One Week, Missing my Lucy Options

[Caroline]

I can't believe it has been one week, almost to the hour that we had to put our beloved Lucy down. She was suffering so badly last Friday from the lymphoma. I miss her so much. The house has been so quiet. I still sometimes open the door to let her out, or look for her when I come home even though I know she is not there.

I went to a support loss meeting at the humane society last night but it didn't help all that much. What I really want is Lucy back, and nobody can give me that. We received so many condolence cards and even some flowers when Lucy passed. That really touched me. Everyone on our street loved her. She was always out on our front lawn with my husband and kids. She was friendly to everybody. I don't even want to be outside anymore, because outside was where Lucy loved to be. We walked her everywhere...to Starbucks, the park with the kids...all of those places seem sad to me now.

We told my 3 year old son that Lucy was up in heaven...in the sky. Now he is worried that she will "fall out of the sky." I keep telling him that won't happen. Our family still seems so off balance. It is hard to believe it has been just one week. It seems like it has been so much longer since I held her and talked to her. She was such a wonderful, sweet girl. I think about her all of the time.

Caroline

Lucy 4-9-99 to 2-4-05

[Kathleen032]

Dear Caroline,

I've thought of you so many times this week. I can relate to the Starbucks thing...I used to take Shiloh to a dog friendly cafe...she's been gone 5 1/2 months and I still can't go there without choking back tears.

You continue to be in my thoughts.
Kathleen

PS - How adorable that your son is worried that Lucy is going to fall out of the sky.