Guest grey_dreams Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 I've been trying to be ok for the past three weeks. A few days ago (about 3 days or so), all of a sudden it all hit me again. It came out of nowhere, and I was right back during the final hours again, and it's been pretty rough since then. Today they called to tell me the ashes were ready to pick up. And now it's unbearable. And now I know why it hit me a few days ago - that must have been when his body was cremated. Sleep well my black beauty. I love you forever. black_beauty by grey_dreams, on Flickr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burpdog Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Quote Diane & The Senior Gang Burpdog Biscuits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinw Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 I'm so sorry, Laura. It's rough, isn't it? Quote Xavi the galgo and Peter the cat. Missing Iker the galgo ?-Feb.9/19, Treasure (USS Treasure) April 12/01-May 6/13, Phoenix (Hallo Top Son) Dec.14/99-June 4/11 and Loca (Reko Swahili) Oct.9/95 - June 1/09, Allen the boss cat, died late November, 2021, age 19. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFullHouse Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 It can be brutal. I lost my boy in January and am just now getting to the point where I don't bust out bawling when I think or talk about him. Hang in there, it does get better even though it doesn't feel like it right now. A huge hug to you. Quote Judy, mom to Darth Vader, Bandita, And Angel Forever in our hearts, DeeYoGee, Dani, Emmy, Andy, Heart, Saint, Valentino, Arrow, Gee, Bebe, Jilly Bean, Bullitt, Pistol, Junior, Sammie, Joey, Gizmo, Do Bee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schultzlc Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 I am so sorry that you are having a tough time. There is nothing like the love of and for a hound, and that is something that we carry in our hearts always. Quote Laura, mom to Luna (Boc's Duchess) and Nova (Atascocita Venus).Forever in my heart, Phantom (Tequila Nights) and Zippy (Iruska Monte). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Downtownhoundz Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Many of us have been there...it's been 3 years since I lost my bridge girl and I still well up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest grey_dreams Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Thank you all so much for your good thoughts and wishes. I guess we have all been there. Thank you for your support. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ABCgreys Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 It's hard. Harder than I imagined it could be. :hugs Quote Robin - Cordova (Memphis), TN Argus (BB's Turbo) #86152 Oswald Cobblepot X Hilary Pride Butler (GoodOleBoyRoy) #92232 Castor Troy X Princess Josie Bridge Angel Callie (Tom S Macaroon) #87886 Black Streaker X Tom S Megan, April 15, 2000 - November 3, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mychip1 Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 I am so sorry for you.....the grief can be overwhelming...and comes often at unexpected times. It has been over two years since Jack passed suddenly, and if certain songs come up on the ipod in the car, I am a mess....as I used to drive with him in the car and sing those particular songs to him....I am waiting for a day when I can listen to them and smile...but am losing hope that it will happen..... Many thoughts and prayers to you. Quote Robin, EZ (Tribal Track), JJ (What a Story), Dustin (E's Full House) and our beautiful Jack (Mana Black Jack) and Lily (Chip's Little Miss Lily) both at the BridgeThe WFUBCC honors our beautiful friends at the bridge. Godspeed sweet angels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greyhead Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 :grouphug Quote Mary with Jumper Jack (2/17/11) and angels Shane (PA's Busta Rime, 12/10/02 - 10/14/16) and Spencer (Dutch Laser, 11/25/00 - 3/29/13). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnF Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Sorry you're going thru this. The natural healing process we call Greiving has its ups and downs for a reason, you have to cry very freely or rage at the injustice of it all so that you can move along. When you try to be OK it blocks it. Continuity comes from getting the ashes back and, more importantly, teaching your next dog all you learned from him. Take half an hour to write down all the good things you rememeber, make a copy and put it with the ashes ... it makes a letting-go ritual so much less brutal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greytpups Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 btdt...it just hurts so much but the pain does ease up...eventually. Quote Jan with precious pups Emmy (Stormin J Flag) and Simon (Nitro Si) and Abbey Field. Missing my angels: Bailey Buffetbobleclair 11/11/98-17/12/09; Ben Task Rapid Wave 5/5/02-2/11/15; Brooke Glo's Destroyer 7/09/06-21/06/16 and Katie Crazykatiebug 12/11/06 -21/08/21. My blog about grief The reality is that you will grieve forever. You will not get over the loss of a loved one; you will learn to live with it. You will rebuild yourself around the loss you have suffered. You will be whole again but you will never be the same. Nor should you be the same, nor would you want to. ― Elisabeth Kübler-Ross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racindog Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 I understand. Hang in there. My Slim crossed over in 2006 and I think of him not just everyday but all the time still-throughout the day. I know I will the rest of my life because it still revolves around Slim-our souls united-that can't be undone ever by anything. It makes me feel good now though because it reaffirms to me that he is still with me and that just has to be. You will never lose him. The relationship plane will change but he will still always be with you. Love IS that strong. Many waters cannot quench love, nor can the floods drown it. If a man would give for love all the wealth of his house, it would be utterly despised." -Song of Solomon 8:6-7 "The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart." "What we have enjoyed we can never lose…All that we love deeply becomes a part of us."