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Toni Noel posted an update 4 years, 1 month ago

@carmie Carmelina, I think of you often and always with care. How are you healing up now? I hope you’ll join us again in the Group meeting to catch up. Here is another {{HUG}} for you, dear…. Toni
- Carmelina replied 4 years ago
  Hi Toni. I’m feeling better and am considering adopting a kitten in the near future… thank you for thinking of me! I will try my best to be at the next group meeting. Thank you. Hope you are doing well!
  Carmelina
- Toni Noel replied 4 years ago
  I’m so glad to hear that, Carmelina. Giving a kitten a loving home will do you both good. I had Boots for a few months and he really got me through losing my girl. (Now I worry and miss HIM every day, hoping his mom is taking good care of him). Bring your kitten to the Group meeting! We’d love to meet and coo all over it 🙂
- Carmelina replied 4 years ago
  Hi Toni. I haven’t adopted yet. I have my eye on a few kittens but bringing myself to actually go through with bringing one home is another story. Yes, our pets get us through many things in life, but getting through losing them is the hard part. I’ll keep you posted. Hope all is well with you!
- Toni Noel replied 4 years ago
  Carmelina, do not do anything for which you are not ready. It’s a big thing to bring another into your home and heart and there’s no telling when you may be ready again. I had Boots for a few months after my BG died and he really helped me recover from that (I still miss her terribly and grieve, but with joy and less pain for sure), but Boots went back to his lady and I am not ready for another relationship now either. I know someone who lost her beloved dog over twenty years ago and is just now opening herself to another loving pet relationship. I feel bad for her that the fear of loss denied her the many joys of pet partnering for all these years, but I certainly understand, and it is totally up to us when, or if, we can share again. So my dear friend, we support you in every way and remain here for you to share with us as you move forward. If you can join us tomorrow, great! But if not, know we’ll be thinking of you. We won’t meet in August so let’s plan on an August group get together. Here’s another {{HUG}} for you, Carmelina :-). Toni
  OH! Maybe you will find comfort sharing your own kind understanding and support with others here in our community who are hurting. Just scroll through and post your caring thoughts if you like.
- Toni Noel replied 4 years ago
  Ooops….Let’s plan for a September meeting …. we are meeting tonight, July 21st.
- Suzanne replied 4 years ago
  Hi Carmelita,
  We met at the June Zoom meeting. Just wanted you to know I’m thinking of you and the others who have had to say good bye to a beloved pet. I pray regularly for all animals to have a peaceful pain free death surrounded by those they love and for all mourning the loss of a beloved pet.
- Carmelina replied 4 years ago
  Hi Toni and Suzanne. I apologize for not writing back sooner. Thank you for thinking of me and for your prayers. I still miss my Milo terribly but getting better. I think about adopting another all the time and visited with a couple of cats I was interested in on Saturday. One had a bit of a cold and of course, it frightened me. The thought of bringing a kitty home and having to medicate brings me back to those days I’d rather put out of my mind. The other kitty was very friendly and rubbed up against my leg. Did he pick me? When I’m spending time with cats, all the love I have pours out of me and I enjoy interacting and playing with them. In fact, the volunteer even commented that whoever I choose to adopt will be a very fortunate kitty. It’s when I’m by myself that all my fears take over about losing again and going through the pain again that I shy away from bringing another cat into my home. I’m constantly going back and forth… I want, I don’t want. I have considered adopting one of the kitties I saw last weekend. He’s beautiful! He’s a gray tuxedo with the most beautiful golden eyes. Will I go through with it? Stay tuned… : ) Thank you again for all the kind support and prayers. Sending prayers to you both, Toni and Suzanne. God bless you!
- Toni Noel replied 4 years ago
  Of course you will!! Pick up those feet and go get him, Carmelina. I was absolutely bereft when my Beauty Girl passed – the pain, the emptiness, the litter box and dishes and her beds gone…and then Boots came into my life and I understood how BG and Milo, and frankly each of us would only wish for more love to come around after we’re gone, too. Yep, one day you’ll part again but what a delight to have the time together. All kitties are going to die. All people are going to die. Even rocks erode over time. Don’t let the fear of loss overtake your joy of living, and sharing with a kitty who needs your loving and happy home. If I hadn’t experienced it myself, I wouldn’t be so bold, but I really hope you will open your doors – to your home, and your heart, and share again. That said, it has to be when you’re ready, but it sounds like you are. I love that you are so kind. Let us know what you decide. And send a special {HUG} to Suzanne who is mourning, too. Toni

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