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I often change it around to fit the loss, but it's sad and hopeful at the same time... And I cry every time -----Original Message----- >From: Ardy Robertson <[email protected]> >Sent: May 21, 2016 10:25 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Winstrol > >Hi Marsha, >I'm so sorry about everything going on with you. That "counselor" was, in my >opinion, very harsh. Who wants common sense if it doesn't make your heart >break when you lose a pet or are sad about one that is ill. He needs >compassion -- you don't need more sense. > >Something that really helped me when Tigger passed away is the poem someone >posted called "Lend Me A Kitten"....... I go back and re-read it all the >time. It is so true!! > >If you don't have a copy of it, let me know and I will send it to you. > >Ardy > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Felvtalk [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of >Marsha >Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2016 10:57 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Winstrol > >Sandy, I don't plan on seeing him again, except maybe when I am up to it, to >tell him how I felt. I did write a review in HealthGrades on him. The one >other person gave him 5 stars. I keep a journal for each of my cats (I use >Microsoft OneNote), writing down cute things they did, or interactions with >other cats. And when I am caring for a cat that is ill, the journaling is >daily...what they ate, when they ate, how they seem to be feeling, physical >activity, etc. Noelle has her final appointment late this afternoon, near >the end of the vet's day so we can have an unhurried time, not squeezed >between. She is laying on the bed behind me right now. > >I named my Noelle because I got her in December. She was eating food at the >colony I cared for. A little friendlier than normal feral, but I don't >think she'd ever lived indoors before, and when she was spayed, the vet >noted she had previously been pregnant. Possibly she had been a barn cat, >since I lived at the edge of town adjacent to two farms. No one claimed >her. She is probably related to several of my other cats, including FeLV+ >Milkdud, who passed away 2 years ago around this time. >Noelle tested negative for FeLV twice. She was the first of the colony that >I took in. She is a calico, large patches of gray and orange tabby over >white. > >Marsha > >On 5/19/2016 10:03 AM, swacht wrote: >> Marsha, I'm so sorry for your loss. I really don't know if I'd >> continue with this "counselor". Would you be comfortable with keeping >> a daily journal - write about your grief - write about Noelle ( I have >> a cat named Noelle) - write about 1 thing that gives you a good feeling. >> For me, I found writing helped with my losses. Please give it a try. >> Sandy W >> >> -----Original Message----- From: Rachel Dagner >> Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2016 7:45 AM >> To: Margo ; [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Winstrol >> >> Margo are you a nurse? Pets or people? I am thinking pets since you >> said you have assisted with transfusions. >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On May 19, 2016, at 7:16 AM, Margo <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> >>> Marsha, I'm so sorry. >>> >>> What this "counselor" lacks is compassion. And any empathy for >>> others. He does NOT belong in this profession. He needs to go dig >>> ditches, somewhere far from actual humans. >>> >>> Common sense doesn't seem to have much to do with this. You are >>> struggling with grief, anxiety and hopelessness. Basically he told >>> you to pic yourself up, dust yourself off and start all over again. >>> I'm surprised he didn't sing it :( >>> >>> Can you switch "counselors"? What kind of qualifications does this >>> ...man...hold? >>> >>> I have more, but want you to know that you're not alone...there any >>> many "common sense"less people in the world, and they make it a much >>> better place... >>> >>> Back after rounds >>> >>> Margo >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Marsha <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: May 18, 2016 8:55 PM >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Winstrol >>>> >>>> I went to a counselor last month to help me cope with all that is on >>>> my plate. During the 2nd session (1st one was the intake), he >>>> informed me that I lacked common sense (regarding money and >>>> animals). Then he said he loves animals too, and everybody lacks >>>> common sense in some way - some drink too much, some eat too much, >>>> etc. When I told him that I wasn't looking for any more cats to take >in, he said, "Good for you!" >>>> All my brain processed was the word "good", which made his statement >>>> come across as highly judgemental. I was more anxious and feeling >>>> more hopeless after I left. Two things I was seeking help for. I >>>> don't need that kind of help. I am pretty sure that lacking common >>>> sense is not a diagnosis in any way. And even if it was, how would >>>> you treat it? >>>> Plus >>>> I was very depressed and crying because the last time I saw this >>>> counselor was the day before Brock died, and I still have Noelle to >>>> care for (sinus cancer). I would like to tell him that HE lacked >>>> common sense in saying such things to someone in the throes of >>>> depression. >>>> >>>> Marsha >>>> > > >_______________________________________________ >Felvtalk mailing list >[email protected] >http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > >_______________________________________________ >Felvtalk mailing list >[email protected] >http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
