Remembrance
Hiya,
Glad you could visit. I have your favourite spot ready. Beverage?
The past few days I have been reminiscing a lot about my late kitty cat Macy. Macy was a miniature Burmese cat born January 23, 1992. She was the love of my life and she stayed on this earth until November 8, 2008. So the first anniversary of her passing is almost here.
After Macy passed away, I was incredibly heartbroken. I was not prepared for the tremendous waves of emotions - still have them. She was such a huge part of my life for almost 17 years. Famous on Flickr and then on Facebook. Now, almost a year later, I am able to look at photos of her (and there were lots thankfully) but am not really able to talk about her. Well only to M and a few others but not to anyone else. Too painful. The tears well up and I can't get the words out. Over the loss, the tremendous aching of missing her so much. Truly. She was much more than a pet. She got into my heart and stayed there. Macy was my family.
Not surprising that my new baby, kitten Jack celebrates his first birthday during the same week. In December 2008, I was so emotionally distraught that I knew I needed another baby to love. Couldn't sleep very well without her (Macy loved to sleep on my head!) Searched the net and kitten Jack's tiny face appeared. He looked like a wee bobblehead! Noticed he was born just days before Macy passed away so I knew that was a sign. That somehow Macy brought Jack into my life. A few weeks later I was able to visit Jack for the first time (he was only 5 weeks old then). We immediately bonded and have been velcro twins ever since.
While Jack was never meant to be a replacement or substitute for Macy, his love has enriched my life and has helped heal my heart.
I will always treasure the wonderful and funny memories of Macy. She was certainly larger in personality than her tiny 5lbs would lead you to believe. She had presence and the loss was great when she left this world.
This message is to all animal lovers who have had to say goodbye to a beloved furry member of their family. I get it. I really truly do.
Macy, you will also be loved and you will never be forgotten.
Until Sunday.
Linda
Glad you could visit. I have your favourite spot ready. Beverage?
The past few days I have been reminiscing a lot about my late kitty cat Macy. Macy was a miniature Burmese cat born January 23, 1992. She was the love of my life and she stayed on this earth until November 8, 2008. So the first anniversary of her passing is almost here.
After Macy passed away, I was incredibly heartbroken. I was not prepared for the tremendous waves of emotions - still have them. She was such a huge part of my life for almost 17 years. Famous on Flickr and then on Facebook. Now, almost a year later, I am able to look at photos of her (and there were lots thankfully) but am not really able to talk about her. Well only to M and a few others but not to anyone else. Too painful. The tears well up and I can't get the words out. Over the loss, the tremendous aching of missing her so much. Truly. She was much more than a pet. She got into my heart and stayed there. Macy was my family.
Not surprising that my new baby, kitten Jack celebrates his first birthday during the same week. In December 2008, I was so emotionally distraught that I knew I needed another baby to love. Couldn't sleep very well without her (Macy loved to sleep on my head!) Searched the net and kitten Jack's tiny face appeared. He looked like a wee bobblehead! Noticed he was born just days before Macy passed away so I knew that was a sign. That somehow Macy brought Jack into my life. A few weeks later I was able to visit Jack for the first time (he was only 5 weeks old then). We immediately bonded and have been velcro twins ever since.
While Jack was never meant to be a replacement or substitute for Macy, his love has enriched my life and has helped heal my heart.
I will always treasure the wonderful and funny memories of Macy. She was certainly larger in personality than her tiny 5lbs would lead you to believe. She had presence and the loss was great when she left this world.
This message is to all animal lovers who have had to say goodbye to a beloved furry member of their family. I get it. I really truly do.
Macy, you will also be loved and you will never be forgotten.
Until Sunday.
Linda
I'm so glad you found Jack and that he found you.
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I was pretty near the edge already, but now you've got me crying about my cats that I lost. My first cat was Benji,a grey tabby. He was the cat I most loved and who most loved me. He died very suddenly at the age of 10 1/2. I was in so much pain, that I never let myself love another cat like I loved him. But I don't think they knew it. I loved my 3 other cats very much. But I had to make the decision to put them to sleep, which is a horrible decision. I miss my cats terribly, but I don't know if I could ever take losing one again.
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Every time I have lost a beloved pet, I would go out and find another, and their birthdates were very close, I always felt the same, that my lost one sent me another to heal my heart.
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