{"id":5752,"date":"2013-07-24T07:45:48","date_gmt":"2013-07-24T12:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hendersonbrook.net\/?p=5752"},"modified":"2013-07-24T07:45:48","modified_gmt":"2013-07-24T12:45:48","slug":"comforting-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hendersonbrook.net\/?p=5752","title":{"rendered":"Comforting Words"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ron’s perspective is much better and wiser than mine has been: taking care of Mr. Fluffles was like having a parent with Alzheimer’s in the house: daily cleanup, rearranging our schedules, etc. It wasn’t good for us and it wasn’t necessary to keep Fluffles in a prolonged state of senility.<\/p>

I felt guilty for the fact that he had failed, but his failing was a result of his getting old (19+), not neglect. In other words, something we couldn’t control or influence.<\/p>

We tried to keep him fed and comfortable, but we couldn’t prevent the inevitable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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