Posted by Halton/Peel PLSG (Laurien)
on 5/3/2009, 12:59 am, in reply to "Re: My Best Friend"
65.92.125.21
Dear Sue,
By the time you read this, you will have your beloved Sarah's ashes back home with you. I also had my cat Poubelle cremated, and remember vividly the day we got his ashes back. It was devastating, and took me right back to the moment we realized he was gone. But deep in the middle of the pain, I realized I was also glad to have him "home" again, with me, where he belongs. I hope there was some peace for you today when you received her ashes.
And as for making the decision to let Sarah go? Stephanie said it very well. The right to make the decision belongs to us for the simple reason that our babies cannot speak for themselves. I can't add anything to what Stephanie said regarding this...she said it very well.
Please, as hard as it is, try to remember that you really did do the right thing for your girl. My heart broke for her reading your stories of how her poor old body was failing her. As a dog owner myself, I know how badly they want to please us, and I was tearing up thinking of how Sarah must have felt, when her body just would no longer do what she wanted it to. It was kind of you to let her go, even though letting her go caused YOU pain. You could have kept her going, but you did recognize that the benefit would not have been for her, but for you. It was a generous, and very loving thing. Sarah trusted you to know what was right, and you did it.
Someday, the pain will ease, and you will know for certain that you did the right thing. But for today, when the grief is still so very powerful, allow the tears to come. Time will help, and we are here to listen whenever you need us.
Hugs,
Laurien
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