tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8092327908759855115.post4853457126550372504..comments2023-12-16T14:17:41.848-05:00Comments on sidetracked but in the right direction: a euology and a requiembashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11414898666400398355noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8092327908759855115.post-48042833419313353302014-06-01T14:52:28.023-04:002014-06-01T14:52:28.023-04:00Hi, Ron -- thank you so much for your kind message...Hi, Ron -- thank you so much for your kind message. It's been a long month for me, with some comfort. I hope you can say the same. It's both encouraging and discouraging to know that this kind of loss doesn't get "easier" -- but I do have some relief in knowing that I likely won't lose a pet quite like this ever again. I can't imagine reliving this, and at the same time I do find a lot of solace in that final memory with Eli, me holding him and saying goodbye. I'm grateful that's how he went, not in pain and with me there, even if he wasn't conscious. At least he wasn't killed on the spot. Anyway -- thank you for the comments. I didn't even know there were double-grandparents way on back in the family!bashtreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15865739589835039440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8092327908759855115.post-79026523081078938262014-06-01T14:48:57.441-04:002014-06-01T14:48:57.441-04:00Thanks, friend. I miss you!Thanks, friend. I miss you!bashtreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15865739589835039440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8092327908759855115.post-74403522973155558862014-05-08T00:29:46.320-04:002014-05-08T00:29:46.320-04:00Ashley you don't me but we are related, techni...Ashley you don't me but we are related, technically we are double-third cousins once removed. Your mom and I share not one but two sets of great-great grandparents. Saw your mom's post on FB about the tragedy that happened last Thursday and later a link to this blog. My heart goes out to you and your son over losing Eli. Your words made a special connection because we too lost our beloved dog of 14 years on that same day Thursday May 1 at 4 45 pm. I also have the pawprint in clay, container of ashes, empty dog bed, clippings of his white and tan fur, and his empty collar (I sometimes jingle the tags to remind me of that sound). Although his death wasn't violent it did happen unexpectedly (he had a tumor we didn't know about on his liver, that apparently ruptured sometime during the night before). Your post captured many of the feelings I am having during the last few days even though the circumstances were different on what happened. Anyway my prayers are with you and your son and all that knew your beloved Eli. I feel your grief, different circumstance but still difficult. And experiencing it several times during my lifetime doesn't seem to make it easier. But if Heaven is truly Paradise, they will be waiting for us there. May God bless and comfort. Thanks for sharing your post.Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09219144649279251771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8092327908759855115.post-876020892557833952014-05-07T22:41:37.040-04:002014-05-07T22:41:37.040-04:00Prayers, sweets. So many prayers and so much love...Prayers, sweets. So many prayers and so much love sent y'all's way. lkgundelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02992742577381679740noreply@blogger.com