Reply #14: If I wrote out all the individual thank yous to each post... [View All]

[Dem Agog]

If I wrote out an individual thank you to each post, this thread would be so long... and I'm not that fast a typist.

I just want to say that sharing with fellow pet lovers, with people who truly understand how deep a place Manny held in our hearts, has helped immensely. Every time I see someone's responded I eagerly check the thread, and the tears flow over again, but less painful than the last time.

I'm actually a little relieved to hear others have lost cats due to cardiomyopathy too. My first precious cat was 18 when he died of stomach cancer. I had no idea cardiomyopathy killed cats, and I felt so guilty afterwards, for not knowing, for not asking the vet (who totally missed the diagnosis, and he'd been to the vet just that morning) to do more testing.

I appreciate the condolences, the well wishes and the hugs from strangers more than you all can realize. And I appreciate the advice left to me on believing, on meditation, on focusing on him and crying my heart out every day until I get to the point where I find comfort in his memory, not just the pain that I feel right now.

There we go ... I'm crying again. Seems to be a fairly persistent emotional response these days. Thank you all so much. Thank you thank you thank you, and please tonight hug your little boys and girls (four legged varieties, but two legged varieties too if you wish) a little extra hard for Manny.

Thank you - Catherine