothing the pain of grief that is in your and your wife's heart. This grief journey is one of the hardest experiences we can have on this side of eternity. But please know you are not alone. Each of us here do understand what you and your wife are going through, and we are here for you for as long and as often as you need us. And, if you would like, please know we would so enjoy seeing a picture, pictures, of your precious Reggie, and sharing any memories you'd like to share with us.

Please know you and your wife are in my thoughts and prayers, Aaron, and please do let us know how things are going.

Peace and blessings,
moon_beam

moon_beam, thank you for that heartfelt message. It brought tears to me eyes. I am glad I can find support from others who know the pain we are suffering. The pain is unbearable now and we can only pray that it eases with time. I am trying to find peace so I can support my wife as much as possible. This is the most difficult thing we have been through during our 8 year marriage.

There are so many good memories of Reggie, I am not even sure where to begin. For instance, my wife wears her house shoes at night and they kind of scrape on the floor and make a "woosh woosh" noise. Sometimes that would flip a switch in Reggie's head and he'd start to chase her. She'd have to flip him over the attack his belly to get him to stop. We think he did it on purpose as a game. It worked.

He loved unraveling the toilet paper roll in our bathroom, so we had to always make sure we flipped it around so it would not spill all over the floor.

Reggie was addicted to gift ribbon. He liked to chew on it for some reason. So all the gifts we ever wrapped never had any bows or ribbon on them. We always had to explain to people why our gifts were so "boring"

Here is Reggie with his favorite red sock



Here he is in his favorite napping spot



Another handsome shot of Reggie

He is indeed handsome!

I know he brought joy to both of you. I am so sorry for the loss of your best friend Reggie. Only "pet People" can understand the loss we feel at times like this.

I lost a brand new friend after only 5 days and the feeling is as if I'd had her for a long time. She was one of the sweetest most loving cats I've ever known & I'm no kid! She deserved better & I was ready to give her that at first sight. She seemed like you describe Reggie.... just comfortable around people and was at home the second I brought her in the house.

I know you'll both be OK as you are already remembering the good, fun things about your Reggie. If possible focus on that as much as possible.

Thank you and I am sorry for your loss. While I don't want others to know this pain, it helps to know that we are not alone.

Reggie was such an important part of our lives and helped make our house into a home. It feels like a piece of us died when Reggie left us, which is probably true. It's going to be the little "triggers" that make us remember him, which makes us grieve. Seeing a lizard on the window, thinking how he won't be there when we light the fireplace for the first time or him just being there to say hello to us. He was our little shadow and loved us as much as we loved him. We are trying our very best to think about how truly blessed we were to have him in our lives and how we are better because of the time we spent with him.

I told my wife that it wouldn't matter how long our pets lived, as we'd always feel pain when they left us. It just hurts more since we felt he had more years to share with us. But life can be cruel and unexplainable sometimes. We just need to keep remembering how much joy he brought us and how we are better because of it. I like to think if Reggie could speak English (he talked to us, just not in English), that he'd tell us to celebrate his life and cherish each day we have on this planet with our friends and family. I don't want his passing to be in vain and want us to learn from it.

Thank you again for your kind words, they help tremendously.

My wife and I are still grieving for our Reggie, as I am sure we will be for sometime longer. Today seems marginally better than yesterday and Friday, although Friday was rock bottom and we can only go up from that horrible day. Last night was the first time we sat on the couch in our living room since Reggie's passing. We usually eat dinner together on the couch and he'd either be laying under the coffee table in front of us or in between us on the couch. But he was not there and that was painful for us. After dinner Reggie would climb up on the blanket-covered pillow on my wife's lap, which we called his throne, but he was not there last night. Those are going to be the most difficult memories to deal with, although I pray that we will be able to look back at those memories and smile rather than cry. He was such a huge part of our lives, from being there at the door to greet us after a long day at work to being in the kitchen as we prepared dinner. He was intertwined into our lives and the void left by his passing is immense. But we will continue to find peace in his passing and know that he is no longer suffering and that our lives were better because of him.

