My beloved Aspen crossed to the Rainbow Bridge yesterday afternoon.
My heart is absolutely broken as I write this and I cannot stop crying, yet I have no regrets as I know she wanted to go.
She was so very tired, I looked into her eyes and I knew she was tired of feeling sick and tired of fighting every day. She was in pain, she was uncomfortable and she was done with it all.
Her crossing was the peaceful blessing I hoped it would be. We were blessed with a compassionate and understanding vet to be there with us. I was there with her in her final moments because she deserved nothing less than to be surrounded with love at the end.
My dear friend, how do I sufficiently sum you up in a deserving eulogy?
I knew from the moment I saw you in the shelter so long ago that you were meant to be in my life.
You were my best friend for 11 years. You were my comfort through the hard and painful times. You were nothing less than a bright shining joy in my life. You were all that I ever could have asked for in a cat and I was so incredibly blessed to have loved you.
Your favourite spot in the world was snuggled up on my lap...even at the end when nothing else interested you, the only place you were happy was purring away snuggled up with me.
I was lucky to have two whole days away from the world just to love you and snuggle with you and say goodbye to you...not everyone is so lucky to be able to have that blessed time to say goodbye and not everyone gets to say goodbye on their own terms.
Our home feels so empty without you here...I keep looking for you in your favourite spots and listening for you even though I know you are gone. Every time I think I hear you or see your empty perch and remember that you are not here, my heart breaks all over again. Your sister misses you also, she keeps looking for you and meowing for you.
I know you are finally free from pain and discomfort, and that you are happy over at the Rainbow Bridge. Say hello to Chang, Inky, Garfield, Mittens, Milo and Pooh Bear. I miss you all terribly and I will see you all again one day.
Thank you all for your support and replies in my thread about Aspen in the health forum.
My heart is absolutely broken as I write this and I cannot stop crying, yet I have no regrets as I know she wanted to go.
She was so very tired, I looked into her eyes and I knew she was tired of feeling sick and tired of fighting every day. She was in pain, she was uncomfortable and she was done with it all.
Her crossing was the peaceful blessing I hoped it would be. We were blessed with a compassionate and understanding vet to be there with us. I was there with her in her final moments because she deserved nothing less than to be surrounded with love at the end.
My dear friend, how do I sufficiently sum you up in a deserving eulogy?
I knew from the moment I saw you in the shelter so long ago that you were meant to be in my life.
You were my best friend for 11 years. You were my comfort through the hard and painful times. You were nothing less than a bright shining joy in my life. You were all that I ever could have asked for in a cat and I was so incredibly blessed to have loved you.
Your favourite spot in the world was snuggled up on my lap...even at the end when nothing else interested you, the only place you were happy was purring away snuggled up with me.
I was lucky to have two whole days away from the world just to love you and snuggle with you and say goodbye to you...not everyone is so lucky to be able to have that blessed time to say goodbye and not everyone gets to say goodbye on their own terms.
Our home feels so empty without you here...I keep looking for you in your favourite spots and listening for you even though I know you are gone. Every time I think I hear you or see your empty perch and remember that you are not here, my heart breaks all over again. Your sister misses you also, she keeps looking for you and meowing for you.
I know you are finally free from pain and discomfort, and that you are happy over at the Rainbow Bridge. Say hello to Chang, Inky, Garfield, Mittens, Milo and Pooh Bear. I miss you all terribly and I will see you all again one day.
Thank you all for your support and replies in my thread about Aspen in the health forum.
