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For over 20 years, I’ve kept the cremated remains of my pets—but I don’t know what to do with them

Long gone are the days when my sons asked for PAW Patrol Christmas gifts. Now, they want my attention and time.

There is no cure for profound grief, but beauty and love and tenderness can walk alongside it and ease the solitude.

Alt: Joy, the cartoon character with blue hair, is smiling and waving