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Dear Abbys Mom,
My heart breaks for you in your sadness with wanting and missing Abby.
I share that painful feeling..............
Last night I heard that song........Somewhere over the Rainbow..........I picked up my picture of Esabella and my father and just cried my heart out...........and cry now as I write this to you. Nothing can take away this suffering..........the loneliness and all the hurt that goes with missing our loved ones. It is a battle everyday as we experience with emotion our sadness.
Being here is so helpful to me to read and share our feelings as we travel through our most difficult days.
I am happy that you are not alone..........having family and joyful events in the making...........will provide you with support.
Abby is alive in your heart and wants you to be happy ............as I know Esabella is there for me.
PLease take care of yourself..............do it for Abby.
I will keep you in my prayers.
With love........
Litebrez

Abby's Mommy,

I am so sorry you are feeling this way today. Please know we are all here for you whenever you go through one of these difficult days. We all share that helpless feeling from time to time when we realize that all we want is our dear little friend to come back home to us. I would bring Abby back to you in a heartbeat if I could.

I hope that you feel better soon and can take comfort in your family, and the fact that you gave Abby such a wonderful life full of love. Remember, even though she is not physically present, she will live in your heart forever.

(((Hugs))),
Jenny

I am so sorry you are becoming more depressed from wanting your darling Abby. It seems like with the spring taking shape and we are out doing more things the longing comes back even more. I guess your swing being out made you long for your baby even more for her to be there in your arms.

In this nice warm weather I thought of how my girls and I went to the park when it was nice out. They played with all the children there and we had fun. I took them down the slides and things like that. We would go share an ice cream cone and we would watch the people watching us.

5 months is not a very long time to have been without Abby and I think you have a right to cry if you need and want too. Yet I know those 5 months since Chili Bean died and almost 4 months since Snookie left this world has often seemed so long and lonesome. Yet sometimes the pain feels like it was yesterday.

I know how much you miss your daughter Abby because I miss my daughters Snookie and Chili Bean so very much. They were are daughters just as if we had given birth to them because we held them in our hearts. Hugs.
Love, Ann

Dear Abby's Mommy,

I'm so sorry you're having a rough time. With your porch swing out and the anniversary of your accident approaching, it's no wonder you're feeling down. (It was me who suggested you come to LS for therapy. That's the way I look at this site, with all of these wonderful people - very therapeutic and nurturing. It won't take the place of professional help, but I know how much it's helped me.) I truly don't know how I would have survived without coming here. That's the only good thing that has come from losing my precious Rusty...........knowing that there are so many kind, caring people in the world who truly cherish their pets. I'm glad that so many animals were able to have lived such wonderful lives full of love because of everyone at LS. I wish all animals were so lucky.

I hesitate to say this and hope you don't think I'm being "pushy" because I know you believe you can't give your love and heart to another animal. I think you can do it, Abby's Mommy. Somewhere out there is another little soul who needs you and I think someday, the time will be right for you to welcome another dog into your family. I say this even though I will never (my husband doesn't believe me) have another rabbit. I'll always have dogs, but not a rabbit - ever again. I do know how you feel but I just think you'll feel too empty if you never share your life with another pet. You have so much love to give.

I wonder if volunteering at an animal shelter near you would help a bit. It would get you out of the house for awhile. I know the shelters by me are always looking for help. I think that the longer you stay in the house, the harder it will be for you to venture out. Even if you don't want to work directly with the animals, you could perhaps work in the office? Just a thought...........

Well, take care for now.

Thinking of you.

Love,
Lynn

I am so sorry for your sadness and feelings of despair ~ it is so hard to keep going ~ I know ~ my Amber passed on 3/28 ~ there are days like yesterday that are filled with a glimmer of light ~ but here today I am empty in my heart ~ It has been 3 weeks - I cannot turn off her music in my Master Bedroom ~ it used to be a haven for me ~ now it is like a symbol of part of my life that is over forever ~ Anniversaries are hard ~ I too had a near death accident around the same time of year as Amber passed ~ the Accident was 3/19/84 ~ it was also traumatic for me in many of the same ways you described and one you never recover from in so many areas ~ I can relate to many things you described in your post today ~ I would rather sit in my chair with my quilts and my remaining cat and cocoon there forever - it is so much comfort to me ~ and I too make myself participate in life as you described ~ yet thankfully for all I have met here and also for the Grace of God I am beginning to feel some of the numbness leaving my soul ~ I send you hugs of comfort ~ and hold you in my prayers ~ although I am new to LS I feel that everyone here cares ~ and I do too ~ Peace Be With You ~ Kathryn

Hello Abby's mommy,

Paulina and I, feel a lot like you do. We had a blond chihuahua male Olliver, who looked like your Abby. We are both heart broken at his passing March 31-05. It has changed us .Paulina does not want another pet, we have Prunella, a 7 year old girl chihuahua to take care of. My work days are hard and blue, I sit and have my lunch by myself and manage just to get through the day. It is a real loss to us
Today I found some information on grieving. This seemed to give me a little comfort. quote "the past still travels with us from afar, and what it has been makes us what we are" Rabbi Earl Grollman..."because death ends a life-the death never ends a relationship". To me this says that our loved pet is a part of us right here and now because they have shaped us by being with us. We would have been different people without them.

for Abby and Abby's mommy
Paulina&Tory