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Sair, one of the the three cats we brought to France four years ago was
called Tilly - she died last August at the age of 18. That was very sad.
Yesterday, the second of the three cats just vanished. She was 18,
too, and becoming decrepit, rarely went out, and was obviously pining for
my absent wife. She went out for a rare walk around the garden, and just
disappeared. She had bad hips, and couldn't go far. I am devasted and
confused, and wonder why life is being so cruel, particularly as the
absence of any trace of her, or a body precludes any sort of closure.
I have dreams, both day and night, that this is all just a big
mistake, and everything will be OK.
With most of the posters on
this forum, the departure of the partner seems to be due to a third party
being involved, and understandably, there is animosity from those left
behind. It wasn't quite like that with us, and although I think my wife
has been foolish, greedy and driven by self interest, I still yearn for the
days, not that long ago, when everything seemed to be all right.
It appears that I am held to blame for the fact that she couldn't cope
with our new life here in France, even though it was largely her idea.
Consequently, her loss, and latterly the loss of a much loved cat,
is having a devastating effect on me.
I know that there are
those who take a tough stand, and have the power within them to plough on
regardless, and I respect that sense of purpose, but many (including
me)find it hard to come to terms with what has happened to us, especially
when there doesn't appear to be anyone else involved, and so take a little
longer to accept the situation, and their possible fate. Sometimes life
has a habit of kicking those who are already down, the hardest.
Chris
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