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« Reply #75 on: July 12, 2008, 04:45:13 PM » |
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I'm going to say again how very sorry I am. I do feel your pain. i haven't told anyone, but I had a B/W Springer who looked just like Arnold. His name was Wiggles. It's the one dog, although i love them all, that i will never get over losing. I had Him for 17 years, found him as puppy in Feb. in Maine in the middle of a snow bank. Even heard the car door slam on whoever threw Him out. He was My life's comanion, He knew everything I needed and wanted. His love was so unconditional, He wouldn't even eat when I went to the cat shows for the weekend until i got home. He got so bad off, I had to have him put down. the hardest thing I ever had to do.
So, I know how those springers can get to you. they have a special personality.
Take your time, and don't let anyone rush you through your own grieving process.
Love to Arnold-and you take care [HUGS]
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« Reply #76 on: July 13, 2008, 06:17:31 AM » |
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For Mgt and her beloved Arnold, "Near, far, wherever you are, I believe that the heart does go on . . . " http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipMNbf4hb28&feature=related5CatMom =^..^ = |
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« Reply #77 on: July 16, 2008, 12:06:51 AM » |
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« Reply #78 on: July 23, 2008, 04:40:30 PM » |
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Mgt.....my heart goes out to you. how well I understand your pain. Please know your Arnold is with you, forever and always. Your bonds of love are eternal.My prayers are with you for peace and comfort .
There is a sacredness in tears.
They are not the mark of weakness,
but of power.
They speak more eloquently
than 10,000 tongues.
They are the messengers
of overwhelming grief,
of deep contrition,
and of unspeakable love.
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« Reply #79 on: September 08, 2008, 01:27:12 PM » |
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It is coming up on one year that mgt lost her Arnold so I think this is a hard time for her...I want to send her my best wishes and let her know we are all here for her....she is a truly kind person as I think we have seen so I want her to know she is not alone......September 11th is Arnold's anniversary of "flying to the bridge" with the wings he was given by mgt....  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUfTlEoVqbE |
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« Reply #80 on: September 08, 2008, 06:46:25 PM » |
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mgt- I am thinking of you at this hard time and sending hope that happy memories will come to you soon. Arnold is not forgotten by you or any of us that got to know him here.Sending lots of hugs your way.
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« Reply #81 on: September 08, 2008, 07:52:20 PM » |
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mgt......Although this is a sad time for you please remember we are all here for you.
We got to know and love Arnold because you shared him with us.
I am sending you positive energy and hugs.
All of the wonderful memories you created with Arnold will go on forver.
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Tortie cats are like Almond Joys........Very sweet and a little nuts
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« Reply #82 on: September 08, 2008, 09:07:02 PM » |
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Sending hugs and strength to you, mgt.
You have many friends here at Itchmo.
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« Reply #83 on: September 08, 2008, 11:28:06 PM » |
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Mgt, I know these anniversaries are difficult. Sending hugs, and prayers for comfort and peace.
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« Reply #84 on: September 09, 2008, 04:43:04 PM » |
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Sending prayers and warm thoughts to you, mgt.
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« Reply #85 on: September 10, 2008, 11:03:13 PM » |
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My thoughts and prayers are with you, also, mgt. Hoping you will have comforting thoughts tomorrow.
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« Reply #86 on: September 11, 2008, 04:17:35 AM » |
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Those anniversary dates are so hard . . . hoping that with time the pain recedes and the wonderful memories of Arnold make you smile.
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« Reply #87 on: September 11, 2008, 06:38:08 AM » |
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May you rejoice in wonderful memories of Arnold as you remember his passing on this day.
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« Reply #88 on: September 11, 2008, 10:42:41 AM » |
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I am thinking of you today . I know the sadness in your heart. Your condolences regarding my Chucky show me how well you understand my loss as well. Arnold is your special one, the "big love"..He has your heart forever. I am thinking of you today..I am sending you my biggest hugs.I am so very very sorry for your loss of your beloved Arnold.
