October 29 — 30 — Tara’s Grief/Symptoms
Tara is doing amazingly well. She’s beginning to settle into her life without Maggie. She definitely misses Maggie and at times looks lost. She’ll walk into the room and sit in the doorway and just look around with a ‘what am I doing here?’ look about her. Thank God she’s not looking for Maggie as she knows […]
Maggie’s Passing — Support
Within 5 minutes of sending an e-mail out announcing Maggie’s passing, I started receiving responses. As with the responses to the other stages of this journey, I’m going to share them with you in the hopes that they will provide you too with support. I can’t begin to say how much they all mean to […]
October 28 — Tara’s Symptoms
Will continue blogging about what is happening for Tara as we continue on this journey of grieving and healing the loss of Maggie. Tara ate dinner last night — reheated scrambled eggs and cheese, reheated stew and lightly sauted steak. Was so pleased to have her eat. Think Debbie’s threat to eat Tara’s food helped […]
How do I?
How do I lie in bed tonight and not have her beside me as I go to sleep? How do I roll over and not have her in my way? How do I open my eyes in the middle of the night and not see her sleeping beside me, not feel her touching me? How […]
October 27 – Gratitude
I’m really so grateful for: 1. All my dear friends and relatives who are providing so much support through these days of tough decisions and heartbreak. 2. For A’s unending support and suggestions, especially her latest one of trying sliced steak — meant Maggie and Tara ate their dinner last night which meant Maggie got […]
October 27 — Pet Illness Symptoms
Maggie and Tara were pretty quiet all through the night. Maggie started to show signs of being in pain about 4:45 a.m. so gave her some Tremedal and she settled down again within 15 minutes. Started to show signs of pain again at 8:30 so gave her a dose of Asa Foetida 200 ch and […]
Decision Time — Arrival — October 26
Made the phone call this afternoon to Dr. J’s office to book an appointment — it’s for tomorrow afternoon. Funny, still struggling with what to call it. Part of me calls it helping her to move to a better place. To a place where she’s no longer in pain and can once again move with that […]
Decision Time Fast Approaching — October 26
The time I’ve dreaded for the last two months is fast approaching. Very fast approaching. I thought we would have so much longer. It hasn’t even been two months since we got the diagnosis. Sometimes life really isn’t fair but then that’s me questioning the Universe and its wisdom, again. The last meal Maggie had […]
October 26 — Pet Illness Symptoms
Tara had diahrea last night and needed to go out at 1:00 a.m. and 3:00 a.m. Gave her some argentum nitricum at 1:00 a.m. Gave Maggie some Tremedal at 3:00 a.m. to get through the rest of the night and maybe be OK for breakfast in the morning. Maggie stayed downstairs from 3:00 a.m. on. […]
October 25 — Pet Illness Symptoms
Maggie had to go out at 1:45 a.m. last night and was pretty restless for the rest of the night — shifting from side to side and biting at her leg. Was going to give her Arsenicum in the middle of the night but I can’t find it anywhere. Looked in the middle of the […]