For ASAH Group Members Who Lost a Pet or Human this Year [View all]

Reminder: this is posted in a Group. A Group is a place at DU where members with similar interests can explore a topic.

Check your photographs. My five "departed" cats came through in a photo a couple days ago, put together by someone "over there" whom I love so much there are no words to express it. This is his Christmas gift to me.

Here is one of my cats from his compilation, as an example to show you what to look for:


Chubby

In the larger photo, my friend appears to the left with his hand out as if he is presenting something. On his hand are four of the five cats I have had in this life. Next to the hand is a human who is still very much a part of this world, and to that person's left is the fifth cat. I recognized her because of her spots. He gathered all five of the cats I've had in this world and put them in a photo for me.

Many times they will be transparent but you can still see them. Sometimes there are lights going on in various spots in the photo. The first thing you want to look for is some blurriness in the photo. It helps to know how to enlarge photos, cut out sections and blow them up, etc. You do have to study the photo over to see them. It took me about a day and a half to completely understand this photo. I use a free program called paint.net.

I am posting this because throughout the year at DU, people post about the grief they feel over the loss of a loved one or animal. I mostly cannot read these posts because it's just too painful to see what they are going through.

Your loved ones want to connect with you.