Hello there.
It has been a couple of weeks since my last posting,
and a couple of weeks prior to that
since I have posted anything crafty.
The last part of April, until 2 weeks ago,
I had been caring for one of our fur babies that
had been diagnosed with cancer.
We weren't able to have children, and chronic illness
left us incapable of adopting.
Our fur babies are our children.
Our hearts are still grieving, as we had to make the heart wrenching decision to end our Emmett's suffering.
If there is any silver lining in this, he truly only suffered egregiously for 2 days, not eating or drinking, and unable to control the sickness.
Sadly this happened over the weekend,
but we wanted him to be in the comfort
of an office & staff he was familiar with
since he was a pup, for the end.
We knew this was coming,
and had been made aware & prepared.
On Monday, May 14 at 3:36pm,
we said our final goodbye to
our precious boy Emmett.
We were so blessed to raise him from a pup,
and enjoyed 8 wonderful loving years
with this remarkable creature.
Not one day goes by that I do not
feel the weight of grief of not
having him here.
I am taking it day by day.
We live in the country, and have a beautiful
wooded lot, with a lovely single shade tree, that I can see from our kitchen window.
He has been laid to rest there.
Soon there will be beautiful wildflowers
and a guardian angel statue there too.
The morning after his passing, as I
looked upon "his place", a beautiful red cardinal, perched itself upon a stray single branch, just above Emmett.
I would like to think it is his spirit, still
watching over us, still being our "guardian" angel.
And I have seen that cardinal every day since.
Now my journey to find a sort of peace & comfort,
beyond the grief has begun.
Some day the pain will be less, but I will never forget
the love & companionship Emmett gave.
Love you forever,
Miss you forevermore
Our sweet boy.
