A note from Ruth to all Forum members
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2014 5:27 pm
June 30th, 2014
Our Curly has been relieved of all suffering. It was clear that it was his time and the vet was due later today but he went on his own, very peacefully. We were at home with him and I was thanking him and singing to ease his discomfort. Since he was my first dog, there is nothing that could have prepared me for the pain of watching him suffer from kidney disease and then slip away, or for the hole in our lives that Curly once filled.
There is also nothing that could have prepared me for the love and joy he brought into our lives since he found us in August of 2011. He came to us when we unknowingly were about to begin a very difficult journey. We thought we were helping him, but instead he helped us. He was a gift.
We are thankful to so many people who took the time to notice what a fine and handsome boy he was and who took a moment to smile and pet him and feel how soft his fur was or to play with him and get his little stub of a tail wagging. More than anything, we are grateful for all the prayers and love that were sent to him and us during the last part of his mostly happy life.
In the past few months I have spent a lot of time thinking about loss. So much of this life is about the gifts that we are given that it stands to reason that some of it would be about what we lose. I have thought about how my loved ones and friends have dealt with loss and I have suffered again for them in the remembering. Really the only thing we get to keep is our memories. I know that the struggle of our daily lives is to balance our memories of what we have lost with the ability to recognize and appreciate the gifts of the present.
Rest in peace and comfort, Curly Spice, and know that you were much loved.
Our Curly has been relieved of all suffering. It was clear that it was his time and the vet was due later today but he went on his own, very peacefully. We were at home with him and I was thanking him and singing to ease his discomfort. Since he was my first dog, there is nothing that could have prepared me for the pain of watching him suffer from kidney disease and then slip away, or for the hole in our lives that Curly once filled.
There is also nothing that could have prepared me for the love and joy he brought into our lives since he found us in August of 2011. He came to us when we unknowingly were about to begin a very difficult journey. We thought we were helping him, but instead he helped us. He was a gift.
We are thankful to so many people who took the time to notice what a fine and handsome boy he was and who took a moment to smile and pet him and feel how soft his fur was or to play with him and get his little stub of a tail wagging. More than anything, we are grateful for all the prayers and love that were sent to him and us during the last part of his mostly happy life.
In the past few months I have spent a lot of time thinking about loss. So much of this life is about the gifts that we are given that it stands to reason that some of it would be about what we lose. I have thought about how my loved ones and friends have dealt with loss and I have suffered again for them in the remembering. Really the only thing we get to keep is our memories. I know that the struggle of our daily lives is to balance our memories of what we have lost with the ability to recognize and appreciate the gifts of the present.
Rest in peace and comfort, Curly Spice, and know that you were much loved.