Hello everyone,
First, please accept my sincere condolences to everyone who has recently--or not so recently--suffered a loss. I can only send you my warmest thoughts and best wishes in this sad time.
Second, if this is an inappropriate area of the forum for this post, would a moderator please move it to the best place?
My name is Daniel, and I live in Chicago. I guess I found my way to this forum a few years ago, but this is my first visit in awhile.
It actually took me a long time to stop avoiding the subject, and start looking for advice, suggestions, and information regarding making final preparations for our dear old friend, Simon, who is 17 years old. It breaks my heart to pieces, but I've had a nagging feeling lately that now is the time to start making all the appropriate arrangements so that when his time comes, everything will be ready. I don't have anything concrete to go on, but Simon's very, very old now
Damn, it's hard--really hard--writing that. I'm really a bit overwhelmed with emotion right now.
Growing up, of course, I had pets pass away, but there's a big yard at my parents' house where we could could give our friends a nice burial. Now that I'm all grown up and live in a big city, things don't seem as simple. My partner and I live in an apartment, so there's no way we can simply bury Simon when he passes away. Furthermore, even though Simon has been our cat for many years, he's been my partner's cat since he was just a kitten. When the time comes, Kyle will be devastated--we both will--so I want to make sure that everything is arranged now to make things go more smoothly.
I was thinking of arranging and pre-paying for a cremation, so we can take his ashes and scatter them somewhere where Simon's grand old soul can explore and be free, and so we can say goodbye one last time. But I don't even know where to begin, so I'm reaching out to everyone who's been in this situation for advice and help.
Of course, he could still be with us for a good few more years, but Simon really is our wonderful friend, a faithful companion, a grumpy old man, a kind old soul, and he deserves to have the very best when it's time for him to leave us for that final adventure--I always come home and ask him if he's had any adventures, and he tells me all about them!
I don't know if any of this makes much sense or not, but I could sure do with some words of advice.
Thanks to anyone and everyone who's read this far--I really do appreciate it.
Daniel
First, please accept my sincere condolences to everyone who has recently--or not so recently--suffered a loss. I can only send you my warmest thoughts and best wishes in this sad time.
Second, if this is an inappropriate area of the forum for this post, would a moderator please move it to the best place?
My name is Daniel, and I live in Chicago. I guess I found my way to this forum a few years ago, but this is my first visit in awhile.
It actually took me a long time to stop avoiding the subject, and start looking for advice, suggestions, and information regarding making final preparations for our dear old friend, Simon, who is 17 years old. It breaks my heart to pieces, but I've had a nagging feeling lately that now is the time to start making all the appropriate arrangements so that when his time comes, everything will be ready. I don't have anything concrete to go on, but Simon's very, very old now
Damn, it's hard--really hard--writing that. I'm really a bit overwhelmed with emotion right now.
Growing up, of course, I had pets pass away, but there's a big yard at my parents' house where we could could give our friends a nice burial. Now that I'm all grown up and live in a big city, things don't seem as simple. My partner and I live in an apartment, so there's no way we can simply bury Simon when he passes away. Furthermore, even though Simon has been our cat for many years, he's been my partner's cat since he was just a kitten. When the time comes, Kyle will be devastated--we both will--so I want to make sure that everything is arranged now to make things go more smoothly.
I was thinking of arranging and pre-paying for a cremation, so we can take his ashes and scatter them somewhere where Simon's grand old soul can explore and be free, and so we can say goodbye one last time. But I don't even know where to begin, so I'm reaching out to everyone who's been in this situation for advice and help.
Of course, he could still be with us for a good few more years, but Simon really is our wonderful friend, a faithful companion, a grumpy old man, a kind old soul, and he deserves to have the very best when it's time for him to leave us for that final adventure--I always come home and ask him if he's had any adventures, and he tells me all about them!
I don't know if any of this makes much sense or not, but I could sure do with some words of advice.
Thanks to anyone and everyone who's read this far--I really do appreciate it.
Daniel