http://www.heartlandpetcremation.com/blog ...Because Your Pet is a Member of the Family Fri, 04 Feb 2011 19:19:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.heartlandpetcremation.com/blog/?p=97#comment-174 Ramona H Fri, 04 Feb 2011 19:19:43 +0000 http://www.heartlandpetcremation.com/blog/?p=97#comment-174 The loss of a pet is so devastating because it's like losing a child. We nurture and care for them then the loss is heartbreaking. I lost two of my special fur babies to cancer in 2009 and it was a hurt like no other. They're in my heart forever, but I miss them being here with me every day. The loss of a pet is so devastating because it’s like losing a child. We nurture and care for them then the loss is heartbreaking. I lost two of my special fur babies to cancer in 2009 and it was a hurt like no other. They’re in my heart forever, but I miss them being here with me every day.

]]> http://www.heartlandpetcremation.com/blog/?p=89#comment-67 Sid Korpi, author of "Good Grief: Finding Peace After Pet Loss" Thu, 13 Jan 2011 16:46:33 +0000 http://www.heartlandpetcremation.com/blog/?p=89#comment-67 As an animal chaplain who works with people to help them prepare for, cope with and move on after pet loss, I frequently hear, just as you noted, that people often find it more difficult to handle the loss of a pet than that of a human in their lives. I know of no human relationship wherein the other person consistently sings our praises when we have bed-head, water weight gain or have just cussed out the chair leg that stubbed our toe. Our pets adore us, no matter what. Our daily routines are deeply impacted by our pets' need for our care, too, so losing them means there's an enormous hole in our lives. Naturally, we'd feel this void acutely. Thank you for validating these people's feelings. As an animal chaplain who works with people to help them prepare for, cope with and move on after pet loss, I frequently hear, just as you noted, that people often find it more difficult to handle the loss of a pet than that of a human in their lives. I know of no human relationship wherein the other person consistently sings our praises when we have bed-head, water weight gain or have just cussed out the chair leg that stubbed our toe. Our pets adore us, no matter what. Our daily routines are deeply impacted by our pets’ need for our care, too, so losing them means there’s an enormous hole in our lives. Naturally, we’d feel this void acutely. Thank you for validating these people’s feelings.

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