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Marsha Day's avatar

So sorry you had to say goodbye to Rhea. I know how heartbreaking it is to lose a devoted soulmate. It’s the last kind thing you can do for an ailing pet.

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StraightOuttaSeratonin's avatar

aww , a travelers blessing to Rhea. Cats are precious, loving and the essence of grace. I know she was loved.

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JoAnn Bachteler's avatar

Love ❤️ & Light ☀️

May Bast hold Rhea close until you meet again. That which is remembered, lives.

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Ramona Heath's avatar

Spot on as usual. And I am sorry for your loss of Rhea. But what a beautiful tribute you have written for her. I was really touched by it. I am on year 15 with my cat, so I know how special a cat that has been with you that long can be.

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Mary's avatar

O Bast, Great Mother of all cats, welcome Your daughter Rhea to Your wonderful place where all the kitties can run and play, loved, healthy, whole, and free. Comfort Mary and her daughter in their sorrow with Your healing purrs and mother's love.

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Chris Fox's avatar

Love this !

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Abigail's avatar

So sorry about Rhea.

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Gail Zimmermann's avatar

I love your columns. I am so sorry your are losing your Rhea. Having lost two last year I know how painful it is. It is so hard.

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Julie Bannerman's avatar

Tears reading about your family’s farewell to Rhea. We still miss our kitties of years past, Petrushka, Natasha and Sagwa, and treasure their memories and memories of the joys and comfort they brought to our family. Now we live with a fluffy white hair feline, Yana, who knows she’s beautiful and seems bored with the attention of her many admirers. Yana is a reason we find moments of respite from Trump’s malevolent reign of destruction.

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Mary Lindstrom's avatar

My sympathies

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Ann Fitzgibbon's avatar

RIP Rhea. Sleep easy.

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Fred Norman's avatar

Long term pets become family. I feel your pain, may God bless!

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Dawn Nelson's avatar

Goodbyes are never easy. I’m so very sorry for your loss of Rhea. We love these small creatures and it’s difficult to make the decision but we do it with love. May she rest in peace.

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Gayle chapin's avatar

I'm so sorry about beautiful Rhea. Goodbyes are so difficult. Memories are precious treasures of lives shared together.

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LJ Cooke's avatar

As a cat devotee I loved your tribute to your beloved pet. RIP Rhea 😢. And thanks for your clear eyed description of our leader’s thrashing of our economy.

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Charlotte Thomas's avatar

LOCKED UP INSIDE MY HEART

Locked up inside my heart

At my own beck and call

Lives all the beauty, joy, and love

You brought into my world.

Memories to treasure

Moments that delight

Their value is beyond measure,

A testament to your life.

They are there for me to unpack

And rummage through each day,

They bring me smiles and comfort

And often tears along the way.

But they are there whenever I need them

Morning, noon, or night

And my heart is where they’ll stay

Until our reunion day.

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Kathy Beem's avatar

Farewell, Rhea. Your work is done. Go now in peace 🩵

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