Saturday, March 10, 2007

After Words

Life is so fleeting. It can be here and gone in an instant. Blindsided, struck with no warning, vulnerable, dead at the scene. How do you recover from something like that? How does one begin to recover both physically and mentally? How do the survivors cope with the loss, and the grief? That feeling, this awful anxiety, this feeling of impending doom, what ever you want to call it - I can’t shake it. Life is so precious, every second.

2 Comments:

At 1:01 AM, Blogger Wayne Gallant said...

I wish I had some magic formula for dealing with sudden, total loss, but I'm afraid there isn't any.

What I know is that one must "keep on keeping on", as they say, and that shared pain is somehow easier to bear. It is good that you are blogging about this, and I hope that you can also discuss it with friends and relations.

Last week I put down my dearest, most loyal friend Bucky, when he became unable to rise, and was lying in his own filth, surely humiliating for a dog who used to walk to the far end os the pasture to do his business. But I do not grieve. Rather, I recall playing "patty-paw" with him, and his exhuberance and love of life.

Everyone experiences the loss of parents, children, friends - including four-footed ones, and after such a loss, you never completely recover, but that is a GOOD thing. Our remembrance of things past enshrines them in our hearts, allowing us to relive the good times and to recall the happy memories.

BTW, congrats on the win by Story's Image. You've hooked up with a good Jockey in Huber Villa-Gomez. I had my eye on him at Tampas Bay Downs.

Warmest regards,
Wayne

 
At 4:01 PM, Blogger Jessi Pizzurro said...

Wayne thanks for the great post. I am very sorry that you had to put your Bucky down, it is always hard to say goodbye to a dear friend.

You are right, it is only by remembering and celebrating those who have passed on that we can do their memories justice. It is up to us to stand tall and make happiness from sorrow in order to bring order from chaos and darkness. Sometimes that is easier said than done, however.

I agree with you 1000% about Huber Villa Gomez, we have used him twice in the past week with a win and a second, and will be using him much more often. He is an excellent judge of pace with great hands and an all over strong, effective rider.

 

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