My dear sweet Romy,
My heart imploded 4 weeks ago.
I had been preparing for that day, but I was unprepared for the weeklong illness, the fragility, the deterioration, the worry, the sleepless nights, the helplessness, the finality.
I spent days afraid to look at your photos, afraid of re-experiencing the immense sadness and heaviness. But when I finally did look, I was comforted. The sight of your chunky, smiling, joyful, snorting, loving, BFF-to-all self. Who knew that your first road trip at 9 weeks old from a remote farm in Ohio would be the start of miles of travel all across this great beautiful country, including two cross country drives from Chicago to LA.
Author Glennon Doyle wrote, “Grief is the receipt we wave in the air that says to the world: Look! Love was once mine.”
Well, my receipt is long.
For years, it was just You and Me. In our little 550 sq ft city condo, next to the rumble of the L train, amid the hustle of downtown Chicago (though the noise never seemed to bother you), enduring long winter days (the salt and snow did bother you) and walking many cement blocks alongside tourists and “Suits”.
You journeyed with me through relationships, bad decisions, unemployment, new employment, marathons, marathon training and one grad school degree and not once decided to call it quits (I wouldn’t have blamed you if you did).
You weren’t just a pet, you were my partner - we did life *together*. Not unlike great friendships throughout history like Thelma and Louise, Lucy and Ethel, Maverick and Goose, Winnie the Pooh and Piglet and, of course, Romy and Michelle.
If the depth of our sadness truly reflects the depth of our love, then I know I loved you very much.
13.5 years was not enough time. No number of years ever are. But I’m so grateful to be the one who you shared your time on Earth with. Every life has great love stories -- My Queen Romy, how can I repay you for being one of mine?
Thank you for the rest of this life and the next, and I cannot wait to continue our story again.
Love, Mom ❤️
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