Another Bummer!!
First off I want to thank everybody fro their kind words today and all week. This week has had been an emotional roller coaster for me. And tomorrow morning I ahve to put one of my dogs down. I am having the Vet come to my home to put him down so he will be in familar surroundingd but It is tearing me apart. Toby is a Golden Retriver and he has been my best friend for 12 years. It's his time I know but it is still hard. I wish I could sleep. This has been just an awful week.
Hopefully next week will be better. Maybe on Monday my surgeon can find a way to get this surgery done soon. Now that would be great news! It is something to look forward to anyway.
Nancy
| Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.
When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable. |
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| All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor. Those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by. The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.
They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent. His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster. You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart. Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together.... Author unknown... |
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GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!!!
I want to say thank you so much for that beautiful poem. It has brought comfort in a long, long night. It won't be long now before Toby travels on. I live on a farm and it is beautiful here and with the vet coming to release him this morning he'll have a straight shot to heaven. Thanks again.
Nancy
I found this and thought that I would share it with you. I read it every once in a while and find comfort in it.
I explained to St. Peter,
I'd rather stay here,
Ourside the pearly gate.
I won't be a nuisance,
I won't even bark,
I'll be very patient and wait.
I'll be here, chewing on a celestial bone,
No matter how long you may be.
I'll miss you so much, if I went in alone,
It wouldn't be heaven for me.
You remain in special prayers during you time right now of grief. Know that others here share your pain and we are here for you when you need us.
It's not what you gather, but what you scatter
that tells what kind of life you have lived.
Thank you so much for that poem and your kind words. The vet just left. Toby is home now. He is at peace. No more pain or cancer. I am going to miss him so much. I ahve two other dogs but he was with me through so many tough times---him and my cat, Mister, kept me grounded and going forward. God bless you for caring with everything you are going through too. It has beeb a hectiic week.
Love Nancy
I have had to do this with two cats, Kittle and Cinnamon, and I know how hard it is to let go. But you and I both know you made the right decision. Toby was suffering and you had to let him go, let him be at peace. He's free from pain now. He will live in your heart forever. Pets come into our lives and take up a place that's as important as any child (my friend Rox doesn't believe this, but it's true). They are more than just an animal, they are a companion and as you said a true friend. They comfort us when we are sad, they know our moods. They can make us laugh, they heal our pain.
It will take awhile for you to heal from this pain, I know, but you will. You may even feel Toby's prescence around you or dream about him (I dreamt about Kittle and Cinnamon for days after they were gone ... and sometimes I still see Cinnamon's shadow in the house ... weird, huh?)
I hope you find some peace and that next week will be better. It's not been a good week for me either. Sending you cyberhugs, dear friend
