Abbie

March 24, 2002 - February 1, 2022

It’s the dash that matters.

Abbie got her angel wings on February 1, 2022. She always had them really – she was an earth-side angel, the sweetest, gentlest soul I’ve ever known.

She passed away in my arms at the vintage age of 19 plus plus plus years old while she and her Dad held paws. Spooning was our thing, holding paws, theirs. It wasn’t goodbye, it was Thank You.

She made it so easy for me to care for her the past few years – it was a gift she gave me over and over again, and there wasn’t a moment this kindness was lost on me. Somehow, as the two of us grew older together, we figured things out. It bonded us. Deeply. There was a gentleness in this experience we shared and the richness of it will be in my heart forever.

I also came to know, really know, how much she loved me. The privilege of knowing this is one of the most profound experiences of love I have ever felt. I can’t get over how lucky I am.

So while our world is unbelievably quiet right now, the pain of losing her and missing her is a beautiful reminder of the joy of loving her.

For one last time, as I’ve said EVERY night for the last 19 years and 8 months...

Goodnight Abbie

I love you Princess

Come for cuddles (only now, hopefully in my dreams)

xo

Mom