Bruno,
I can hardly believe that 4 weeks have gone by since the last time I saw your sweet face and caressed your soft spotted ears. Twenty eight days. Twenty eight days too long. I miss you so much. I try hard to focus on how I had no other option than to let you go, but still I wish you could be here with me- with us.
Within my heart there is a constant cruel tug-of-war going on between remembering the joy you brought to our lives and the void that you left behind in leaving. I struggle still, in your absence. You are the first thought that enters my mind each morning and the last to leave me before I drift off to sleep. I miss you immensely.
I see you, or rather where you should be, each day in every way. When I’m cooking in the kitchen and only Daphne is there, I see you. I see the space empty where you would typically be, and yet you are not there. It’s almost more than I can bare.
Daphne is getting along better now, but she still misses you so much. You were her everything. We are all thankful for how bravely you battled cancer and for how long you fought to stay by our side. Thank you.
We hope you are having the best time on the other side and will meet you again someday. We love you. Always.
Mom, Dad, & Daphne
So very sweet. This made me tear up. What a special bond with your dear Bruno. For those of us who have been in your shoes, we know. Oh, boy, do we know. I feel your pain.
“You are the first thought that enters my mind each morning and the last to leave me before I drift off to sleep. I miss you immensely.” – I felt the same about Magnum for… I don’t know how long! It’s the worst pain ever.
A beautiful letter for a beautiful boy.
Oh Bruno, time might heal but we will never forget you no matter how much time passes. The life you had with your people will never be the same, but changed for the better because you were in it. And now, ours has too, all because we were lucky to have you in our community for just a little while and not nearly long enough.
Miss you big boy.
xoxo