Lulu 11 y.o. Pom has gone over the Rainbow Bridge to meet Jojo

Glynda I am so very sorry to hear about Jojo, my heart goes out to you and Gil. Huge hugs to you my friend.

Love and hugs,

Dearest Glynda,

Words are so inadequate but since I can't wrap my arms around you in person, words are all I have to offer.

It occurred to me that Jojo may have wanted to leave you with more pleasant memories than the ones you would have had if you were there to watch him struggle. Perhaps this was his final gift to you.

I know your heart is crushed and I would do anything in the world to ease your pain. Jojo was the luckiest little guy around to have been wrapped in your loving arms and cherished in that humongous heart of yours. There is not one doubt in my mind that he is ever so grateful for every little thing you did on his behalf. I know that today he is looking down on you with so much love.

I want to share something Jeanne, Kiska's mom said - "On this side of The Bridge, time is painful, but it gives me a chance to live and love on." You will live and love on, bringing safety, joy, and love to many others with Jojo's spirit beside you always.

Our deepest sympathies,
Leslie, Squirt, Trinket, Brick, Tasha, and our Angels, Ruby and Crystal

May you know that absence is full

Of tender presence and that

Nothing is ever lost or forgotten.
...
May the absences in your life be full of eternal echo.

May you sense around you the secret

Elsewhere which holds the presences

That have left your life.

May you be generous in your embrace of loss.

May the sore of your grief turn into a well

Of seamless presence.

May your compassion reach out to the ones

We never hear from and may you have

The courage to speak out for the excluded ones.

May you become the gracious

And passionate subject of your own life.

May you not disrespect your mystery

Through brittle words or false belonging.

May you be embraced by God in whom

Dawn and twilight are one and may

Your longing inhabit its deepest dreams

Within the shelter of the Great Belonging.

From John O’Donohue’s Eternal Echoes-Exploring our Hunger to Belong

Glynda: So sorry for your loss of JoJo, a very beloved and well taken care of furbaby. So devastating for you and Gil. You are such a source of information for all that read the forums here and you are such a caring and loving person. I send my loving thoughts to you. JoAnne

I am so sorry Glynda. I just read about this on FB.

My heart goes out to you. You have been here for so many of us. I wish there was something I could do to help ease your pain. I'm sending you lots of love and huge hugs my dear friend.

I am so very sorry for your loss..my heart hurts for you so much..love and hugs being sent to you at this very difficult time...love Lynda

Oh Glynda.... I'm so sorry!! I didn't see this until this afternoon.

The only thing worse than losing a beloved friend is for it to happen suddenly while you are away. It's just not fair.

I know how deeply you loved Jojo and so know how terribly you will miss him.

Natalie

Glynda, I am brand new to your site and to cushings. You have my sincere condolences. I read your first post since I am trying to get up to speed. As the owner of 2 rescue dogs - and I have a feeling you too have rescued more than your share - every single day you gave JoJo was a gift. He knows it and although your heart is breaking, your heart knows too.

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I know in my broken heart that the overwhelming grief I feel today is being replayed by many of you, who have deeply loved and lost your precious pup(s). We have a lot more in common than a canine disease and I know, without a doubt, that the beautiful words you've shared with me comes from your heart. I so appreciate the comfort I've found here with my k9c family and I'd like to thank you so, so much for being here for me, for my precious Jojo and for my other babies.

I received a beautiful PM from a fb friend whom I've never had any personal contact with, and I'd like to share it with you all. Just when I thought I was done crying......

Quote:

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From Jojo:
I'm not gone...not really.
I haven't gone away...I've only gotten bigger.
My eyes, so bright, now shine among the stars.
My voice sings with the wind in winter, as I leap
And dance among the tree tops.
I stalk the blown leaves in autumn, and brush the
Flowers gently in the spring.
I come to you in dreaming, on feet grown dreamtime soft,
And lay my cheek against yours, and whisper:
"Peace be with you."
Someday we will play again together, you and I, among the stars.
'Til then, fear not to love, for your love gave my life meaning.
And I return that love to you...a hundredfold...a thousandfold...
Forever.

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(((Big Appreciative Hugs)))
Glynda

Glynda,

I'm so sorry. You and your family will be in my thoughts.

Carol