I create my work while also providing advice to people about pet loss.
The theme for today is a pet’s monthly memorial day.
How do you spend that day?
Cherishing the Monthly Memorial Day
Many of my customers seem to place great importance on their pet’s monthly memorial day.
Here’s a message I received from one of them:
The item I ordered this time was actually for my late cat. I hadn’t mentioned it to anyone, but the product happened to arrive exactly on my cat’s monthly memorial day. It felt as though your store’s motto, “A gift from your pet,” had truly reached my little one, and that made me so happy. During the process, you also listened to my stories and gave me such kind support—something I had never experienced with other shops.
Just like this customer, some people place their orders soon after losing their pets.
Since it usually takes about two weeks for delivery, it often happens that the cushion or blanket arrives right around the monthly memorial day—sometimes by coincidence, exactly on the day.
Messages That Warm My Heart
I often receive messages like this:
Such words are deeply moving for me.
Because while some people go through pet loss entirely on their own, having even one caring person nearby helps them recover more quickly.
And when I read such messages, I think to myself:
This customer isn’t alone. There are others they can talk to besides me.
That thought brings me comfort, too.
My Role and What I Can Do
My job is to create memorial goods for pets.
I am not a counselor, so all I can do is listen when someone shares their grief.
Yet, even just listening seems to bring comfort to many people.
By the time their cushion or blanket is delivered, I often notice their emails sound a little more hopeful.
My Own Way of Remembering
As for me, I remember the death anniversaries of my pets, but I don’t pay much attention to their monthly memorial days.
Even on the anniversaries, I don’t do anything particularly special—just an occasional visit to their grave around that time.
In fact, Maro’s anniversary falls on my wife’s birthday.
So rather than holding a special ceremony for the day, we celebrate my wife.
But naturally, Maro comes up in conversation. We feel both a little sad and a little warm, sharing memories together.
The Flow of Time
A month can feel both long and short—it’s a strange span of time.
Then it becomes two months, three months, a year, two years… and time continues to pass.
Perhaps that’s the role of monthly memorial days and anniversaries: they let us pause and reflect on how much time has passed since that day, and help us process our feelings little by little.
Remembering Maro
It has been three years since my cat Maro passed away.
It feels like such a long time.
And yet, I still remember the morning he left as clearly as if it were yesterday.
Maybe the sharp pain of grief has softened just a little, but when listening to my customers’ stories, I often find myself remembering Maro and nearly crying alongside them.
He is my friend—one I will never forget.
Every day, as I listen to customers’ experiences and work on their memorial pieces, I remember Maro.
And through both my memories and my work, I continue walking together with him.
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