Bear is gone.
I came home for lunch, and found him lying outside in the wet, yowling dismally. I took a closer look when he wouldn't come to me, and realized his jaw was broken, and I could see bone. I scooped him up and took him to the nearest vet, and his back was broken, as well.
I held him while they injected him with an overdose of anesthesia, and he is gone.
He was a wonderful cat, for years, Jim's favourite. Even-tempered (in spite of the above picture), mellow, sleek, always healthy, and always affectionate.
I will miss my Bear.
Damn I am so sorry. He was a super cat.
ReplyDeleteRonni, I'm so sorry. What a heartwrenching thing to happen.
ReplyDeleteNadine
Ronni, reading your blog has humbled me. You are an incredible person and so strong.
ReplyDeleteI am the horrible and evil Melissa from Pat (ick) Brown's blog where I refuse to post anymore, and while I stopped myself from posting I did read responses and found your blog.
I want you to know for ONE, that I am so sorry for your struggles over the past years, and that you are a wonderful person that IS deserving of the friends that you do have and
TWO - to defend myself, I am not angry, I have my reasons for not liking Pat, and it has nothing to do with MSM. Its more to do with her personal Jihad online that SHE has. Not so much me. I just called her out on it. And it isnt as much as you could read, because she deleted almost all of the facts.
Anyway, that was kind of self serving but I felt like in the accompaniment of someone like you I have to defend a bit who I am as well.
I am sorry about your loss. And I have said many prayers for you today since I found this blog. You totally rock, and are as real as they come.
You CAN pick your friends unlike family, and I hope that you would consider me as one even though I have been portrayed apparently as an angry person.
Melissa, thanks for stopping by.
ReplyDeleteI have been caught up in one blog war. I won't join in another.
While I admire Pat, I am not about to pick a side in a battle that is completely outside my experience.
I'm glad you like my scribblings, and hope you will stop back and comment whenever you like.
Thank you very much.
Oh hon, my Jihad has ended with regards to blog wars as well. It seems that I get too emotional for my own good lol.
ReplyDeleteI will and do look forward to yours though. I read your ENTIRE blog today at work, (dont tell work) and am truly impressed by you.
Good God! It has taken me over two years to write all this!
ReplyDeleteThanks for reading it!
Thank YOU. I found myself wanting to be there for you. I dont live anywhere near you however. I found myself crying at some points during your writing and others laughing.
ReplyDeleteYou put yourself out there, and it was completely theraputic to me.
I am sorry for your loss of Jim, but feel like you can write a book on how to cope with loss.
The way you express yourself with such love with much deserved rage, the way your memories come by.
I want to tell Jim FU as well, because he left so much, but want to hold him along with you because he didnt know he HAD so much.
(totally not dismissing the cat, I have one too, but I know its a passing)
When Jim killed himself, I would have had to stop blogging, if I could not have written about my feelings. No way could I have gone on, prattling about this and that.
ReplyDeleteI had to either keep writing, or shut up. I chose to keep writing.
It has been a roller coaster, and it is far from resolved.
And BTW - you made me think better of people in general. I read your blog as an aside, thinking WHO could like this fake person, and then came across someone so damn real that I was STUCK reading everything you put out there.
ReplyDeleteLaughing about the costume stuff, crying when you put out the wedding pics after it happened.
YOU my dear, need to write.
I know. You got me stuck as I said. I think you should write a book is what I meant.
ReplyDeleteI know you did. I was being obtuse. Sorry...LOL!
ReplyDeleteOff to bed now, as tomorrow comes earlier and earlier...
Goodnight, Melissa...and thanks!
Oh Ronni,
ReplyDeleteBear Cat was adorable. I love that second pic, lol.
RIP Bear Cat.
Love
Sami
Ronni,
ReplyDeleteI have lost access to the comments section of RR. I'm hoping it is another temporary glitch.
So sorry to hear about your dear cat. You didn't need any more sadness in your life.
Margaret
xxx
Yay! I'm back.
ReplyDeleteDamnit! I'm so sorry Ronni. :-(
ReplyDeleteOh Ronni, how heartbreaking. I'm so sorry.
ReplyDeleteThanks, mntnwmn and Fire Berry. Thanks to all of you who have expressed understanding of how I'm feeling. It really does help.
ReplyDeleteI'm SO sorry...Looked like a great cat.
ReplyDeletePS-Ronni, could you go over and read the blog of a young mother in SO much pain??? Seems her husband did the same thing. Most of us don't know What or How to respond to her. Here's the blog address:
ReplyDeletewww.IPROMISENOTTOLAUGHDURINGTHESEANCE.BLOGSPOT.COM
I've been reading your blog for several months now, and maybe...I don't know what. All I know is it's tough over there. If you'd rather not, that's ok..I certainly understand. Much love to you.
I'm so sorry, Ronni. My heart would break if something happened to my LuLu. You are still on my prayer list.
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Renee
Ronni, I'm so sorry to hear about Bear.
ReplyDeleteThinking of you.
Thanks Ronni!!! You're Not a tough old bird...and I love you for caring....
ReplyDeleteRonni, I am so sorry about BearCat. He looked so much like my Gray. ((((hugs))))
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry Ronni....
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