Awww ... dear, sweet O. What a sad saga. Tears. All I can say is you gave him the sweetest last days and hours on earth, through all your pain, in kind with all the love and joy he gave you and your family all these years. I think it's such a blessing that he was so peaceful and so cherished and loved until the very end. You were his angel, truly .. pouring out such devotion, care and attention.
Doesn't make it any less heartbreaking, I know, but I know that the miraculous healing of time and God's mercy will bring you and Dr.O comfort through your hurt and tears now, with happy memories of all the years, in time and for always.
He's now crossed the Rainbow Bridge to glorious joy, awaiting the years til you meet again. Hope you're getting lots of hugs today .. mine are being virtually being sent to you, dear O, all day .. along with my love, sorrow for your heartache and always prayers.
By the edge of a woods, at the foot of a hill, Is a lush, green meadow where time stands still.
Where the friends of man and woman do run,
When their time on earth is over and done.
No more do they suffer, in pain or in sadness,
For here they are whole, their lives filled with gladness.
Their limbs are restored, their health renewed,
Their bodies have healed, with strength imbued.
They romp through the grass, without even a care,
Until one day they start, and sniff at the air.
All ears prick forward, eyes dart front and back,
Then all of a sudden, one breaks from the pack.
For just at that instant, their eyes have met;
Together again, both person and pet.
So they run to each other, these friends from long past,
The time of their parting is over at last.
The sadness they felt while they were apart,
Has turned into joy once more in each heart.
They embrace with a love that will last forever,
And then, side-by-side, they cross over… together.
-- Steve and Diane Bodofsky --
Sweetest you, STAR! I wish I could put that in with him! Tears are flowing again. Massively. St. Francis Statue sits atop his grave. The same St. Francis Statue that we bought for him and Taylor when he was just an 8 week old pup and she was just a little gril not yet 5 years old. It’s 4’ high and he peed on it many times. It’s the most beautiful statue and he loved it, Taylor loves it, we love it and everyone who sees it, always remarks about it. It’s sun drenched now and looks even more beautiful with age. We moved it with us from San Diego and managed to find and buy another that we have in the front yard beside the front porch, but the one on his grave, is Jack’s St. Francis Statue.
Thank you from my broken heart but healing heart, (((((STAR))))) Your prayers worked. He went to St. Francis, clean, happy, and in such merciful peace: sleeping next to me on my pillow. Right where he wanted to be.