My Loss, Dasher Options

[dancer]

My 16 year old kitten passed 8/24/2014 I am so alone and at a loss without her in my world, not sure how to get through each quiet day

[Monique]

I'm so very sorry for your loss. I found this site after losing MacKenzie 11 July 2014. Unfortunately, loss is a very big part of my life due to my participation in animal rescue. I feel empathically your loneliness. Losing Mackenzie really accentuated how very few true friends I have. I still have a house full of peeps, yet human companionship and interacting with my own kind just seems intuitive and natural. So, to find that so many just do not understand or are not available or don't want to hear about it anymore is heart shattering. Finding a way to go on...

Directly after a loss is so terribly painful. To find the will to go on is a monumental task. Like you, I want to be home and then I don't. Reminders everywhere.

There is no timeline to demarcate when grief, or a stage thereof, is finished. I find myself going back and forth between the different stages. Sometimes, I just get stuck. I do know how important it is to not ignore your feelings. Suppressing only makes the grief last longer. I personally have never gotten to the point where I can just think of the happy times. The last moment of a beloved companion's life is always a part of my thoughts. It does get easier over time and I have experienced that love never dies. When the time is right, you will allow the door to new love to open. Until then, don't worry. Give honor to the life and passing of your loved one through your tears.

I hope that in time your journey to healing will involved peace and harmony in your heart and soul.