Hi, Aaron, thank you so o o much for sharing pictures of your precious Reggie with us. What a handsome lad he is!! You are so right about the time we share with our beloved companions on this side of eternity never being long enough - - for they could live to be 50 years old and we would still want just one more minute, one more hour, one more day, one more month - - one more life time with them. And yes, they do take a part of us with them when they precede us to the angels - - the part of us that belongs only to them, and this is one of the many reasons why losing their precious physical presence with us is so painful - - both physically and emotionally.

Professional counselors are now recognizing that the physical loss of a beloved companion is as devastating as, if not more so, as the physical loss of a human family member or friend. The grieving process is the same, and the first year is recognized as being the hardest - - for it is the beginning adjustment to all the things that "used to be" during our beloved companion's earthly journey with us. The "anniversaries" are hard - - whatever they may be - - like the first dinner in the living room, the first birithday, the first holiday, the first vacation - - throughout the year there is always a "reminder" that a very integral part of our hearts is no longer physically with us. But even though we are temporarily physically separated, their sweet Living Spirits are forever with us in our hearts and memories, and they are still sharing our lives just as they always have and will. They are still a very integral part of us, and always will be.

But right now it's a difficult journey that you and your wife are traveling, for grief does form a dark veil around our hearts and lives - - like a protective cocoon - - to allow us to heal from the physical and emotional sadness as we begin to adjust our lives to the physical absence of our beloved companions. I personally call it "the winter of the heart" - - a season where everything seems bleak and barren, frozen - -. Hopefully someday, perhaps when you and your wife least expect it, you will be thinking, talking about your precious Reggie and you will find yourselves smiling and laughing - - and hopefully you will feel the warmth of your precious Reggie's sweet Living Spirit filling your hearts and feel the warmth of his presence still with you. And then you will begin to feel the dark veil around your hearts lift, and the grief of physical separation will no longer will be so painful.

Aaron, thank you so much for sharing your memories of Reggie. I hope you will continue to share your wonderful memories with us, as in sharing our memories it is like keeping an "eternal flame" of remembrance always burning.

Aaron, please know you and your wife are in my thoughts and prayers, and I will look forward to knowing how you're doing.

Peace and blessings,
moon_beam

Thank you moon_beam, your words bring more comfort to me than you know. I know you have endured great loss this year and I hope that we can find the strength you have found to get through this difficult time. I am slowly reading others' stories of loss and will try to add my own comforting words as best I can, as it helps me to read others' words. It's touching that complete strangers are so willing to support one another through their difficult times. Right now I feel like I am only taking from others, but part of the healing process is being able to give back to those who need.

While my wife does not read these support forums (not yet anyway, maybe in due time as we all grieve and heal differently), I pass along your and others' words to her so that she may find comfort in them. Your words echo what my feelings are. We always want more time with our friends as they only bring us joy and happiness and they love us unconditionally - why wouldn't anyone want that for eternity?

Today was another difficult day, of which there will be many more. Just as you mentioned, today was the first Monday without Reggie, the first day that I left for work and was not able to tell him goodbye and to wish him a good day. Today will be the first day that I come home from work and he is not there waiting to greet me. Sitting on the couch is also difficult now as he loved to lay with us (and on us) on the couch or at least under the coffee table in front of us. But he is no longer there. It's especially difficult that he passed away under the coffee table in the same spot that he loved so much, but I try to find solace in the fact that he passed away at his home with his mommy and daddy and not at the hospital. It seems fitting that he left us in the same spot that he loved so much.

My wife enjoys going to the gym in the mornings and I rarely ever go to the gym in the morning but instead get into work early. But yesterday I told my wife that I would like to start going to the gym in the morning with her. I am trying my best to change some of the "normal" routine so that we may better adjust to Reggie not physically being there any more. I don't want her to come home from the gym by herself without me and Reggie there. She thanked me this morning for going to the gym with her as she would not have done that otherwise. I told her that while we will continue to grieve for his loss, Reggie would have wanted us to continue living our lives the best we can just as he did each and every day. We did the same yesterday as we planted winter annuals in our flower beds and were able to spend time with one another, just as we think Reggie would have wanted us to. I can say that today is better than the last three days and that is comforting to know we are slowly healing. Having this forum to express my words, even if not many are reading them, is a tremendous help to me.

