- Genre:pets
- Sub-genre:Dogs / General
- Language:English
- Pages:32
- eBook ISBN:9781257820764
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Overview
This story chronicles my journey during the summer of 2009 when my long time canine companion of sixteen years, Simon started showing signs of chronic hip dysplasia which resulted in his eventual passing on August 28, 2009. It also shows what happened to us in the aftermath and the next year when I flew back to North Carolina and made an odyssey of closure.
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Losing a pet is one of the worst things a person can ever experience. If you don't believe me, try going through it yourself. I've had tremendous losses in my life. I lost my mother when I was 14. I lost my best friend from AIDS in 2005. My youngest brother was stricken with leukemia. He survived but it took a devastating toll on my family. All of which did not compare with the incredible grief I experienced when I lost Simon in 2009. The grief I felt still resonates within me today. It is hard to explain why the loss seemed to be so great. Could it be because pets are so innocent and completely dependent on their owners? Could it be that they simply just exist to love us and please us? Could it be that he was my only constant for sixteen years, nearly half my life? Whatever the reason, a part of me died when he passed and unless you've been through it before, you know what I'm talking about.
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