03/18/2026
To everyone who has been holding us in your hearts:
It is done.
Chiba made his transition, and my sweet boy is now with me in spirit instead of in form.
I feel like I am swimming between realities. Grief and love are both here, moving through me at the same time.
I could not have asked for a better companion, or a more peaceful and loving final moment. I held him, and we were surrounded by presence, care, and something greater than both of us.
Thank you to everyone who sent prayers, love, thoughts, and positive energy.
Whether you believe in that or not, something held us through this. It did not keep him here forever, but it gave us the most beautiful final chapter we could have asked for.
Right now, I am facing the unknown of life without him beside me.
And at the same time, I feel him with me. His loyalty, his strength, his love. That does not leave.
The best way I know to honor him is to live fully. To take everything he gave me and carry it forward.
For now, I am letting the grief remind me how deeply we loved, and how much we shared.
Thank you for holding us in your hearts.
I am catching up on messages between work as time allows, thanks for understanding.