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What brought you joy today?
If you've been living with cancer for a while, you know it's not all gloom and doom. Where did you find joy today? I'll start:
1. Working in my garden.
2. Meeting my daughter for tea.
3. Home-made pizza for dinner.
4. My spouse (always).
5. Some interesting online discussions.
6. Rereading a good novel.
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You are so right! "Kitty" knew something was wrong and tried to comfort me for 6 days! And, he wasn't even my cat! He was the neighbor's cat. He was just our good kitty friend. He was so sweet! And, it helped me a lot!
PML
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4 ReactionsAnimals are highly intuitive, and I’m sure that cat could feel your grief and obviously sense the absence of your husband by the empty chair. And then he visits you and shows affection. Remarkable.
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4 ReactionsNothing can calm, soothe, & make you smile like the purr of your kitty.
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5 ReactionsMeows 😻🙏🏼
Sweet fur babies are best friends
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4 ReactionsI'm just starting my journey. Joy comes in all kinds of way. A friend came over to cook with me. My guy took me to an improv show for date night. Sometimes walking my dog and just thinking. This week I'll see the grandkids.
It happens and I'm making a point to notice them.
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7 ReactionsBeautiful day today and I almost felt happy and relaxed
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6 ReactionsWhen my other kitty, Cinnamon ("Cinny") died earlier this year, Jazz became depressed. Those 2 were inseparable tho 3 years apart in age. I was depressed too but so glad I had Cinny for all 17 years of his life. Jazz wouldn't eat for 4 days. I knew if that went on to 5 days he might develop a severe health problem. But on the 5th day he decided to eat again! From the day that Cinny died, Jazz and I comforted each other. We both loved Cinny so I made sure Jazz got even more attention. After some time had passed, I realized that both of us seemed to have drifted away from the depression. Brought tears of joy to my eyes knowing that Jazz could help me get thru the loss of Cinny while I was helping him to recover as well. So glad I'm retired and can spend lots of time every day with Jazz.
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6 ReactionsI absolutely love Huskies. My wife Jeanne and I have had three now, and each one had/ has their own distinct personality, and have enriched our lives. They all have made themselves the center of attention, and are always scheming for the things they want, which is comical to watch. They are very self assertive and overly confident about themselves, but are also extremely affectionate. They insist on being pampered centers of attention. It’s uncanny how they are always working things out in their heads to manipulate you to get what they want. They make it clear that it’s their house and you are privileged that they allow you to live in it.
They are funny and make your life interesting.
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1 ReactionHere’s a few more pictures of Rory, and one of them being with me ( her emotional support human)
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8 ReactionsYour kitty, Jazz sounds so wonderful! Being there for you when you needed him when you were so sick. Kitties seem to know when we need them. Recently my husband of 30 years died. The neighbor's cat has become close to us in the last year. He came up with his usual visit and stopped and looked at my husband's empty chair; like where is my friend? Then, he came over to me purring loudly and loving me up, rubbing up against my legs. I picked him up and held him and told him my husband was up in Heaven. It helped me. However, "Kitty" kept coming up for the next 6 days which he has never done. It's usually only once every 2 weeks just being a good neighbor cat. He kept loving me up every day and I kept holding him. He knew I was lonely. It was so sweet!
I'm glad you have your wonderful Jazz there for you!
PML
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