The dogs who've shared our lives.
In subtle ways they let us know
their spirit still survives.
Old habits still make us think
we hear a barking at the door.
Or step back when we drop
a tasty morsel on the floor.
Our feet still go around the place
the food dish used to be,
And, sometime, coming home at night,
we miss them terribly.
And although time may bring new friends
and a new food dish to fill,
That one place in our hearts
belongs to them...
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« Reply #89 on: September 12, 2008, 12:08:25 PM » |
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To All, I am humbled... truly having a loss of words to describe the gratitude I have in my heart!!! Thank you all so very much... so very much!!! I haven't been able to post in some time... I want you all to know that though I haven't been able to post, I have been reading all of your incredible posts... I would like to thank you all. Thank you for your kindness, for you support. I have been living on all of your words to be honest... This past month has been so very rough. It occurred to me that I as this day drew near, this was it... it is real. I can't explain it but in some form, I guess, I haven't really totally embraced the truth. In some form, I have been pushing it back... sort of floating along. My life has changed... My heart is broken... He was my child... my best friend, my everything. It is as if I have been pushing everything that has to do with his absence away. It has been one year today, and still I am not ready. My family tells me that I have to 'move on'... 'that it isn't everything in my life'... but I can't move on... I can't even understand that concept. My heart is torn, ripped out and I feel empty... I know his loss will be felt every moment of every day... Just like pygmypets said... he has my heart forever...
Unfortunately, we understand each other's pain only because we walk in each other's shoes. We have all felt loss in different levels, and unfortunately, we will be faced with loss again. This is life... we are not here forever... but I never wanted to face the day I had to awake without my baby boy. Yet, here I am... learning to live... learning to cope. I don't know how to heal... I don't know how to say his name without tears running down my face. I can't walk down the hallway and not think of his face trotting ahead looking back at me with his tongue peaking out from the side of his mouth as if saying, "Come on momma.." The way I would breath in his fur before I went to bed... I could NEVER sleep with out him, ever... He went everywhere with me, he never left my side. When I was feeling very vulnerable one night I asked him, "Never leave me boy, please never leave me" and in his own accord he kept his promise... even in death, he remains in me... in my heart. I was afraid of this day... I had and have a million things I would like to say to him, to share with you... So many things I will never understand. There is one thing I know is certain, I would never in a million years trade one second of the wonderful time we had together in exchange for an ease in the pain of this separation... I grieve with you, all of us who have had a loss... I know your pain... I am sure that you have all read the quote from Irving Townsend before, but I would like to share it with you once again... I think it pretty much sums it up...
We who chose to surround ourselves with lives
even more temporary than our own
live within a fragile circle,
easily and often breached.
Unable to accept its awful gaps,
we still would live no other way.
We cherish memory as the only certain immortality,
never fully understanding the necessary plan.
from "The Once Again Prince" by Irving Townsend
Thank you dear friends... thank you for your comfort, it means more to me than you would ever know!!!
To my baby boy... though I know you say, if only I knew how wonderful it is in heaven, the price we pay in the time we spend apart is nothing compared to the beauty that lies ahead. I miss you boy, you were indeed a very special little one... I will never forget... though it hurts to remember, in my heart you live. You were so small, yet you carried me through so much. You made and will continue to put a smile on God's face by being exactly who you were and are... that is something that I have to try so hard to do, yet for you it was easy. Thank you for being who you are... Thank you for loving me and following me until the end as we knew it. I know you are in a wonderful place, so much so that I can't even begin to immagine. It is this time that we have to endure apart that has broken me. I know you don't want this for me, its just that my love for you was so great. I know you understand, because I know you loved me even more. You taught me so much, I will try to live by your example. You are forever my little baby, you are forever my little boy. I love you with all of my heart my little one, I know that I will see you soon....
"I'll love you forever, I'll like you for always, as long as I am living, my baby you'll be."
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