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I like this article except for the part "not to be confused with human losses"

I lost my Nico in October of this year, it has been the hardest thing that I have ever gone through. I have lost family and it hurts, losing my Nico CRUSHED me! I come from a very close nit Italian family and I love my boy as much as any of them. Losing Nico was the hardest thing I have ever dealt with. I know some people will argue this point with me, fine. I will say I have never lost a parent or a sibling but I have experienced death, my Nico was such an intricle part of my life, he was human-like to me and if it sounds wierd, I don't care.
As far as when to put him down, I promised to never let such a strong boy suffer, cancer had hit him so hard and so quick(within a week) my only decision was what time to take him. Nico still had his faculties but he was bleeding internally, so god made that decision for me, I could never had let him suffer for a second. It is a very personal choice that's true. One of the hardest to ever have to face.
Dana
ps...I am sorry to have posted 3 months after this thread started but I just found it. :)