tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34039605.post2737185610267089161..comments2023-05-29T05:25:54.615-04:00Comments on House of the Discarded: Quality of Our LivesHouse of the Discardedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05558420754849811482noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34039605.post-81000883413489068352012-04-14T15:45:34.868-04:002012-04-14T15:45:34.868-04:00When my dog died last year I found a chat room wit...When my dog died last year I found a chat room with grief counselors on line. Their website has a quality of life scale that I found helpful.<br /><br />http://aplb.org/resources/quality_of_life.html<br /><br />Several visitors to the site also ran rescues and were having dificulty grieving to loss of one of their pets>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34039605.post-76089488067116291542012-04-14T11:10:29.261-04:002012-04-14T11:10:29.261-04:00I'm so sorry to hear about Maggie. It's so...I'm so sorry to hear about Maggie. It's so hard to lose a member of the family. My thoughts are with you.Devonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04540784144737789122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34039605.post-82795774338252058052012-04-14T00:39:48.664-04:002012-04-14T00:39:48.664-04:00So sorry for Maggie and you/your family. Those las...So sorry for Maggie and you/your family. Those last days/weeks are so precious and bittersweet. Take care. =^..^=maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10385007421759239647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34039605.post-23227775542608692522012-04-13T21:20:17.190-04:002012-04-13T21:20:17.190-04:00Nature's first green is gold,
Her hardest hue...Nature's first green is gold, <br />Her hardest hue to hold. <br />Her early leafs a flower; <br />But only so an hour. <br />Then leaf subsides to leaf. <br />So Eden sank to grief, <br />So dawn goes down to day. <br />Nothing gold can stay.\*Robert Frost\<br /><br />Beth- we feel for you. We're on the quality of life watch for our oldest now (almost 12), but watching our newest member (10 months of trouble!)reminds me of the poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay". The cycle of life continues; embrace each day, celebrate what we do right, and cherish the simple moments.<br /><br />Karin :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34039605.post-67054960860629450792012-04-13T20:12:49.613-04:002012-04-13T20:12:49.613-04:00hi beth,
thinking of you and maggie, our pets are ...hi beth,<br />thinking of you and maggie, our pets are family special and hard to part with. i had to laugh as i read your blog my mind was on maggie...i thought i read 'cooking dinner...the pile of cat barf'''...thanks for the unintended smile.Emsworth Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14824267750740222444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34039605.post-82735707473263185882012-04-13T17:05:59.866-04:002012-04-13T17:05:59.866-04:00Beth, it is always hard to lose a pet. It is best ...Beth, it is always hard to lose a pet. It is best to watch them enjoy the life they have left and take one day at a time. I suggest you look up romping and rolling in the rockies as her dog K also has cancer. K is an amazing inspiration.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02242103760267804263noreply@blogger.com