GRIEF BOOK QUESTION ... one of my beta readers felt like Im keeping secrets or leaving people out by not explaining my regrets in full detail. Would you feel cheated after reading the following paragraph? *** What others call bargaining arrived in my grief-stricken life as regret. I remain haunted by my Heart Dog’s final day. It ended up being more desperate and scary than I’d hoped. I didn’t want her to be in pain or to worry, and I fear she felt both. In the three days before Lilly’s death, decisions made, in consultation with our large team of veterinarians, resulted in an emergency that I’d hoped to avoid. I do not regret the decision to euthanize Lilly Tuesday, December 17, 2013. Instead, I regret some things she experienced that last day, things about which I’ve only spoken to few people, things I haven’t even told our veterinary team, or things about which I haven’t asked. I openly told people I felt haunted (and still do), but I don’t want to burden anyone else with the painful details. Like it or not, that’s mine to bear – and bear alone. ***
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