Dearest Shadow,
My oldest friend, or nearly so; there is so much now, that you will miss. Cancer took your loving wife, and a broken heart took you; no one can tell me otherwise. Oh, we all have heard how you never woke from the anesthesia during your surgery, but those who loved you knew why. It has been 10 months since you closed your eyes; somehow it feels like 10 years.
We just passed your birthday a few days ago; and I had to force myself to move forward, not let myself dwell. I kept thinking, I feel as though I've loved you better in passing than in life, and I know that's not true. We helped each other through so many trials during our friendship, its still hard to think you've passed the threshold.
So now, I turn to your memory for comfort, for solace from the maelstrom of teetering emotions. Now your presence in my heart will be the sounding board for my thoughts. I know you are not waiting for me, for you went Home to Mouse; and I know you'd understand my inability to let you go completely. Having been a part of my life for nearly 25 years, you will always walk in my heart.
Missing you deeply,
Me...
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