Thank you again for the kind words, I will continue to let you know how we are doing and share more memories of our sweet Reggie with you.

Hi Aaron,

I'm so sorry for the devastating loss of your beautiful boy, Reggie. In one of your posts, you said, "It feels like a piece of us died when Reggie left us, which is probably true" -- I can totally relate to that. 6 months after losing my precious house-bunny, Daisy, I still cannot shake that feeling. As my signature reads: "It broke our hearts to lose you, but you didn't go alone, for parts of us went with you, the day God called you home." How true that is! They take the whole pieces of our hearts with them, but I truly believe we will be whole again one day when we our reunited with our precious pets. Until that day, we have to hold onto the memories and the love that we were blessed with. Be easy on yourself, Aaron, grief is a rollercoaster, with many ups and downs, twists and turns. We are all here to help you with your journey.

Take care,
Cheryl xx

Thank you Cheryl. You are right, grief is a roller coaster and we are trying to manage it the best we can. We obviously are not computers that can just delete certain memories and continue living like nothing happened. I don't ever want to forget our Reggie and all that he brought into our lives.

My wife said something so true this past weekend - she said how she wouldn't have traded anything in the world for the time we were able to spend with Reggie. We know that for the 9 joy filled years he gave us, we won't endure 9 years of equally heart wrenching pain. We will never "get over" his loss, but we will be able to manage it. That's the "price" we pay when we open our homes to pets. While we can't and shouldn't think about it, there will come a day when our friends leave us. We can't change that, ever. So we have to remember to love them, spoil them and enjoy them with all our hearts while they are with us. This holds true for ANY relationship, not just ones we have with our pets.

Thank you again for "listening" to me and sharing your thoughts. I am glad I found this site as you are all very kind people.

Hi, Aaron, one of the many "adjustments" we are faced making is "what do I do now?" Our beloved companions are very dependent upon us for all of their needs. Consequently our routines are formed around them - - feeding time, walking, play time, vet trips, etc.. When they precedue us to the angels, we are now faced with the overwhelming task of finding some other way of compensating for the time we would have been sharing with our beloved companions. - - ANOTHER reminder that our beloved companions are no longer physically with us. Defining the "new normal" very hard, to put it mildly.

I'm so glad you and your wife are sharing this quality time together. I hope you can feel Reggie smiling, nodding his head in total approval.

Aaron, right now you and your wife need "to take from others." That's one of the many reasons why we're here for you both. Right now you may be finding it just a challenge to put two consecutive thoughts together, to stay focused on what you're doing right at that moment. The stress of grief challenges us in our abilities to function. So, please just take your time. We are always glad to hear from you, to know how you and your wife are doing, and as you feel up to it, to embrace the caring, comforting wisdom of your heart in each of our journeys.

By the way, you can still wish your precious Reggie a good day - - even though he's with the angels now, his heart is still with you and your wife. The sound of your voice talking to him as you always have is still sweet to him, and he's listening intently to every word. And there are no more "good bys" to be said because he is now with you in real time - - wherever you go and whatever you do. He no longer has to wait for you to come home from work, or shopping, or the gym - - or vacation - - to tell him how your day has been - - for he is sharing it right along with you now at the very moment.

Aaron, please know you and your wife are in my thoughs and prayers, and I will look forward to knowing how you're doing.

Peace and blessings,
moon_beam

Hi Aaron
I hope you got through today ok. I know how much I miss Squiggy and how lonely I am. I hope you are ok. I'm glad you have your wife too, it helps. My support and blessings to you.
-Di

Thank you both for the kind words, I can't tell you how much they have helped me (and in turn my wife).

moon_beam, you are so right. Our lives were/are formed around our beloved cats and that is by far the hardest part of this adjustment. But then again, they are family and our lives are defined by family and friends. That's why we are trying our best to do things other than "mope" around because we truly believe that Reggie would have DEMANDED we not stop living our lives, but instead embrace each day and love each other and our friends and family as much as we can. As you said, Reggie is looking down on us and nodding in approval as we try our best to continue living our lives and eventually enjoy each day as if he were still with us. I still talk to him and tell him how much we love him and how we can't wait to see him again someday. I know he is happy and healthy on the other side and that gives me some solace. He lived such a beautiful life while on this planet.

