What Cindy said so fabulously well.
(Cindy!!)
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What Cindy said so fabulously well.
(Cindy!!)
Oh, Maria, I'm so very sorry.
Oh, Maria.
Maria, my deepest sympathies. I am so sorry. Please lean on anyone you need, including us. So, so sorry.
We're going to the vet on Friday. I'm actually going out of town for the weekend and I'm boarding him there. Maybe that's a good thing. They'll be able to observe him pretty closely for three days.
The vet should be able to give you ways to see even hidden pain. And it's hard. But you are a good cat owner and will make the difficult, unselfish choices, I know.
I don't know how to do this myself. I don't want to sleep. All I see is him when I found him when I close my eyes.
Maria, is someone there with you? Can you take something to help you sleep?
Just breathe. We're all here.
{{{{Maria}}}}
If I could take that vision out of your brain and just have it for you for a while so you could close your eyes and get some peaceful rest, I would do it. I'd give it back, because it is your life and your memory; I'd just borrow it for a while so you could have a few hours of gentle quiet.
Oh Maria. My thoughts are with you.
We are with you in spirit--and I'll keep checking in
This may be one of those times when booze is helpful, if it doesn't override your ability to control the images in your mind.