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One woman's mission is to help those
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sk any pet owner:
Nothing compares to
the unconditional love
offered by our animal compan-
ions, and their loss can be as
devastating as any human loss
we suffer.
Mitchell and Jill Solomon with Danny,
It's this pain and grief that
Dr. Micky Golden Moore of
who had cancer
West Bloomfield strives to ease
through her support group
years, this new path was a perfect
match for her caring nature.
known as Beyond the Paw Print
"Micky brings her heart to her
(BPP), formed in 2009. Golden
Moore had experienced the deaths of work:' Beltramo said. "I think
her two cats, Pablo and Nellie, and
her pet-loss work helps her with
through keenly feeling that sorrow,
patients, and her patient work helps
found a way to cope that's become a
in pet-loss work. Her chaplaincy
true calling.
training has given her the patience
"I'm often asked what led me to
to simply be present to someone's
return to school to study grief, hos-
sadness. That's very important:'
pice and palliative care:' said Golden
In 2007, Golden Moore was
Moore, a multi-degreed associate
accepted into Madonna University's
chaplain and member of the spiritual graduate program; she received her
support team at Dearborn's Oakwood master's degree in 2009.
Hospital. "It was after the passing of
"This," she noted, "changed my
life. Not only did the program help
both my parents. I told my husband,
Bud, if I survived the loss of my
me better understand the grieving
dad, and three years later, suddenly
process, it was through the support
my mom, I would change my career
and encouragement of Professor
from university speech communica-
Kelly Rhoades, the department
tion instructor:'
chairwoman, that I pursued my
According to Dr. Beverly Beltramo, idea to create a group to support
director of Spiritual Support Services individuals grieving the death or
and Golden Moore's boss for three
anticipated death of their animal

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