For some reason, I am more at peace than I was yesterday. I still miss him dearly and wish he was still here, but I think I am slowly adjusting to the absence of his physical presence. My thoughts yesterday were dominated by those last few weeks when Reggie was sick, but I am making the conscious decision to remember the time before that and how much he made us smile. I want to remember him on my shoulder or me holding him like a baby and rubbing that soft, pink belly of his. Those memories are what will get us through this, as he was a special gift and we were the ones who were blessed to have him in our lives. This pain we feel now will never, ever overshadow the immense joy and happiness he brought into our lives for those 9 special years.

Grief is indeed a roller coaster of emotions. Tomorrow might be different and come with a whole new set of challenges, but we can only deal with our loss one day at a time.

Di, thanks for your thoughts. I "got through" the day the best I could. Being at work was especially difficult because the prior two weeks were dominated by me knowing he was at the hospital getting treatment or was at home. But yesterday I knew he was not at home waiting for me and unfortunately those thoughts dominated my heart and mind. There were several times at work when I wanted to cry but held it in until I was at home and could hug my wife. It felt good to cry and to talk to my wife. Our sweet Kylah hung out with us on our bed for much of last night as we watched TV. So that helped a lot. She seems to be coping as well as we could have hoped. She and Reggie were buddies, but were not "bosom buddies" who slept together all the time or constantly played. They got along wonderfully and were the ying to the other's yang. She is energetic, a princess and a bit of a spazz. Reggie was happy-go-lucky, was always around no matter who was there and was the center of attention. He loved being held and was a lap kitty and Kylah doesn't care to be held and is anything but a lap kitty. So we will miss that dynamic between them as much as we will miss Reggie by himself. Watching them was as fun as watching any TV show or movie.

I am again so sorry for your loss and can empathize with what you are feeling. You wish the pain would just vanish or you could wake up from this bad nightmare, but you can't. Only time and sharing your thoughts with as many others as you can will help ease the pain. I know thinking about your Squiggy only makes the pain worse, but you can't suppress those happy memories as you will one day be able to think about them and smile and find comfort in knowing that the time you two shared was something special. This pain is the price we pay for the years of joy and companionship we enjoy with our furry friends.

Last night was filled with different emotions, but we are slowly healing and getting through the loss of our Reggie. I stopped by my parents for a bit and spent time with both their cats. It helped me to see them both, as I have known them both since they were little kittens. I then got my haircut last night (was long overdue since we were spending time with him every day at the vet) and was able to talk openly and proudly about our Reggie. My "barber" has two Dachshunds and she knows the bond that comes with having a pet. So it was good to talk to her about it.

Yesterday was the first day my wife went back to work since Reggie's passing and it was a hard day for her, just as it was a hard day for me on Monday. She asked her boss to remove pictures of Reggie before she arrived, which was difficult. Then she was going through the mail in the kitchen after work and there was what appeared to be a card addressed to her. She opened it and her office got her a card and everyone wrote messages of support. That was really difficult and she cried in my arms over it. We talked some and I told her we have to keep remembering all the special times we shared with Reggie and that we'll always miss him, but never forget him. I told her to keep talking to him and tell him how much she loves him.

She is also worried about our other cat, Kylah, not because she is acting "strange" but because she can tell Kylah is looking for Reggie and it breaks her heart. It's just a mother's concern over her other children. We are giving Kylah all the love she wants and more, which is all we can do. After we talked she picked up the card and read the messages her co-workers wrote for her, which I was proud she could do. We cooked dinner for the first time since Reggie's passing and ate on the couch like we did before. That was a tough hurdle as he was always there with us around dinner time. He is still there with us though, I can feel his spirit all throughout me. We watched some TV and went to bed early to spend time with Kylah, as our bed is her favorite spot and she loves to "squish" on her blanket next to my wife.

As I have said, while she does not read this site, I take the messages of support that you all share and pass them on to her. I know it is helping her heal, as they help me heal. We will get trough this together and I can't help but think that she and I will become closer and our bond stronger as a result. That is just another gift Reggie has given to us, unintentionally of course.

