10 years ago, Ma-mut died from an overweight related problem.
He had a companion, Mafagafinha. No one called her that.
She was called many names, Sebastiana, Menininha, or just Linda.
Today, she was euthanized following complications in her recovery from a masectomy.
It is a terrible decision to make, looking into eyes of a living being and realizing that in a few hours she will be no more.
This was not a particulary nice cat, but nonetheless it was the companion of someone.
And now she is gone.
I guess this is a year to learn to cope with losses.
Some due to the dignity of our friends
Others to preserve our own dignity.
The decision to free "this girl" from her pain was made under the assumption that none or little hope of recovery was there, and all that remained were days of lingering pain.
But the dignity of this being should be preserved beyond any pain it might cause us to let her go.
As AJ once said to love is to surrender.
To love is to let go
Mainly is to know when to let go
I just feel that if I keep on letting go, one day, all that will remain is a ill faded memory of what was once the keeper of ma-mut.
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