Comments on: This is a Decision I Would Rather Not Make…

By: Lara

Lara — Thu, 13 May 2010 19:33:40 +0000

Dear Ellie,
I’m sending you and your beloved Kuva all my love! I know how you feel. Love is everything, thanks for sharing yours with the sweetest of living creatures – animals.

By: Patricia

Patricia — Thu, 13 May 2010 11:12:40 +0000

Dear Ellie,

I’m sorry that you’re facing such a decision. Right now I’m in a similar situation. My grandmother is in hospital, doing really bad, and doctors want to make all sorts of things to her. My mother and me are claiming for quality of life instead of quantity, but each of those decisions are painful steps loaded with doubts and some feelings of guilt that it’s hard to avoid.

My granny is in her time to go, I’m sure, but she does not dare. She is afraid of going. The combination of her physical pain and our emotional pain is a disastrous point of attraction, I’m sure.

I send you a strong and caring hug and my deepest wishes of peace.

And lots of love to you and Kuva.

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By: Annette

Annette — Wed, 12 May 2010 17:37:01 +0000

Oh, Ellie.
What a great photo of you two. You are such a good ‘mom’. Kuva is a lucky dog.
Love and hugs,
Annette

By: Linda C. Thomas

Linda C. Thomas — Wed, 12 May 2010 13:18:10 +0000

Ellie,
Your post moved me to tears. (honest) Three years ago I was diagnosed with CHF, and your loving post reminded me to be kinder to myself.
Your love Kuva is touching.

Thank you,
Linda

By: Ellie

Ellie — Wed, 12 May 2010 02:56:20 +0000

Hi Elizabeth….
Thanks so much for coming over and sharing your story.
Isn’t it amazing – I have heard from people I know well, some I know slightly, others I have met on the internet… and some I have never spoke to before… Yet here we are all connected – sharing comfort with each other…
Look at the blessing my Kuva has brought to me!

Hugs,
Ellie

By: Ellie

Ellie — Wed, 12 May 2010 02:52:53 +0000

Hi Corbie….
Thanks so much for sharing your story with me….
I do know that Kuva will never really leave me…. I know we are connected forever.
Coryelle has connected and communicated with him … and was up to visit him this afternoon.
Right now he is mostly resting… and I am letting him “Be”. I know if I stayed “tuned in” to him – I will know what he wants from me….
He has lots of 2 legged and 4 legged friends that will greet him and now his cousins! How Perfect!
Big Thanks to You!

Hugs,
Ellie

By: Elizabeth Powers

Elizabeth Powers — Tue, 11 May 2010 23:56:56 +0000

Hi Ellie,

I saw your message on the Forum and felt compelled to send my best to you and your Kuva. We lost our Tabitha, our dear black long haired feline friend about two months ago at almost 17. I did the hospice thing with her even to blending her food and holding her dish while she tried to eat for as long as she was able. It was a difficult time, but like yourself, I let her know she could go whenever she was ready. She was a stubborn old girl and didn’t give in until she was no longer able to move around.

Lots of love coming your way to share with your dear old friend.

Elizabeth

By: Corbie Mitleid

Corbie Mitleid — Tue, 11 May 2010 22:19:23 +0000

Dear Ellie: I understand viscerally where you are. The past eighteen months saw the transition of my three seventeen year old cats who were beloved beyond words, because they chose to be with me through the most tumultuous parts of my life. (Bless our mutual friend Coryelle for being there to help me through all of it.)

It is a hard decision, especially when our Furchildren love us so much that their fierce old hearts push for that one – more – day. My Oswald did that, but when I gave in to truth and the Final Kindness came, it was clear that it had just been grit and gristle that had kept him together — and he’d been doing it for me. He literally sent me a dream that night: “Mom, that body SUCKED and I am so glad to be out of it. I’ll be home soon, I promise!” And sure enough, he’s back.

If you and Kuva make that decision together, I know with every fiber of my being that he’ll be back in a better body — or hand(paw?)-pick his successor for you.

Please know that both of you have our prayers for peace and heart’s ease. May all of Kuva’s people, both two and four legged, be there to greet him with pets and treats and hugs and a welcome parade. And I’ve sent word to our three Rainbow Cats and Cool Breeze, our Rainbow Dog, to make sure they’re in the second row for nosetouches and wags — that they have a New Cousin coming.

By: Ellie

Ellie — Tue, 11 May 2010 20:48:10 +0000

Hi Sydney…
I feel your Hugs!
Yes – I am letting him “Be’ and I am staying tuned in….
I’ve heard some people say they do not want to get another pet because it hurts so much when they leave. While I understand that – I think what a shame it would be to have missed out on 11 1/2 years of unconditional love & joy!
Thanks so much to you and Chris for your support and Hugs!
Love,
Ellie