On May 31st, with the help of a home-visit veterinarian service, my best friend and sole companion of nearly 14 years passed away.
She was a retriever mix named Amica. I’m still grieving. I know I will continue to grieve, but thanks to my chronic health conditions (fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis, irritable bowel syndrome), I’m figuring out how to do it.
At first, I was lost and confused on my road of grief, but then it started to do things that reminded me so much of my chronic illness, and I realized I could experience and manage it in the same way I live with chronic health issues.
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