Hello SCARS, It’s with heavy heart I write that as of April 1, 2025 my sweet and dear furry pal has gone on.
Ryley was so much a part of my life, that every few minutes something comes up that reminds me he’s not with me any longer; a road trip together, daily rituals walks chores and sharing, buying him carrots (his fav), timed meds/feeding/nappy change, or just a peek in to say hiya and snuggle for company. All the things I loved ensuring he benefited from.
Caring for him was a joy, privilege, even vital to me. His changes came along so gradual. I changed along with them … that I didn’t realize we didn’t have a drive together for about a year and some now. He had gotten slower and less mobile, so we kept close to home.
Time went too fast, those 16 years. His loss is too big to rightly describe how much he was entwined with my life. Even knowing this pain of separation inevitably arrives, I wouldn’t have turned down my life time with him for anything. The penalty of loving much, is much grief when things end. I hope in time it eases.
I thank God for the perfectly beautiful life of Ryley. Thank you SCARS for fostering such a beautiful soul as Ryley and then giving me the blessing of being his forever home. Thank you, Ryley, for just being you and everything about you. You made me a much better person for having graced my life. I dearly painfully miss you.
