• Maureen posted a new activity comment 2 years, 4 months ago

    Leslie, I’m so sorry for your loss 💔 She was a very pretty kitty. Sending hugs to your heart. 💔
    • Maureen posted a new activity comment 2 years, 4 months ago

      Lisa, I am so sorry for you loss of Trixie 💔 I lost my boy last year in January and my heart is still aching. It hasn’t been that long ago when you lost your Trixie and you are still in the beginning stage of grief. I know how heartbroken you are and my heart hurts for you. Sending you warm, comforting hugs at this very sad time. 💔
      • Maureen posted a new activity comment 2 years, 4 months ago

        I’m so sorry for your loss of Shortie. He was such a little cutie.
        • Maureen posted a new activity comment 2 years, 5 months ago

          Barbara, I’m so sorry for your loss of Coco 💔 Losing our fur babies is very painful. I lost my boy 14 months ago and it has been the hardest thing I’ve ever been through. My heart hurts for you. Comforting hugs to you 💔
          • Maureen posted a new activity comment 2 years, 5 months ago

            Sheryl, I am so sorry for your loss of Priscilla 💔
            Sending you comforting hugs 💔
            • Maureen posted a new activity comment 2 years, 5 months ago

              Amber, I am so, so sorry for your loss of Khemosavvy. What a beautiful horse he was. It is never easy to say goodbye to our fur companions and my heart hurts for you.
              Sending you comforting hugs and wishing you peace at this very sad time.
              May Khemosavvy rest in eternal peace.
              • Maureen posted a new activity comment 2 years, 5 months ago

                Lillian, I’m so sorry for your loss of Poogan 💔 What a beautiful pup he was. I know your heart is broken and I wish I could say something to help ease your pain. I still grieve for my Romeo who I lost 13 months ago and I am lost without him in my life. Time has helped ease the pain and it will for you too. Of course, we will never forget our fur babies.
                Sending you hugs and wishing you peace.
                • Maureen posted a new activity comment 2 years, 5 months ago

                  Judith, I am so sorry for your loss of Walker 💔
                  • Maureen posted a new activity comment 2 years, 5 months ago

                    Vicki, I am so sorry for your loss of Artie 💔 It is never easy to say goodbye to our fur babies. I lost my Romeo 13 months ago and my heart is still shattered. He was my heart and soul too, so I understand what you mean about Artie being yours. You certainly have had your share of loss and now anticipatory grief for the fur babies you still have. 💔 💔 Thank you for saving all of them and I wish you the very best. Take care and just give cuddles and kisses to those doggies while they are still with you.
                    Sending you lots of hugs. Peace be with you.
                    • Maureen posted a new activity comment 2 years, 5 months ago

                      Dianne, hello and thank you for your kind condolences. I’m sorry for your loss as well. 💔 Four years old is too young to cross over.
                      Sending you comforting hugs. 💔
                      • Maureen posted a new activity comment 2 years, 6 months ago

                        Hi Toni, thank you for your kind words. It is just a small gesture to give comfort to those who are suffering the loss of a furry companion and it gives me some comfort too. I have come along since the first awful days after losing my Romeo and, although I had very little support for my grief, I want to be sure I extend my support for others. I’m trying my best to climb out of this depression (baby steps).
                        Don’t know about the monthly meetings, but I will definitely think about it.
                        Thank you for your always remembering me and Romeo.
                        Maureen
                        • Maureen posted a new activity comment 2 years, 6 months ago

                          I know exactly how you feel. I lost my Romeo a little over a year ago, and my heart is still shattered. I will never get used to him being gone. June will be with you for the rest of your life. She lives in your heart. Sending you hugs 💔
                          • Maureen posted a new activity comment 2 years, 6 months ago

                            Renee, I am so sorry for your loss of Duke 💔 I know how hard it is to say goodbye. Sending you comforting hugs 💔
                            • Maureen posted a new activity comment 2 years, 6 months ago

                              Elizabeth, I am so, so sorry for your loss of Kissy 💔 Losing our fur babies is devastating, and my heart hurts for you. I lost my boy 13 months ago yesterday, and I am still a mess and cry every day. Please take care of yourself and remember that we all understand what you’re feeling.
                              Sending you comforting hugs, and I wish you peace for your broken heart 💔
                              • Maureen posted a new activity comment 2 years, 6 months ago

                                Joyce, I am so sorry for your loss of Cocoa. I know how heartbroken you are and I wish I could say something to help ease your pain. Losing our fur babies is hard. Sending you comforting hugs and wishing you peace at this very sad time.
                                • Maureen posted a new activity comment 2 years, 7 months ago

                                  Toni….thank you so very much for all your support. I am still so very sad over losing Romeo. I can’t believe it’s been a year. Where did all the days and months go? It’s all been a blur and I spent all that time in a fog. I miss him and the life we had so much. Remembering the happy times has been practically impossible, but I think the fog is starting to lift. I feel guilty when I find myself not crying as much because I feel like I’m forgetting him. Going into the new year was a hard too. I felt like I was leaving my boy behind. He will never be a part of this year, ever and that made me sad. So much sadness 💔

