Thank you, KE, for this wonderful idea for a thread, and LMN, for the gerbil story! Perfect analogy. It kind of reminded me of my attempt last summer to save a lame, sick baby hawk...I read this early today and was moved by your request...I just need more time to think about it. So, I am not considering it over, just paused for the meantime.
I have been thinking about this "loving and letting go" thing for quite some time now. I will ponder it more and write back in a few days. Thanks for giving me something to chew on.