Kiwi Winsch

My precious Kiwi love….it’s been four weeks since I made the most difficult decision to let you go. I miss you so very much and still cannot believe that you are gone. You will always be forever in my heart and thoughts. I cherish the bond and love we shared and I will never forget you. You brought so much happiness to my life and I will always remember all of your playfulness, adventurous personality, and the many “Kiwi kisses” you gave me. I love and miss you more than words can express.

It’s been one year since I made the most difficult decision to let my Kiwi love go. I still cannot believe you are gone, Kiwi, and I think of you many times throughout every day. I miss your love and support more than words can say. You were my everything. I have been looking at many of the pictures I have of you from over the years and reading my Kiwi journal with so many stories and memories from when you were here with me. I knew it would be difficult losing you but the pain and sense of loss has continued throughout the past year. I do try to remember the countless good times we had together and how much joy you brought to my life. You knew when I needed your love and comfort during challenging times. You were so smart, playful, intuitive, and adventurous. I truly wish you hadn’t experienced the health issues you had, you didn’t deserve that, but you were so resilient for so many years and made some major comebacks and defied expectations of your doctors. I will never forget you, never stop missing you, and never stop loving you. I was so lucky to have you in my life, Kiwi, and you will forever be in my memories and heart.

Today would have been 16 years that Kiwi & I would have been together – the day she came home to live with me – her “birthday” as we celebrated the date of her official adoption. Kiwi, my love, I miss you and think of you daily. While I continue to grieve for you, today I am celebrating your life and the time we had together, though it never would have been long enough. I’ve spent much of the day going through your things that I kept and looking through so many photos of the amazing time we had. There were tears but also laughter as I remember all the funny, cute, and mischievous things you did over the years. I wish I could have done more for you but in the end, I did not want you to continue suffering. I can only hope that we will be together again someday. I am going through my day to day life but it will never be the same as when you were here with me. I will love you always and forever my precious Kiwi. You will always be in my heart and thoughts.