tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31107360.post4444436419213657506..comments2023-08-18T19:57:30.372+10:00Comments on humanities researcher: Learning to Die — a post for EileenThis old world is a new worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11567163294720510335noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31107360.post-19531742179240671202010-08-28T23:15:35.846+10:002010-08-28T23:15:35.846+10:00I know only too well how you feel, having a couple...I know only too well how you feel, having a couple of weeks ago taken my ancient Gypsy to the vet for the last time. You have my greatest sympathy.<br /><br />I found some comfort in reading 'Pangur Bán' again, and knowing that more than twelve centuries ago there was another scholar who understood this kind of relationship. But 'hunting words' without one's familiar Sarah Randlesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31107360.post-54558747870405076292010-08-28T01:40:37.754+10:002010-08-28T01:40:37.754+10:00I'm sorry to hear about Mima, and thanks for w...I'm sorry to hear about Mima, and thanks for writing this beautiful post. It's so odd, but I read this just after finishing an essay by Atwul Gawande in the Aug. 2nd "New Yorker" about aggressive medicine vs. hospice care for persons with terminal illnesses--ultimately, it was all about the importance of dying well, whatever that might mean, versus a more tenacious struggle thatEileen Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756965845120441308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31107360.post-10689790306417810452010-08-26T20:13:34.180+10:002010-08-26T20:13:34.180+10:00I'm so sorry to hear of Mima's death. it&...I'm so sorry to hear of Mima's death. it's terrible to say goodbye to these companions.Helen`http://castironbalcony.media2.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31107360.post-660064252918470272010-08-26T17:50:59.020+10:002010-08-26T17:50:59.020+10:00Sorry to hear of your loss.Sorry to hear of your loss.Mindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10634135486127575735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31107360.post-8476382344916938102010-08-26T08:44:21.577+10:002010-08-26T08:44:21.577+10:00My heart is broken for you and your family ... and...My heart is broken for you and your family ... and what a noble, perfect cat you had in Mima.<br /><br />As you know we lost our dog Scooby not that long ago. We feel that loss constantly. It takes a long time to heal, I think, when a creature so beloved isn't there any more.<br /><br />I will be thinking of the three of you.Jeffrey Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17346504393740520542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31107360.post-87910676123832019542010-08-26T07:30:56.963+10:002010-08-26T07:30:56.963+10:00Condolences - it makes such a difference to your d...Condolences - it makes such a difference to your daily life, doesn't it? suddenly not having that little presence you're always used to having about.<br /><br />I don't know if I ever mentioned, but my two close friends in Ottawa have a baby, just ten months old, who is amazing and wonderful and rather an important figure in my life now. She's already starting to talk, and her Hannah Kilpatrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06750010843246514032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31107360.post-52712534199597381242010-08-25T23:47:11.437+10:002010-08-25T23:47:11.437+10:00Stephanie, what a beautiful tribute to your little...Stephanie, what a beautiful tribute to your little companion. I was very moved by it. Best wishes, DeliaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31107360.post-91591873679017300102010-08-25T22:26:58.168+10:002010-08-25T22:26:58.168+10:00What a wonderful cat and beloved companion! My th...What a wonderful cat and beloved companion! My thoughts are with you as you mourn.Dr. Viragohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960384082670286328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31107360.post-81546012194446203312010-08-25T21:41:31.449+10:002010-08-25T21:41:31.449+10:00There is a dignity in the animal who takes herself...There is a dignity in the animal who takes herself off to die, as you say, quietly and alone. <br /><br />We have watched two of our old cats go this way. It's sad but necessary. The cycle of life. <br /><br />When our last cat, Pickles,died my husband took him to the vet to have him put down. Pickles was seventeen, his eyes had gone, he could not walk or eat. His body seemed to cave Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31107360.post-25718826747000758202010-08-25T21:31:57.270+10:002010-08-25T21:31:57.270+10:00Oh dear. I hope you're not right. I keep on...Oh dear. I hope you're not right. I keep on thinking that my old cat Jessie has died when she refuses to come to my call but she invariably turns out to be curled up under the bed, sleeping deafly.<br /><br />Leonard, one of my other cats, took himself off to die when I went off to the US for the first time. When the catsitter couldn't find him, I suggested that she look under the elsewherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15201501156740807013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31107360.post-54229694302579960632010-08-25T20:34:29.015+10:002010-08-25T20:34:29.015+10:00You're right, she'll be somewhere close by...You're right, she'll be somewhere close by. xxxKerryn Goldsworthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11270814460793882309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31107360.post-60494562837045186372010-08-25T19:46:15.097+10:002010-08-25T19:46:15.097+10:00commiserations to you all. It's a sad time. Ou...commiserations to you all. It's a sad time. Our old dears finally departed a few years ago at 17 and 19. There were cat ghosts out of the corners of our eyes for months afterwards.<br />love Nici xxNicihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13801718995971756146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31107360.post-85249446728194646922010-08-25T19:21:55.909+10:002010-08-25T19:21:55.909+10:00you made me cry, stephanie. be well.you made me cry, stephanie. be well.Kim Wilkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13248785962948640062noreply@blogger.com