I thought I would share the lyrics to a song that have been going through my head the last few days. The song is called "I Miss You" by Incubus. We miss you Reggie and will always love you. We know you are doing well where you are and can't wait to see you again.

To see you when I wake up
Is a gift I didn't think could be real.
To know that you feel the same as I do
Is a three-fold, Utopian dream.

You do something to me that I can't explain.
So would I be out of line if I said "I miss you"?

I see your picture.
I smell your skin on
The empty pillow next to mine.
You have only been gone ten days,
But already I'm wasting away.
I know I'll see you again
Whether far or soon.
But I need you to know that I care,
And I miss you.

Hi, Aaron, thank you so much for letting us know how you, your wife, and Kylah are doing. I can so understand about going to work, and how hard it is to make it through the day. Thank goodness for the privacy of the restroom where I could go to collect myself for a few minutes before going back to my desk to continue my work. And then there were the gut-wrenching sobbing drives to and from work, the waking up in the middle of the night sobbing from the depths of a breaking heart - - living on "automatic pilot" for days, and weeks, until the mind could once again comprehend a semblance of the new "reality."

I can also relate to how Kylah is feeling - - looking for her house mate Reggie. My precious Noah did that with his big adopted kitty brother, Eli, and it broke my heart. The last time he saw Eli was when I was taking him back to the vet for the "procedure." The vet who had been treating him for cancer and subsequent infections never offered / counseled me that I could bring him home so that Noah could pay his final respects, and it took close to 2.5 years for Noah to make "peace" with the fact that Eli's physical presence could no longer be with us. When Oslo and his baby sister joined the angels, I made sure that he had a chance to be with them, and that has helped him tremendously. Even today, though, he still finds comfort in snuggling down on their blankets that I haven't washed yet because they still have their scent on them. You are doing the very best with your Kylah by sharing as much extra time with her as possible - - as much as she can handle. My little Noah - - he is a snuggler with me, and he will let me hold him - - but he can take just so much mommy "mushy stuff" and then it's time to break. He is so precious, my little Noah. Forgive me - - for tears are welling up in my eyes as I'm writing to you - - because I do know what you, your wife, and Kylah are going through, and my heart is with you.

Some folks find it comforting to do a special memorial for their beloved companions - - like a scrapbook, or a video / slide show, a garden perhaps. Some folks make donations to their local humane society or vet's in loving memory of their beloved companion, some do fund raisers in loving tribute as well. With the exception of Oslo and Abbygayle, when each of my furkids have joined the angels I made memorial booklets with pictures and poems and wrote a brief euology about their lives, etc., and made enough copies to give to my vet and vet techs so that they could remember my babies, their client, for the better days - - not for the illness that claimed their physical lives. When Oslo and Abbygayle joined the angels I did memorial videos/ slide shows on each of them set to music, and the vets and vet techs truly appreicated them. So, that might be something you and your wife might think about - - for whatever it's worth. I did find working on these projects helpful because it did help me to stay focused on their lives - - not just the last few days / weeks / months of their lives of declining health.

Thank you so much for sharing the lyrics to the song, too. My mom was a musician, not by profession but she could have been. She always used to say that music is a universal language because it speaks to the heart - - and our precious companions truly do share the "music of our hearts."

Aaron, this grief journey is a one day at a time, sometimes one moment at a time journey. It is an honor to be here for you and your wife, to try to offer you both some comfort, encouragement and support during one of the most sorrowful times you will have in your experiences on this side of eternity. When I first joined the family here on L S I posted a poem in the Tribute / Memorials section that I had written called "Beloved Companion". I'm not sure where it is in the list, but I hope you will find it comforting for you and your wife, if you'd like to check it out, and please feel free to print off a copy of it if you'd llike to put a copy with your beloved Reggie's memorabilia. If you can't find it for whatever reason and would still like to have it, let me know and I'll e-mial it to you or Private Message it to you -- - whichever way.

Aaron, thank you again so much for sharing with us how things are going for you, your wife, and your precious Kylah. Please know each of you are in my thoughts and prayers, and that I will look forward to knowing how you're doing.

