{"id":21712,"date":"2026-04-09T00:10:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T04:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/?p=21712"},"modified":"2026-04-07T08:26:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T12:26:51","slug":"happy-18th-birthday-to-my-angel-zoey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/happy-18th-birthday-to-my-angel-zoey\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy 18th birthday to my angel, Zoey"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The beautiful Zoey<\/p><\/div>\n

Today would have been Zoey\u2019s 18th birthday. I last held her in my arms on the evening of November 19, 2025, when I helped her cross over on her heavenly journey.<\/p>\n

I wish I could have prepared a lovely tribute to her, but my heart cannot bear the pain. My precious soul kitty, I miss her so terribly. A beautiful bag sits in the guest room where I last held her, with a few clippings of her soft, silky fur. I have enormous difficulty going into that room. Writing this has made me realize how much unresolved grief I am carrying, as if part of me is still in denial, as though it never really happened.<\/p>\n

Her ashes sit in the living room, where she rests with her beloved Zee and companions, Harley and Jazz. Maybe one day I can share posts with glorious memories. Right now, I just want to quietly honor her birthday and the thoughts of her that are forever etched in my heart.<\/p>\n

Happy birthday, my beautiful girl. I miss you so very much.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today would have been Zoey\u2019s 18th birthday. I last held her in my arms on the evening of November 19, 2025, when I helped her cross over on her heavenly journey. I wish I could have prepared a lovely tribute to her, but my heart cannot bear the pain. My precious soul kitty, I miss […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21713,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1378,1097,1143,1099],"tags":[1543,1544,6],"class_list":["post-21712","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-feline-human-bond","category-multi-cat-home","category-rainbow-bridge","category-the-zee-zoey-cats-and-family","tag-heavenly-birthday","tag-soul-cat","tag-zoey"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t