                                  I’m taking your suggestion…. and I am in the process of gathering up things like blankets, towels and other useful items to bring to my local shelter. I don’t know how going there will affect me, but I have to go. I need to. I’m hoping to maybe walk a dog or sit and give some comfort to a scared baby. I’m trying to move forward.
                                  Again, thank you for your support. {{{Maureen}}}

                                  • Maureen posted a new activity comment 2 years, 7 months ago

                                    Brony… ❤️
                                    • Maureen posted a new activity comment 2 years, 7 months ago

                                      Thank you, Katrina. I’m sorry for your loss as well 💔
                                      • Maureen posted an update 2 years, 7 months ago

                                        Sorry if this photo has posted more than once
                                      • Maureen posted an update 2 years, 7 months ago

                                        Hi, Saturday (1/6) was exactly one year ago that I lost my Romeo. I can’t begin to tell you how hard that day was for me. I knew that day was coming and I thought I would be okay. I was not. It has been a very difficult year for me and the memory of Romeo’s last moments play over and over in my head, and I just can’t seem to shake that vision. I am stuck. My heart is still shattered, and losing him has changed me forever. I will never be the same and life for me will never be the same again. He was the best thing to have happen to me. He came to me when I was at such a low point in my life, and he saved me from despair and brought happiness back to me. Now, that happiness is gone. Although, I am better than I was at this time last year, there are still those very bad days that rear their ugly heads and I am right back to that awful morning when my boy left this world forever 💔

                                        I want to say how grateful I am to be part of this group and I appreciate all the support and compassion I’ve received.
                                        I am sorry for all your losses and send warm thoughts and hugs to you. Be gentle with yourselves. ❤️

                                        I wanted to share a photo of the little memorial I set up for my Romeo.

                                        • Maureen, you are a welcome and valued member of our community. Your words of support help others and I hope they help you as we crawl through this mire of grief with you💔Everyone moves forward at a different pace and we are here for, and with you all the way. Anniversaries bring up strong emotions and it is understandable that this first one has hit you hard. It does us all, I think. Can you remember the date you met Romeo? Perhaps that is a happier anniversary we can acknowledge. It’s not possible for everyone to open their homes and hearts again to another pet in need of a loving home, but I have found that to be the most healing thing for me. Not “replacing” my lost baby, but sharing a new life with another. Are you able to volunteer at a shelter where you can give and get love from needy babies, shy of bringing one or two home? If not, are there neighborhood pets with whom you can visit and offer to help? If you can join our group meeting January 18th, even for a short time, please do. I think it will bring you some comfort and encouragement to hear from other kind, caring bereaved pet parents. We are here, Maureen. {{Toni}}
                                          Link to meeting is under “Events”
                                          • Maureen, it’s Brony, I’m still beside you…
                                            • I know exactly how you feel, about the last moments,I feel like I let my baby down and she fought,it actually was probably the worst experience I encountered, watching life come out of her, still cry every day.just wanted you to know your not alone and praying for us all as this is so hard without our fur babies.🐾🕊️💟
                                              • Brony… ❤️
                                                • Toni….thank you so very much for all your support. I am still so very sad over losing Romeo. I can’t believe it’s been a year. Where did all the days and months go? It’s all been a blur and I spent all that time in a fog. I miss him and the life we had so much. Remembering the happy times has been practically impossible, but I think the fog is starting to lift. I feel guilty when I find myself not crying as much because I feel like I’m forgetting him. Going into the new year was a hard too. I felt like I was leaving my boy behind. He will never be a part of this year, ever and that made me sad. So much sadness 💔

                                                  I’m taking your suggestion…. and I am in the process of gathering up things like blankets, towels and other useful items to bring to my local shelter. I don’t know how going there will affect me, but I have to go. I need to. I’m hoping to maybe walk a dog or sit and give some comfort to a scared baby. I’m trying to move forward.
                                                  Again, thank you for your support. {{{Maureen}}}

                                                  • Katrina and Maureen and Brony, and everyone who has lost and grieved a beloved pet:
                                                    Grief is NOT linear. It comes in waves. A glance down the pet food aisle can bring you to your knees. Time – time is what provides perspective that allows us to look back at the lives we shared and realize that, while we would like more time with our pets, forever wouldn’t be long enough, the time we were granted holds many wonderful, inspiring, happy and loving moments we wouldn’t want to forget. Nor will we. Our pets would want us to be happy for the life we shared, not miserable because of it.

                                                    It is very hard to know when the “right” time to say goodbye is. Some doctors will say “Better two months early than two months late”, meaning we shouldn’t let our dear babies suffer needlessly because we find it too hard to grant them a comfortable, peaceful passing. I am guilty of it – letting my Beauty Girl go too long. Our pets know that we always are acting in only their best interest, always have, and are, at the time of saying goodbye. There is a comfort knowing our pets are not going to further decline and suffer. I hope you give yourselves the grace of knowing you acted from love.

                                                    Please, join our group meeting this month on January 18th if you can. I think you eill find it helpful, supportive and understanding, and a way to share with people who truly care. I do.
                                                    (Link to joinis under “Events”)

                                                    With {{HUGS}} and warmth, Toni

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