Tess And Thanksgiving Options

[sad_debra]

My 10 year old cat Tess has mammary cancer. The tumor is growing and she's beginning to decline but her quality of life is still good so it's not her time quite yet. July 1st I found a small lump and that is when this whole thing began. Almost five months of the ups and downs and the anxiety and the acceptance and the paralyzing grief.

I have a 20 pound turkey to prepare and a house to clean and I don't care about any of it. I feel absolutely crushed by this sadness and I thought maybe if I just wrote it down it might help clear the fog a little so I can get some things done.

[moon_beam]

Hi, debra, please permit me to offer you my sincerest sympathies in the physical loss of your beloved Tess. Losing a companoin is never easy regardless of the circumstances or how long we are blessed with the privilege of their company. Euthanasia is the last gift of love we can give to our companions at great sacrifice to ourselves so that they can be restored to their former youthfulness in the company of the angels.

Debra, I am sooo sorry that I did not see your post of December 11, 2012, sharing with us the news of your beloved Tess' transition home to the angels. I do soooo understand how you're feeling when you share with us: "Home doesn't feel like home anymore and there is a place on the bed that will be forever empty." Even though we have the blessing of other precious companions with us, there is a HUGE void in our hearts and home when a beloved companion is no longer physically present. Even though we intellectually know they are no longer struggling with their illness there is still the grief adjustment journey that needs to be traveled - - one day at a time, sometimes one moment at a time, in your own way and in your own time.

I know there are no adequate words in any language that can soothe the seering pain of sorrow that is in your heart, debra. I can only hope that the words I share with you will offer you some measure of comfort, support, encouragement, and hope as you travel your grief journey. Please know you are not alone in your journey. Each of us here do understand what you are going through, and we are here for you for as long and as often as you need us.

Debra, thank you sooo very much for sharing your beloved Tess with us. Perhaps sometime you will feel up to sharing a picture(s) of her with us - - but only when / if you want to. Once again, debra, please know you are not alone in your grief adjustment journey. Please know my heart feels your deep sorrow, and I am here for you.

I hope today is treating you and your precious Daisy kindly, and that you will have a peaceful evening blessed with your beloved Tess' sweet Living Spirit to comfort you. Please know you and your precious Daisy are in my thoughts and prayers, and that I look forward to knowing how you both are doing.

Peace and blessings,
moon_beam