Said Goodbye To Our Sweet Reggie Today Options

[moon_beam]

Hi, Aaron, thank you so much for letting us know how you're doing, and for sharing pictures of Quincy with us. I'm chuckling at your comment about the second picture with him flipping over his bed and laying on it. Our furkids sure do have their own little quirky ways, don't they?

I know very well what you've been through having arthroscopic surgery on your knee. I had that done to my right knee, and the recovery was a lot easier than the surgery 25.5 years ago for a rod implanted into my right femur to hold it together so I can walk. I hope your recovery is speedy and uneventful, Aaron.

I am so sorry that you got the reminder from the vet's office about Reggie. I do know how difficult that must have been for you. The staff probably needs to be reminded to remove the reminders from Reggie in their computer system. You'd think they would already know to do that, but I had the same thing happen when my Eli joined the angels. When I asked the staff to remove the reminders for him from their computer system they were most apologetic for the oversight.

It is so good to see you again, Aaron, and thank you for letting us know how Kristy, Quincy, and Kylah are doing. Please know you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers, Aaron, and will look forward to knowing how things are going whenever possible.

Peace and blessings,
moon_beam

[Aaron]

Hey little buddy, just wanted to drop you a line. Yesterday marked your 5-month angel-versary. I can't believe it's been 5 months since you left this physical world. In some ways it feels like you left us just yesterday. It was also Mommy and Daddy's 8 year wedding anniversary. You really know how to remain in our lives, even though you are no longer with us physically. We both think about you everyday and still miss you so much. It's getting easier to cope with you not being here, but I wish you were still here with us today. You really left this world far too early, which makes us both cherish the time we spend with friends and family even more now.

Your sister likes to sit in the front bedroom window sill where you liked to sit and look at the birds and lizards. Your favorite chair in the same room is still empty, I don't think anyone has sat there since you left us. That was your chair and will always be your chair, but I won't ever get rid of it. It still has your little claw and teeth marks on it from when you were a kitten and would play on the chair. I cleaned the house last weekend and was dusting the tops of the corner posts of the bed where you loved to sit. They still show your back claw marks from when you'd jump up there and dig in for traction so you wouldn't slide off. I love those claw marks. I miss hearing you meow when I would get ready in the bathroom - you loved licking my hair, which your Mommy found very weird. When we get ready for bed at night, it's just your sister on the bed now. You would be on Mommy's side of the bed squishing on the bed spread, waiting for us to go to bed. Then you'd come down and visit us and lay by Mommy's head. Your sister always came down and would jump down to the end of the bed to lure you away, which always worked. I miss waking up at night and feeling you down by my feet and hearing you give me that "what, I'm sleeping" meow when I checked to see if you were there. I really miss how you woke my up at night just so I'd give you attention and carry you back to bed. You were one of a kind and with every day that passes, I am reminded more and more of how special you truly were.

Our new furball Quincy is helping Mommy a lot, as well as Daddy. I think you would have gotten along with him very well. He wants to play sooooo much with Kylah, but they are still warming up to one another. But she is getting more and more curious of him. He actually likes to lay across my shoulder just like you did, which is pretty funny. He has his funny little quirks, just like you did. He will "woof" quietly in the morning when he wants us to get up, much like you would meow quietly to wake us up.

I hope you are having fun where you are and I am glad you are healthy now. Thanks for everything you did for us and those who were fortunate enough to meet you. Until next time.

[moon_beam]

Hi, Aaron, thank you so much for sharing with us how you're doing and your heartfelt letter to your precious Reggie. I'm smiling as I'm reading it. It sounds to me like your precious Reggie is teaching Quincy how to comfort you so that you can focus on your precious memories of Reggie's life with you. I'm smiling at your memories of his claw marks on the headboard, and his teeth marks on the chair. It reminds me of my Samson - - he teethed on the furniture legs to my mom's piano, as well as chewing holes in a couple of throw rugs and blankets. I still have those area rugs and blankets, and every time I use them and see the little holes he chewed in them I think of him as a puppy trying to get relief in any way he could from the discomfort of teething. I tried everything I could think of to help soothe his gums, but the thing that gave him the most comfort was chewing on something substantial - - like an area rug or a folded blanket - - and a couple of my furry slippers.

Aaron, it is so good to share how you, Kristy, Kylah, and Quincy are doing. Thank you again for sharing your cherished memories of your precious Reggie with us, and for letting me share a memory of my Samson with you. Please know you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers, and will look forward to knowing how you're doing whenever possible.

Peace and blessings,
moon_beam

[Aaron]

thanks moon beam, I always appreciate your words. Today is an unexpected tough day for me. I went on a short business trip and as I was driving back, I "accidentally" thought about how I always loved coming home from trips because I got to see my Reggie. It just popped in my head unexpectedly. Kristy was home for lunch and Quincy was out and I was setting up my laptop in the office to work from home. He came into the office and it reminded me of how Reggie would come into the office anytime I would be in the office chair. He would sit next to me and meow unrelentlessly until I made room for him to jump on my lap. Sometimes he wouldn't even wait, he'd make due with what room there was. Our bond was so strong and so special and I still miss it so much.

You just never know when things like this will appear. I really miss that cat so much, I think about him every day. I try not to, but those last few weeks still linger in my mind. I wish to hell those memories would just go away, but they won't. I'll be OK though, I know Reggie is doing well where he is.

[moon_beam]

Hi, Aaron, thank you so much for sharing with us how you're doing. You are so right, Aaron. The memories of our beloved companions are always with us, even when we do not consciously think of them. And when they precede us to the angels our greatest fear in our deep grief is that we will somehow "forget" them. But they are indelibly etched in our hearts, no matter how long the physical separation may be. The last weeks, days, hours of our earthly journey with our beloved companions are part of our memories, and because they are the most recent ones they are the most pronounced - - at least for awhile. I promise you, Aaron, as your grief lessens you will find your memories of how Reggie would do something more comforting. It's quite okay to talk to your precious Reggie just as you would if he were still physically with you, for his sweet Living Spirit is forever with you.

And if Quincy does something to remind you of your precious Reggie, it would be quite okay to say something like, "Did your kitty brother Reggie send you to me?" or "Okay, Reggie, what message are you giving Quincy to give to me?" or "You know, Quincy, your kitty brother Reggie used to do this very same thing. How special of you to carry on his tradition with me." Or whatever is in your heart.

This grief journey does have its twists and turns, Aaron, and thank you so much for sharing with us how you're doing. Yes, you will be okay. Just know we are here for you to try to help smooth the "rough spots" for you anytime, whenever you need us.

Aaron, I hope life is treating you, Kristy, Kylah, and Quincy kindly. Please know you are in my thoughts and prayers, and look forward to knowing how you're doing whenever possible.

Peace and blessings,
moon_beam