It Happened So Fast Options

[KatyR]

Tookie was in our lives for almost seventeen years. We adopted her when she was a kitten. I was seven years old. Now at 24 years old, her death seemed to happen so fast.

She was never sick. Always an indoor cat, we joked that she had her own apartment away from us fools. She lived in my mom's bedroom most of the time. We played with her, brought her out into the living room, scratched and pet with her. She was (is) one of our own family members.

And, then February 18th, 2014 - she just became extremely lethargic. She had no appetite. There had been no signs of something being wrong with her. She sat in the living room on her favorite chair watching everyone else and watching television. My sister and I were away at our college campus (about a two hour drive from our house) and on our way home my mom told us that something was wrong. She had tried to cut Tookie's nails and she didn't put up a fight as she normally did. Her breathing was shallow, and she was just resting on her favorite chair in the living room.

The next day we took her to the vet and they diagnosed her with nothing abnormally wrong. Her liver count was off a little but nothing too alarming. They said that she had the healthiest kidneys of any cat they've ever taken care of. We took her home with some medicine, aiding her with food and such....She'd look up at my mom with such love and gratitude when my mom held her, gave her food and water, and medicine...She'd get extremely better, then worse, then better, then worse.

Then we took her to the vet again on March 10th, when everything just seemed to be too much. Tookie just wasn't getting better. Now, the vets said that she had bone marrow cancer and any little thing could make her pass away. It was the most quiet drive home we could make...and the next few days at home. It was like if we could silence the world, she would be alive forever.

Then, Thursday March 13th, in the afternoon, she was laying in her favorite bed. We placed her to look outside the window on my mom's bed - her favorite resting place. After we kissed her and told her we loved her, gave her some time to rest on her own...when we came back, she had passed away.

Tomorrow, Tuesday - we're saying our final goodbyes with a funeral....and it just doesn't seem to be real. It just happened so fast. I know she is in peace. I take comfort in that, but it's the loss that usurps me every day. Just realizing that it all happened. From helping her be comfortable, giving her medicine and food, trying to make the house as quiet as possible....and then seeing her lying in her final spot in the sun....

I love you, Tookie. Rest in peace sweetheart. You'll be in our hearts forever.

[moon_beam]

Hi, Katy, please permit me to offer you my sincerest sympathies in the physical loss of your beloved Tookie. Losing a companion is never easy regardless of the circumstances or how long we are blessed with the privilege of their company. It is a true blessing that your beloved Tookie was able to transition home to the angels in the place she loves the most - - surrounded by the sights and sounds and smells and people who gave her a loving, comforting home during her earthly journey.

Katy, this grief journey is one of the most painful experiences you will know on this side of eternity. It is a journey that cannot be reconciled in a minute, an hour, a day, a week, a month, or even 6 months - - for you are now on a journey that is filled with all the first withouts and the memories that can be all to painful that include "this time yesterday, last week, last month, last year" to endure. But it is a journey you do not travel alone. Each of us here do understand what you and your family are going through, and we are here for you for as long and as often as you need us.

In the midst of your deep sorrow and adjustment journey, I hope you will find comfort in knowing that the love bond you and your beloved Tookie share is eternal - - it is not restricted to the physical laws of time and space. Your beloved Tookie's sweet Living Spirit continues to share your earthly journey as she always has and always will for she is always and forever in your heart and memories, Katy - - she is always and forever a heartbeat close to you.

I know all too well from first hand experience that when our hearts are entrenched in deep grief there are no adequate words in any language that can soothe the seering pain of sorrow. Still I hope the words I share with you will offer you some measure of comfort, support, encouragement, and hope as you travel your grief adjustment journey.

Thank you so much for honoring us in sharing your beloved Tookie with us, Katy. She is beautiful. Please know you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers, Katy, and please let us know how you're doing.

Peace and blessings,
moon_beam

[KatyR]

Hi, Katy, please permit me to offer you my sincerest sympathies in the physical loss of your beloved Tookie. Losing a companion is never easy regardless of the circumstances or how long we are blessed with the privilege of their company. It is a true blessing that your beloved Tookie was able to transition home to the angels in the place she loves the most - - surrounded by the sights and sounds and smells and people who gave her a loving, comforting home during her earthly journey.

Katy, this grief journey is one of the most painful experiences you will know on this side of eternity. It is a journey that cannot be reconciled in a minute, an hour, a day, a week, a month, or even 6 months - - for you are now on a journey that is filled with all the first withouts and the memories that can be all to painful that include "this time yesterday, last week, last month, last year" to endure. But it is a journey you do not travel alone. Each of us here do understand what you and your family are going through, and we are here for you for as long and as often as you need us.

In the midst of your deep sorrow and adjustment journey, I hope you will find comfort in knowing that the love bond you and your beloved Tookie share is eternal - - it is not restricted to the physical laws of time and space. Your beloved Tookie's sweet Living Spirit continues to share your earthly journey as she always has and always will for she is always and forever in your heart and memories, Katy - - she is always and forever a heartbeat close to you.

I know all too well from first hand experience that when our hearts are entrenched in deep grief there are no adequate words in any language that can soothe the seering pain of sorrow. Still I hope the words I share with you will offer you some measure of comfort, support, encouragement, and hope as you travel your grief adjustment journey.

Thank you so much for honoring us in sharing your beloved Tookie with us, Katy. She is beautiful. Please know you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers, Katy, and please let us know how you're doing.

Peace and blessings,
moon_beam

Thank you for the kind words and soulful support, moonbeam. It truly is a shock that we have lost such a sweet soul but as a friend suggested and I have taken to heart, the rest she is having now is for her. There are still moments where I have to grip the wall from shock of realizing that she is gone, and sometimes trying to come to terms with the last few weeks of her life. I am so happy that I have been able to share a little bit of Tookie online through youtube and in pictures, just so that others can rejoice in her beautiful sweet spirit. The grief and loss will take a long to accept or subside, however, I am at peace that we have found a respectful and beautiful quiet cemetery for her rest to continue and be at peace. Her life and her death has given me newfound appreciation for how fleeting life is, and I try to do many tasks now in her honor - in this way she feels closer to me. Deepest regards and thank you again, moonbeam.