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Honoring our Departed Companions (2011)
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January 12, 2012 | On missing Addie. It's been just over seven months and I still find myself crying for her at times -- it's with less intensity (mostly) and less frequency (usually) but I still hurt and I still miss her terribly. Something as simple as stumbling across her last set of medications in the cabinet from just days before her passing has started me down this blog path today. I look at my immense collection of her photos and can recall each moment, where and when. These photos (among others) surround me while I work. I remember her healthy and smiling, rolling on the floor with her new toys, nesting behind me on the couch. The soft silk of her beautiful black coat, her face's gradual fade to white as she aged. The click of her nails on the wood floors. The hoarseness of her bark her last couple of years. Raising her from a puppy to train an already perfect companion; the hikes we took and all the miles we shared in our almost 16 years together. I see those who are able to quickly extend their hearts to a new companion after a loss, and I have really come to marvel at how differently everyone grieves, whether for a pet or a person. One of my hopes for 2012 is that those who have lost will heal a little more every day, myself included.
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