We wish to express our very deep and sincere thank you to each one of you who sent us such loving words of comfort and beautiful thoughtful cards. I
experienced with many of you the passage of your beloved pets, and some wrote to tell me of experiences with the loss of other pets I did not know personally. In each case, I am reminded of the universal emotions of Love and Grief - and of our empathetic sharing in times like these. A dear friend of mine, who is a holistic veterinarian in L.A., sent me a poem he had written years ago for a friend grieving a loss. I am sharing it with you now for all of our collective experiences. In print, the poem forms an arrow pointing up.

Breathe

Breathe.
Breathe me in.
Hold me for a while.
Let the smell of me linger,
And bring a gentle smile.

Let me go.
Feel the breath pass from your lungs.
Where have I gone?
No evidence of me remains,
But I am not gone.

Feel me in the wind.
See me in the grass
That cushions your feet,
And softens your fall.
I am here still.

We do not own the breath,
But keep it for a moment,
And set it free again.
Briefly the scent lingers,
And wind brushes our face.

Breathe me in,
Let the wind dry your tears,
And let the smell of me,
Bring a smile to your lips.
Lay upon the grass with me.

Breathe

Richard Palmquist 5-4-03

Addendum

Our beloved, sweet boy transitioned from the Earth plane to the Spiritual plane last night. We lost the battle with cancer we fought long and hard for JD. His angels carried him into the Light at 11:30 PM, as we were on our way to the Emergency Clinic.

As we were stopped for a train crossing the road, JD took his last breath in his mama's arms--appropriate that they should share this last moment, in this wonderful loving connection they have always had. Georgia was standing beside JD and Cindy and never made a sound.

JD no longer has the pain he endured and is free now to run unimpeded along the rivers and fields of his spiritual home.

Cindy lovingly attended JD round-the-clock for 2 months, rarely sleeping and hardly eating. She pulled out all the stops in alternative treatments but the metastases couldn't be stopped.

Thank you all for your prayers and concerns through this arduous test of our spiritual strength.

Deep Peace!

Ronn

In Memoriam

JD
Jan, 1999 - Nov 16, 2009
Good night, sweet prince

Thank you to all for your wonderful wishes as we continue to support JD at this time of his life. Yesterday was a great day - he felt well enough to take a walk to the river and even jogged ahead of us as we got near! The weather was perfect for a late autumn day, the air was clean and crisp and it was great. What a welcome change from the events of the past 1-2 weeks. We're starting a new protocol in a few days so will see how that does.

It was such a beautiful day, I even caught Ronn at his "day job":



Well, this year I think the fall was even more beautiful than the last one. Unfortunately I got very few pictures of it - my mind wasn't there most of the time and when I had the opportunity I forgot my camera! But I do have a few pictures I can share:







While I was snapping pictures of the umbrella Japanese maples, a little frog caught my attention and thought he would pose for you:



That's about it for now. I need to get busy making more blackberry jelly. Red thought he would help sign us off for now:

SAY WHAT?