Posted by Dinah on November 18, 2002, at 1:39:27
In reply to Rainbow Bridge, bluedog, pet lovers, posted by shar on November 17, 2002, at 22:13:06
I found a cache of the rare photos of my darling little dog, my light and happiness, tonight. I've been scanning them into the computer and remembering the moments we took them. It was hard to photograph her. Mostly we got blobs because she was constantly in motion. A few months before her sudden accidental death I got a handful of good photos of her and they are my treasures.
I grieved for years and years, without resolution, until I found a grief and loss seminar put on by our local SPCA. I went there and cried and cried over other stories of loss and shared stories of joy. It helped in a way the mere passage of time could not. I had her with me for less than seven years, and it's been 15 years since she died, and I still miss her so much.I still remember her freckled feet and the few white hairs in the black on her face. I can still remember the way she felt in my hand, how she perched on my shoulder and nestled under my chin, how I held the door open a few extra seconds because I knew she'd be right behind me. I can't tell you how long it took before I stopped keeping that door open a few extra seconds.
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