Peace and blessings,
moon_beam

Thank you moon beam, your words (as well as those of everyone else) always bring me comfort and help me continue to heal from our loss. I am not sure how to explain it, but I feel more at ease when I am at home than I am at work, despite our home being filled with memories of Reggie. While this may all just be in my head, I can feel his spirit permeating throughout our home and it helps bring me comfort because I know he'd want my wife, Kylah and me to continue being a family in our home. I miss my friend so much and think about him constantly and still talk to him, but I am slowly able to think about all the good times we shared together and allow it to heal me rather than make me cry. I continue reminding myself how blessed we were to have him in our lives and how he still is a part of us and our home and always will be.

I am sorry to hear that your Noah had to go through that. These animals, like humans, share bonds with one another that are as strong as the bonds humans share. My wife's sister and her husband had two cats several years ago, Bailey and Kahlua, and Kahlua passed away suddenly and Bailey did not fare well. She is still with us, but the stress from Kahlua's loss caused her to get sick. Luckily she is better now, but it was tough to see her go through that. Part of Bailey's health issues might have been brought about by them bringing a new cat into their house and the chemistry was not there.

Looking back, I am glad that we were able to bring Reggie back home so Kylah could see him for a few more days. Kylah seems to be adjusting as well as we can hope for. She is still social and still eating well and using the potty like normal. In fact, she is craving more attention than before and we are giving her as much as she wants. She loves to prance around on our bed and get pet and brushed. One thing she likes to do is to pass back and forth in front of me while I smell her head and the top of her back. My wife won't do it, but Kylah loves it when I do it. So she's been getting smelled a whole lot lately. Last night she did something that we don't think she has ever done before - my wife was sleeping on her back and woke up with Kylah sitting on her stomach/chest area. My wife said she woke up and pet her while she sat there.

It's amazing that you would suggest ways to remember and memorialize Reggie, as we have thought about the same things. We laid Reggie to rest at my wife's parents' house as they have graciously allowed us to lay other friends to rest there and we planted a white flowered camellia by his resting spot. I enjoy gardening and have several beds, so we plated another white camellia in our back yard in honor of Reggie. This corner has many white daffodils planted as well, so it will be a fitting memorial of white blooms to honor Reggie. My wife is an avid scrap-booker and has done a book for Reggie and Kylah in the past and maybe someday she will be able to do another for Reggie together. When we were at the hospital to see Reggie (sometimes 2x a day), they put us in various visiting rooms. All of those rooms had pictures of past patients, some who had made it and some who had not, thanking the doctors and vet techs for all they did. I would like to do that someday as they gave him comfort in his last days and gave us extra time to spend with Reggie. I know it will be hard to go back, as I have some supplies to give back to them that we could not use. In the main waiting lobby they have different pictures of vet techs with animals and one of the pictures is a white cat that looks like Reggie's twin. Seeing that picture will be hard, but I think going back and telling the vet techs 'thank you' would help me.

I will go find your poem and read it, thank you for telling me that. Maybe I will be able to share your poem with my wife.

Thank you again for your heartfelt words, they bring me great comfort and are helping us heal. I am not sure how we would be doing now had I not found this site and all its great people. We have been blessed to have friends and family who care greatly for us, which has helped tremendously. We continue to look for inspiration and positives in Reggie's life, which is not hard to do. He was a blessing that we will never forget.

I wanted to share some more pictures of Reggie and some new pictures of our sweet Kylah - I am glad I can look at pictures of my sweet Reggie and smile, although seeing them does make my heart heavy. But I am just so proud of the full life he lived and feel so blessed to have known him that it brings me more joy than pain to share these with everyone else. He was the happiest cat I'd ever known in my life and made everyone he met smile. I will continue to remember and honor Reggie in that way and will always miss him.

Here is the link to some pictures I uploaded this morning: http://www.flickr.com/photos/47365351@N03/...28752/lightbox/

What great pictures! Love the two of them together, they look like fast friends. Thanks for sharing your feline family with everyone, I can see why Reggie is so dearly missed.

Jan

Thank you Jan, those were my favorites out of the ones I have at work (and I have a lot). For some reason, it makes me happy to share pictures of Reggie and Kylah with others because I want everyone to see and know how special he is. I suppose it helps me honor him and keep his spirit strong even though he is not physically with us anymore.