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Fiona is Gone….
We put Fiona down at 5:45 PM Pacific Daylight Time. She appeared to have pancreatitis and something that was damaging her liver in a big way. It was going to cost us $2000 to have a 50-50 chance of keeping her alive. We had already put down $2500. I think the vet encouraged me because [...]
Posted: March 23rd, 2012 under Cats, Grief.
Comments: 3
Depression Finds References Everywhere
Sorry for my absence. I got word a few weeks ago that my mother had a glioblastoma growing in her head and had only a few weeks to live. Since then, I have been swinging from depression to mania and back again, with a day or two here and there where I feel neither condition. [...]
Posted: November 23rd, 2011 under Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Grief, Mania.
Comments: 2
Wrestling with Angels
You never know the nature of a person’s glue until they vanish
Posted: August 9th, 2006 under Grief, Journals & Notebooks.
Comments: 4
Presence of an Absence
I want to pick up the phone, dial her number, and say to her “What’s this death thing you’re on about? “
Posted: August 8th, 2006 under Grief, Milestones.
Comments: 2
Code Blue
What she said made no sense.
Posted: December 1st, 2005 under Compassion, Grief, Hope and Joy.
Comments: 1
Denos Gazis 1930 to 2004
Lynn’s father passed away at about 3 am Eastern time last night after a seven year struggle with bone cancer.
Posted: August 8th, 2004 under Grief, Milestones.
Comments: 5
Tracy Comes Home
Tracy came home yesterday, via UPS.
Posted: April 9th, 2003 under Cats, Grief, Milestones.
Comments: none
Tracy’s Bum
I’m not going to clean your bum!
Posted: April 5th, 2003 under Cats, Grief.
Comments: none
Crematory
“Oh, my poor baby!” I cried, as if she could still feel it. “I’m so sorry!”
Posted: April 3rd, 2003 under Cats, Grief.
Comments: 5
Thanks
Thank you to everyone who responded so quickly to my news of Tracy’s death last night. And thank you to those who will offer their comfort.
Posted: April 3rd, 2003 under Cats, Gratitude, Grief.
Comments: 2
Tracy Tu Tu Wa Wa (1986 to 2003)
She died as I said, in my lap, crying only once, near the end.
Posted: April 2nd, 2003 under Cats, Grief, Milestones.
Comments: 12
A Worry
Four months after his dog died, my father suffered his fatal heart attack.
Posted: January 4th, 2003 under Grief.
Comments: 2