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Posts by B.R. Shenoy

A writer and blogger on Medium and Substack, B.R. Shenoy explores nature, parenting, travel, and culture, often through her own photography. Married and the mother of two young adults, she weaves personal experience into reflections on family, life, and the world around her.

The Small, Unexpected Ways Grief Stays with Us

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“The reality is that you will grieve forever. You will not ‘get over’ the loss of a loved one; you will learn to live with it.” ~Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

My friend Diana’s WhatsApp profile picture is of herself hugging her dog, Zibby.

Every time her name comes up on my phone, there they are. The two of them in a tiny square. I’ve seen that photo so many times I stopped really looking at it.

Until recently.

Zibby wasn’t just a dog. She was part of the whole rhythm of their life, the mornings and the evenings and all the …