It's never easy when our beloved fur children leave us especially when they are so young. It's such a helpless feeling not being able to "make it all better" and comprehend why this happened to them. It is difficult not to feel resentment when our heart is breaking and we are so blinded with pain. All we can think of is Why? Why did this have to happen? What went wrong? Why couldn't someone help? What else could we have done? The "what ifs" will smother us if we let them. With our hearts still aching, we search for answers to questions that can't be answered. We cry, grieve, hurt until we feel empty.
Then, a glimmer of light shines through the gloom. Thoughts our loved one begin to turn to loving ones, of sweet memories of our time together. We still mourn and cry, but we begin to see why we were together and we begin to see the purpose in it all. We realize how much our lives were enriched and changed by having this precious animal in our lives. We also begin to realize how much we influenced their lives as well and we are finally able to breathe again and go on, knowing that the love we had did not end with their death, but lasts forever.
I'm very sorry for your loss, Elizabeth. I sincerely wish there was more I could have done for Darcy. May your heart heal soon.
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