Mom and my sweetest cat died this year. Mom in April and my little princess yesterday.

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19. I'm so sorry for your losses,

and I echo your sentiments. This has been a year filled with death for me and mine... both people and "babies." I lost the cat of my heart due to an acute diabetic crisis neither I nor my vet caught in time. We all fought valiantly for a week, but in the end, his heart just gave out. A month later, I lost my 23 year old tabby. I also lost my Mom's 20+ yo tabby this year. Lost several dear friends to Covid, and other diseases. And extended family members to accidents. Also ended up putting my Mom in a Memory Care home. I absolutely detest this year. The fact the R's are ending it by threatening our only source of income is just the icing on the cake of the year.

Hang in there, and take it one day at a time. The heartache will ease a little with each passing day, and the good memories will eventually overtake the bad. But the longing will still be there, I can attest to that. I still miss my Sweetie so much I wake up in the night crying over him, and I lost him in March. All our companions touch our hearts; some of them just touch our souls a bit more than others. It sounds like your Princess touched your soul like my Sweetie did mine. I wish I could give you a hug, because I know how it hurts. Allow yourself to cry, to grieve for both of your losses, freely. I'll light a candle and think of you and your beautiful Princess, frolicking free of pain on the other side of the Rainbow Bridge. May we meet someday there and introduce each other to our very special friends.