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Within the last month we have lost one of our beloved cats, Captain, and yesterday our dog, Annie.... We are all very upset, but my grandchildren, Caleb and Erin, are taking it really hard.... We've had a small service and created a gravesite for each animal with the kids helping in their own way, such as decorating the large stones we used, making a cross, etc. They are ages six and seven and would like to write a letter to God to ask him to please take care of his new angels....
Annie our boxer was only ten, Captain our orange, very talkative kitty was 11. I think he thought he was part dog as he would tag along when we took our walk. He also came to you when you whistled; he just had a different personality than most other cats.... Annie was just a big 'ol sweetheart who wouldn't even hurt a flea... She loved to swim and play ball. She watched over the kids like it was her duty to protect them at all costs...
We become so attached to our companion animals it is almost as hard as losing a human family member.... This is the grandkids first loss. I found my grandson hiding under a tent he had made in the living room two days after Captain died with big crocodile tears. When I pulled him in my lap to comfort him he told me, "Grandma I'm not crying; my eyes are just sweating." Only out of the mouth of babes...
Erin, my granddaughter, has always been so concerned about dying and not being able to see, touch, or talk again to the deceased. I bought her a book by Marie Kennedy Shriver called "What's Heaven?" I think it might have helped her to understand a bit better that we still will always have the soul and memories of our loved ones in our heart. She tells me almost daily how much she misses Captain.
Caleb tends to hold his emotions inside which concerns me greatly as I know that it can cause concerns down the road if he doesn't open up and talk... I've assured them that God now has two new angels.
With Warmest Regards,
Marilyn Hagan
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