Charlie, my office manager

The Art of Remembering: Finding Words After Losing a Feline Friend

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This week, I remember Violet and Charlie. Finding words has been hard during the grieving process.

It’s been a rough week for me. I had several topics to write about (or finish writing and editing) for this week’s content, but I haven’t been able to finish editing what I’ve written.

My cat and office manager, Charlie, passed away on Sunday of last week (2 March) at 14 years and 4 months (due to age related kidney issues). It’s been incredibly difficult to focus on anything else. He joins his sisfur, Violet, who passed away 5 years ago (October 2019) at 10.

Violet
Violet
Charlie
Charlie
Violet and Charlie
Violet and Charlie

Violet joined my home in 2010 as a rescue, and Charlie joined a year later. When Violet passed, Charlie was a little… grief-stricken (as was I), but we learned to get through. He had a way of curling up nearby while I worked, quietly purring as if offering encouragement.

His gentle presence was a source of calm in the chaos of my writer’s mind. Losing Charlie this week has left another void in my heart and my creative process.

Losing another beloved feline friend has been difficult and emotional, and it’s been challenging to find words. Charlie’s absence has left a silence in my writing space.

Hopefully, I’ll be able to finish writing the topics I’d planned again shortly. But for now, I’ll need to take some time to grieve.

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