Grieving your best friend

Written By: Pamela Ann Noxon

We know that sharing our life with a pet can give us the most unconditional love

we will ever experience, but it also can be the most unconditional love we ever give. These

friends, guardians, partners, and soulmates enrich our lives with their love and loyalty. It is an

honor and a privilege to sign on to love a pet for their lifetime, be it long or short, knowing in our

hearts that our commitment ultimately leads to the rainbow bridge. We give them our hearts,

and when they pass, our heart and soul goes with them. And until one has lost a Loved One

one cannot understand or fathom the intensity and power of grief. It’s as though all the power of

love and life has inverted and is now pulling us into a reality for which we have no map or guide.

And often we are not prepared for the depth and duration of pain that loss brings, even if we

have fair warning of a Loved One’s death.