[Dailydrool] Remembering Blueberry

[Hinchliffe at aol.com]

Once again, I want all of you Droolers who supported me during my  
Blueberry's illness and death to know how much it meant to be embraced by the  warmth of 
your love.  You really got me through that terrible, terrible  time.  I can't 
tell you how touching and healing it was to receive all  of your e-mails -- 
so thoughtful and caring and personal -- and to be surprised  by beautiful, 
meaningful cards and even incredible gifts.  All remembering  my Blueberry.
 
It has been, as too many of you know from your own experience, a dark and  
difficult time.  The grief ebbs and flows.  Somedays you can live with  it; some 
days it crashes over you unexpectedly, and you fear you will drown in  its 
wave.
 
I want to share with you two things that happened the other day -- on the  
8th week anniversary of her death.
 
First, a friend of mine stopped by with her dog, who looks so much like  
Blue.  It was both lovely and heartbreaking to see him.  I found  myself just 
holding and cuddling him, pretending he was her.  Then we  walked out to the car, 
and the little boy next door spotted him.  Michael  adored my Berry girl, they 
were absolute best friends.  (His Mom tried to  explain everything to him, 
but he's only seven and apparently it didn't really  take.)  When he saw my 
friend's dog, his face lit up with joy, and he ran  over, arms open, shouting, 
"Blueberry!  You've come back!"
 
I, of course, wept.
 
Then, after she left, as I was heading back into the house, I spotted my  
blueberry bush.  This was a gift from a sweet friend as a memorial to my  
Blueberry.  I didn't think it would actually bloom.  But there, on its  branches, 
were a host of big, beautiful, plump (just like my Blue)  berries.  I, of course, 
wept again.
 
I knew my Daily Drool family would understand how much these little things  
meant to me.
 
Love,
Beth (Blueberry ATB)



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