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Dear Joan,

I haven't talked with you but I have followed you and Lena daily. My heart is shattered to read this news and I know your Soul is in pieces today. You feel lost, consumed by guilt and questioning everything, the pain almost more than you can bear. But you are never alone; not only is your family here by your side, your sweet Lena is as well. Her body may be gone but her Spirit is strong and present. She will be with you all your days. And one day, when your job here is done, that precious little girl will be waiting to fly into your arms once again. I have no doubt that our babies wait for us and that we are reunited for all eternity. A love like the kind we share with them can never die.

My thoughts and prayers are with your and your family in this trying time.
Our deepest sympathies,
Leslie, Trinket, Brick, Sophie, Fox, and all our Angels

RAINBOW BRIDGE

Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.

When an animal dies who 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.

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....

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Thank you, Leslie...I do believe I will see her again, and all the others who have gone before her. I can see them all sitting together catching up, even with the ones she never knew. My dad is probably holding her, or my Aunt Maureen...they may be fighting over her. Our Monsignor Hartman died a few days before she did...he was from the God Squad, I don't know if you have heard of him, but we knew him personally. He used to come to our home and have religious discussions with my husband. I'm not sure if it was before we had Lena or not. But when I heard the sad news about his passing, the first thing I prayed was that he would be there to take care of her if she should die and this was even before the crisis of the last couple of days. It was strange because when I texted my brother that Lena had died, he wrote back that Father Tom had paved the way for her. Father Tom officiated at my brother's wedding and also baptized his triplets. I want to believe it.