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Fenix

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so I lost my dog to arthritis and dementia September 13th of 2021 and my birthday is coming up on the 14. this is going to be the first birthday without her. I really want to just scream because my heart hurts. I'm really struggling with this realization and I don't know how to cope with it. this year is going to be a lot of firsts without her. I'm currently crying, trying not to alert my family because I don't want them to know.

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    • Eurythmic

      682d

      I'm so sorry pets are family. Feel your feelings you lost a best friend. Honor her memory. You owe it to yourself to grieve . Let your family and friends know how your feeling you need a support group they should understand. No one should go through this alone.

    • Eurythmic

      682d

      I'm so sorry pets are family. Feel your feelings you lost a best friend. Honor her memory. You owe it to yourself to grieve . Let your family and friends know how your feeling you need a support group they should understand. No one should go through this alone.

      • Jellibean_Lover

        681d

        @Eurythmic I just recently discovered these existed!!! The best idea tbh

    • Eurythmic

      682d

      Jellybean lover Wow beautiful advice so much of what you said should help her so much!

      • Jellibean_Lover

        681d

        @Eurythmic I sincerely hope so! My dog is my world. Like I said above - losing her will be losing a piece of myself. I can’t imagine what they are going through because I burst into tears if I even try.

    • Fauna_FireyCloud

      684d

      Dont be sad because shes gone, be happy she made those memories. I know times are rough right now but it'll all be okay in a few months. Dont grieve over her, she hated seeing your pain. Instead offer her bed and bowls that she used to love to an unloved stray

      • Fenix

        684d

        @Fauna_FireyCloud I brought home a stray kitten who was just a month or so old. It had been a month after her passing. I swear the kitten is a reincarnation of her. I still have the kitten. I wasn't going to give her away despite my dad's protests.

        • Fauna_FireyCloud

          684d

          @Fenix beautiful! What a lovely thing. She missed you in the afterlife and came back

    • Jellibean_Lover

      685d

      My heart is broken for you. I am so so sorry. I genuinely think I will need to be hospitalized when my baby goes. They are a piece of your soul. If you can try to think of this sadness as love. Because that’s what it is. You love that baby so much it hurts. And that’s okay. Feel all your feelings. Every last one. Cry and scream and punch pillows. Journal your feelings (I find this helpful, it doesn’t have to be every day either, just whenever you have a feeling you want to express grab that baby and write it down) and just do your best. You can do this. She taught you everything you need to get through. My dms are open if you ever want to talk 💕

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