Losing something is hard, but losing someone is devastating. Broken and lost after the loss of their cat, someone turned to Quora to ask the internet for a good way to recover. Sharing their own experiences, people united for the cause. After the responses came in, the thread became a good place to visit if you are mourning yourself and need some encouragement that things will be alright, or if someone close to you is suffering and you’re searching for words of wisdom that would make them feel better. Scroll down to read it and tell us your thoughts in the comments.

Losing a pet is devastating to the very core

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Broken and lost after the death of their cat, someone turned to the internet for a good way to recover

And probably didn’t expect such a sincere response

There were more

And while some shared their own experiences

Others were really moved by the whole thread