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Emerging From Grief

by Penmac

published 2 hours ago

Funny how you can be so depressed that you care about almost nothing and not even realize you are in that state. The house has become dirty and cluttered, Laundry has piled up. Only the really most necessary...

1 comment    healing grief
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Shiloh

by terrimak

published 3 months ago

Family is a relative term - no pun in intended. I have this saying that family isn't what you are born into, but what you make of it that counts. In my world my family - for many, many years - had consisted...

1 comment    death acceptance
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Writing A Pet Memorial Service

by Margaret Morris

published 3 months ago

Anyone who's lived with a pet has probably come to feel that it's a part of the family. Pets have become increasingly important in our lives, whether because more people are living alone due to divorce or...

0 comments    pets death pet
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Pet Loss and Bereavement

by WidowsBereavement

published 4 months ago

I had 7 deaths in 6 years including the death of my own beloved cat.  And later the illness and death of my sister's cat.  When my late husband was himself ill with cancer and dying, it was wonderful for...

0 comments    pet loss pet grief
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Funerals for Pets

by emmabalmer

published 5 months ago

I provide a service that nobody wants. Working as a mortician is difficult to say the least, but over the years, I have learned to comfort and work with the bereaved. As the funeral director, I am the rock-...

2 comments    pet loss pet grief pet memorial
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Dealing with putting my pet to sleep or not

by ACURARACERGIRL

published 8 months ago

Hello, My 6 year old Himalayan Persian baby girl Dominique was diagnosed with PKD 2 weeks ago. She spent about a week in the hospital and wasn't expected to survive through last week. She is my baby girl. I...

0 comments    pkd himalayan persian
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Death Do Us Part

by shamidartinaye

published 8 months ago

I am woken in fright, the words that my parents so slowly tell me that the guardian of my heart and soul is dying. There is nothing I can do they say, it is not your fault but how can I believe this when I...

0 comments    pets death loss
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For the Love of a Dog

by Brie Hoffman

published 11 months ago

I never had my own dog before my son left for college. Even after he left for college I had reservations about getting a pet. I wasn't sure what was involved and didn't know if I wanted the added...

2 comments    health entertainment love
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Saying Goodbye to a pet

by assumeloom

published 16 months ago

For those of you that have been reading my previous hubs you will now know that I have l quit my job, moved back home, found a part time job, and decided what I want to do with the rest of my life, all in the...

0 comments    cats grieving getting a pet
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Coping with the death of a pet

by tjmum

published 2 years ago

Losing a beloved pet can hit you as hard as the loss of a family member. As animal lovers we invest a lot of time and love in our pets and when their lives end it can leave a big hole. Grief is normal and...

0 comments    life how death
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