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We put my service dog Hero to sleep yesterday… and today I still have trouble breathing… because with each exhale I lose the part of him that still lingers in my lungs after I kissed him for the last time and released him.

I can’t stop crying.

Your post made me feel less strange for taking it this hard.

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Beyhan, I'm so sorry to hear of your loss. Take care of yourself in this tough time. You're not strange at all to have been given and loved and now lost. The grieving is part of the joy you shared.

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Thank you for sharing. We lost our family dog last month and this helped provide some clarity for the emotional impact on our household.

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Russ, I'm sorry to hear of the loss of your family dog. As you know, I can imagine what you're going through. Glad this helped, makes the experience redemptive in a way.

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