• Time to Heal

    Time to Heal

    It’s been 4 months since we said goodbye to my Gizmo bear. There’s been a lot of progress in adjusting to our new normal without him and a…

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  • The Week After

    The Week After

    Sept 4, 2024: The Day After. I can still play in my mind what should be as if tricking myself into thinking it is. But it’s not. I…

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  • E Day

    E Day

    I’m writing this post on January 2, 2025. We said goodbye to Gizmo on September 3, 2024. I wrote some notes the day of so I could capture…

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  • A day of non-stop cuddles

    A day of non-stop cuddles

    Since we went to bed early, Gizmo woke up early. This is Gizmo’s last full day before his euthanasia appointment and we were determined to spend the entire…

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  • Life doesn’t stick to your plan

    Life doesn’t stick to your plan

    For the past couple of weeks, we’ve been forming a plan in our minds to say goodbye to Gizmo mid-September. We’ve been coming to terms with the idea…

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  • Good days but the end is in sight

    Good days but the end is in sight

    Things turned around and we had a good day on the 26th. Gizmo was in a great mood, walking around on his own, was excited to go for…

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