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JMCKUSICK

(6,928 posts)
8. Hi MIButterfly,
Thu Mar 5, 2026, 05:20 PM
Mar 2026

I'm sorry the news isn't better.

The moments, days, weeks, months and years you have shared if it were an retirement account would be flush with amazing returns on your investment.

You have each blessed the other in so many countless ways, it's impossible to track. Martini is so very likely to be perfectly happy with how her life has been lived, who she shared it with and withe her own treasure chest of memories.

As I cry for your difficult situation, and have Shadow laying tight next to me being a amazing gift to all of us here in my house, I know that I too will bear this burden with Petunia, Cuddles and Shadow.

The joy and memories that are promised me from having them is something I would never trade away to avoid the pain of losing them.

I talk to Petunia almost every day to say thank you for fifteen years of treasured moments, because I know her time will come too. I'm prepared in that my heart is so full, that I know that this life, with this pain, is priceless to my soul.

May your journey have many miles left, and may your touch and words be a comfort to Martini, just as every moment with her is nourishment for your soul.

God Speed and forgive me for rambling.

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Don't waste time blaming yourself Catlady123 Mar 2026 #1
Thank you, Catlady123. MIButterfly Mar 2026 #11
The time with your beloved Martini is a gift SheltieLover Mar 2026 #18
So true. And what an amazing gift it has been! MIButterfly Mar 2026 #24
Enjoy your time together! SheltieLover Mar 2026 #25
You know I will! Thank you! ❤️ MIButterfly Mar 2026 #31
Love and cherish her in the time you and she have left together. jls4561 Mar 2026 #2
Thank you, jls4561, for your advice. MIButterfly Mar 2026 #12
It's not your fault. My Millie is 20 years old. Polly Hennessey Mar 2026 #3
Thank you, Polly Hennessey, for your kind words. MIButterfly Mar 2026 #13
I am so sorry you are both going through this. brer cat Mar 2026 #4
Thank you, brer cat. MIButterfly Mar 2026 #14
Healing vibes on the way to both of you. SheltieLover Mar 2026 #5
Thank you, SheltieLover! MIButterfly Mar 2026 #15
this might help, it's helped my cats, best of luck with Martini Nigrum Cattus Mar 2026 #6
Thank you, Nigrum Cattus! MIButterfly Mar 2026 #16
So sorry, I know it hurts Walleye Mar 2026 #7
Thank you, Walleye. MIButterfly Mar 2026 #17
Hi MIButterfly, JMCKUSICK Mar 2026 #8
Thank you, JMCKUSICK. MIButterfly Mar 2026 #20
Thank you for your sweet words MIButterfly JMCKUSICK Mar 2026 #30
Stop blaming yourself. We all do that when someone Figarosmom Mar 2026 #9
Thank you, Figarosmom. MIButterfly Mar 2026 #21
NOT your fault!!! Laurelin Mar 2026 #10
Thank you, Laurelin, for your kind words. MIButterfly Mar 2026 #22
Not your fault Babe. Not at all. irisblue Mar 2026 #19
Thank you, irisblue. MIButterfly Mar 2026 #23
I am so sorry, MIButterfly! 10 Turtle Day Mar 2026 #26
Thank you, 10 Turtle Day! MIButterfly Mar 2026 #32
I am very sorry this is happening. LoisB Mar 2026 #27
Thank you, LoisB! MIButterfly Mar 2026 #33
When the time comes, if she doesn't just slip away on her own and you have to help... 3catwoman3 Mar 2026 #28
Thank you for your kind and wise words, 3catwoman3! MIButterfly Mar 2026 #34
Holding you and your precious girl in light and love, with vibes for best niyad Mar 2026 #29
Thank you, niyad! MIButterfly Mar 2026 #35
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