Sue was with him at the end. On both these occasions I was able to remain calm and clear, and not get caught up in the floods of emotion that were inevitably around me. That isn't to say I didn't 'feel'. Indeed, I shed a few tears with both couples. But there is a difference between feeling and expressing an emotion, and allowing it to engulf you to the exclusion of all else.
Animals are our teachers and healers.
They are our companions and friends, and it is okay to get emotional about and around them. But it is also worth trying to find a space of calmness inside ourselves and, at times of crisis, ask how best we can be there for them. We all have a lot to learn. Elaine was born and raised right in the very heart of England, in the County of Nottinghamshire. Able to see spirits and auras from childhood, she tried to put a lid on her apparent 'differences' as she left school and ventured into the world of journalism.