I actually lost my favorite cat, the year before last, still trying to cope with the loss that never fully healed. After that my Mom died, last year, and since then I've had a falling out with my Dad. I don't get to see my sisters, and the only family I have are my grandparents who are on their way out the door so to speak, as well. There's a lot of loss going on in my life right now. But I'm glad that I'm not the only one, then again, I don't wish this manner of grief on any man. My cat was mauled by a dog, my mom died to cancer, & my dad is a selfish narcissist. I have reached such a low point in my life, I don't ever expect to fully recover. Friends are traitors, and family is just a word. Animals were the only ones I could relate to, because I felt like they understood. People have only hurt me for the last 26 years. What hope do I have to expect from this life? Only grief, and long suffering, highlighted by episodes of manic excitement to be dashed upon the rocks that is the reality of life.