-Helen Keller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest IrskasMom Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 It's painful , A Huge Hug from here to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kikibean Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 I'm so sorry I lost Rocky in January and it still hurts every day. I was just crying thinking about him this morning. Rocky and my mom in the same year was just too much. I'm so glad I got to meet him, he was a really special boy. We could all tell it in just the short time we got to know him. Quote Wingnut (DC Wingnut), Voo Doo (Voo Doo von Bonz), Barb (Myokie Barb) & Romey (Nose Stradamus)at the bridge Molly (CM Blondie) 9/8/14, Maddy (Reuniting) 10/17/13, Rocky (Ranco Popeye) 1/7/12, Mimi (Flying Ringneck) 8/13/09 and RJ (RJ What For) 5/3/05 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest grey_dreams Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 I'm so sorry I lost Rocky in January and it still hurts every day. I was just crying thinking about him this morning. Rocky and my mom in the same year was just too much. I'm so glad I got to meet him, he was a really special boy. We could all tell it in just the short time we got to know him. Thank you Kelly. There is never enough time. Big hugs for you too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaineysMom Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 I think about Rainey and Nube every single day. I know just how you feel. sending you many hugs. Quote Kim and Bruce - with Rick (Rick Roufus 6/30/16) and missing my sweet greyhound Angels Rainey (LG's Rainey 10/4/2000 - 3/8/2011), Anubis (RJ's Saint Nick 12/25/2001 - 9/12/12) and Zeke (Hey Who Whiz It 4/6/2009 - 7/20/2020) and Larry (PTL Laroach 2/24/2007 - 8/2/2020) -- and Chester (Lab) (8/31/1990 - 5/3/2005), Captain (Schipperke) (10/12/1992 - 6/13/2005) and Remy (GSP) (?/?/1998 - 1/6/2005) at the bridge"Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut." -- Ernest Hemmingway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BertnLil Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Quote Pam with Sockem the GH, Birdie the JRT, Osorno the chocolate lab, and Shelby the shepherd mix. Missing Clarice (1991-2007) and Lily (2004-2012), always in our hearts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houndtime Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 It does get better with time. Your heart has a hole right now, and, one day it will be whole again. Quote Irene Ullmann w/Flying Odin and Mama Mia in Lower Delaware Angels Brandy, John E, American Idol, Paul, Fuzzy and Shine Handcrafted Greyhound and Custom Clocks http://www.houndtime.com Zoom Doggies-Racing Coats for Racing Greyhounds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galgrey Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 I think I know just how you're feeling. I'm dreading the call about picking up Cruz's ashes. Quote Cynthia, & Cristiano, galgoAlways in my heart: Frostman Newdawn Frost, Keno Jet Action & Chloe (NGA racing name unknown), Irys (galgo), Hannah (weim), Cruz (galgo), & Carly CW Your Charming Princess http://www.greyhound-data.com/d?i=1018857 "It came to me that every time I lose a dog they take a piece of my heart with them. And every new dog who comes into my life, gifts me with a piece of their heart. If I live long enough, all the components of my heart will be dog, and I will become as generous and loving as they are." -- Unknown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PiagetsMom Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 It's hard, I know. Today is my bridge girl, Piaget's birthday.....I am not crying as I remember her today, but my heart does still hurt when I think of my sweet girl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dramaqueen Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 So sorry We never forget. It hurts less over the yrs but it's still there. Everytime I hear " We are the Champions" I cry because I used to listen to it with my Kobi when he had cancer. I still can't listen to it & it's been 6 yrs now. So we never get over them just keep them tucked in our hearts forever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lotsoffreetime Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 It has been two years since my Little Kasie has passed away...I still kiss my lips and touch it to her picture next to her ashes to say goodnight every night... I still cry...less often now...and I can smile now when I think of her, too. It gets easier, but the grief never really goes away.....it just changes with time. Hugs to you during this difficult time...remember that you are not alone in this, even though it may feel that way sometimes. Quote Rio aka El Rio (Dec. 4/07) - Home May 16, 2010Tiana aka CTW Tyra Time (June 7/07 to December 9, 2016) - home July 1, 2010, we miss you terribly, Sweet Girl Willy aka Starz Predator (Oct. 15/06) - home Aug. 29, 2010and littermates Merlin aka CTW Excalibur & Mirage aka CTW Mirage (Jan. 1/08) - home Dec. 5, 2010 & June 3, 2012missing Beagle-Chihuahua, Kasie Lynn (March 15/95-Sept. 13/10) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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