I’m a grief professional so I should know all about grief and loss. Yet my 18 year old cat, SuzyQ, dying last year taught me so much. My beautiful moggy SuzyQ Pet loss can be just as devastating as losing a loved person Recently Greg James, BBC Radio 1 DJ, took time off from his radio show after announcing the death of his lovely chocolate Labrador, Barney. He asked for privacy as he and his family grieved. His listeners were wonderfully empathetic, many sharing their own sto

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