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Lyllice posted an update 3 years, 11 months ago
Not much, been thinking bout getting another dog lately but with all the stuff iv been going thru i dont think its the right time yet. I believe that i wont be ready til i can give a new dog his own life as a dog & not compare him to thiago.
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Lyllice, we each have to be ready to open our homes and hearts to another new love. Take your time until it’s right for you. That said, I was not planning on having another faithful friend when my Beauty Girl died in February and ‘lo and behold, Boots came into my life. He was everything she wasn’t – young and feisty and big. It helped me heal so much. I hope you find the same. Keep us posted, and stay open to more joy. Toni
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Maria-Catharina posted an update 3 years, 11 months ago
We lost our dear sweet Tsumi this past Friday Nov 11th on Veteran\’s Day late morning. She was 18years old. She went to sleep. We are sad but know she is playing with our Angelina & Bootsie cat & kitten.-
Oh geez Maria-Catharina. I totally get it. My girl was 18 when she died this February. She was quite unwell and it was her time to go, but boy that hurts. Tsumi was so beautiful, and I can see her sweetness and intelligence. It’s just a shame they are only “on loan” to us and we have to part. I hope you think of the wonderful life you shared and find smiles before tears with her memories. I am so very sorry. I thank you sharing her pictures with us. Please tell us more about Tsumi, share more photos, and keep us updated about how you are doing.. Toni.
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We got a new family member. Her name is Pemon Alexia. She is a 9 year old Russian Blue Cat. Her owner had passed less than a month ago on Nov22, 2022 & we adopted her on Dec 7th, 2022
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Here is Pemon Alexia
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I am trying to post her picture but it is not working.
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How do I delete these? I posted an update with pictures so how do I get rid of these?
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Toni Noel posted a new activity comment 3 years, 11 months ago
Diana, I am so so sorry. It hasn’t been very long, and you have lost so many in recent years. I understand a “special connection” – the pain of parting leaves a huge hole in your soul. I hope your other cats bring you comfort. They are mourning, too and need your comfort. The holidays make it hard, with memories of holidays past, and I hope you will let us know how you are doing. {{HUGS}. Toni -
Lorraine posted a new activity comment 3 years, 11 months ago
I’m so sorry for your loss. I understand how you feel and my heart goes out to you. I lost my 5 year old special cat on Jan. 5/22. I don’t cry as much as in the beginning, but with the holidays coming I think of him more now, and have days that it just hits me hard that he won’t be here, and the crying starts. I’m trying to understand that time lessens the grief, and focus on the good times. It still is hard but I’m trying to get through this. -
Sally posted an update 3 years, 11 months ago
Still in mourning for my girls I lost to cancer this past summer and my dog I lost to old age. I can’t seem to get over it. I find myself still crying. Just miss them so much.
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I’m so sorry for your loss. I understand how you feel and my heart goes out to you. I lost my 5 year old special cat on Jan. 5/22. I don’t cry as much as in the beginning, but with the holidays coming I think of him more now, and have days that it just hits me hard that he won’t be here, and the crying starts. I’m trying to understand that time lessens the grief, and focus on the good times. It still is hard but I’m trying to get through this.
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Sally, you have lost so much this year, how could you not cry? And Lorraine is right – the holidays trigger so many memories that stir deep emotions. We are all happy for the lives we spent together and know how much love and joy we got to share. But the trade off is the pain of parting. I said goodbye in February and I really think I can have a nice holiday season knowing the love and care we had for each other. I hope you do, too. Please Sally, and Lorraine, let us know here how you are faring. Share some pictures with us – that helps. And know we are all thinking of you.{BIG HUGS} Toni
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It has been a bad year. It’s not getting any better, I discovered a small lump on one of my ribs under my breast. I hope it’s nothing but it does concern me.
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Sally, please let us know what you find out. Don’t delay following up on that. We’ll be thinking of you. Sending my best wishes, Toni
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Sally, how are you? Have you learned anything more? Toni
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Toni Noel posted an update 3 years, 11 months ago
@pfd1963 Hello Paul, and welcome to our caring community. Your memorial tribute to Alex is lovely, and so very loving. Thank you for sharing your story and photos. We would love to hear more about your lives together, and want to follow along with Chico’s progress. You and your family are kind and generous to rescue and nurture those in need. I am sending you my sympathy, my wish for many smiles with your memories of Alex, and joy in your life with Chico. Toni
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Chico is going to see a oncologist at Blue Pearl Animal Hospital on 12 December. Since Chico just had MCT Cancer Removal Surgery on October 4, we went to see what other treatment is available besides having surgery again. So far Chico’s newest MCTs haven’t grown bigger. Any he hasn’t slowed down any. Alex is at The Rainbow Bridge looking out for Chico.
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Paul, please let us know what you find out about Chico. We’ll be waiting for the results and thinking of you both. Toni
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Toni Noel posted a new activity comment 3 years, 11 months ago
Lori, are we coming up on one year since you and Snickers parted? The holidays are a very hard time, missing our beloved friends. I hope you are remembering the wonderful times you shared with Snickers and recalling the joys. It’s the bad part of loving a pet – the parting, but the great and good times are something we wouldn’t give up, right? Please let us know how you are doing, and share more photos of Snickers – such a darling. I’m sending you {{HUGS}}. Toni -
Lori posted an update 3 years, 11 months ago
NOT A DAY GOES BY WHERE I DON’T THINK ABOUT YOU SNICKERS. LOVE ❤️ YOU SO VERY MUCH. YOU WILL FOREVER BE BY DOODLE BUG
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Lori, are we coming up on one year since you and Snickers parted? The holidays are a very hard time, missing our beloved friends. I hope you are remembering the wonderful times you shared with Snickers and recalling the joys. It’s the bad part of loving a pet – the parting, but the great and good times are something we wouldn’t give up, right? Please let us know how you are doing, and share more photos of Snickers – such a darling. I’m sending you {{HUGS}}. Toni
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Toni Noel posted an update 3 years, 11 months ago
@jbottom Hello Jennifer and welcome to our caring community. I am sorry for your loss of Daisy. Please share some stories about your lives together, and show us some photos. How are you doing? Okay, I hope. We’re having a Group Chat Thursday night, and the link will be emailed Thursday morning if you’d care to join us and share with sympathetic people. Toni
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Toni Noel posted a new activity comment 3 years, 12 months ago
Lorraine, it’s so good to hear from you again, albeit about such a sad thing – missing Vinnie. I know the holidays, and anniversaries, bring up many fond and fun memories, and that brings up pain from the first time without our beloveds. This is my first holiday season too. But I find a lot of wonderful memories. I think she would want me to be happy for the years we got to share, and remember her with total joy. I think Vinnie would, too, and I hope you and your three other babies celebrate your lives together. I also hope you will share your support with others here in our community who have parted – it means so much, even if it’s just a simple “I’m sorry”. That can make us all feel better, to share with one another. Join our Group Chat this Thursday if you like. An email with the Zoom link will be sent Thursday. And Lorraine, please do stay in touch with us. Sending you {{HUGS}} Toni -
Lorraine posted an update 3 years, 12 months ago
Hello Toni. Starting to feel that the holidays are coming. And also thinking of Vinnie more. I know the 1st Christmas is usually the hardest for me and my 3 other cats as well. I think the others have adjusted after 10 months since Vinnie’s passing (at least I think so). Not sure how long it takes cats to get over the grieving stage. I will miss the little lovebug tearing into the paper and always finds a box or 2 to hide in. As they say, time heals, and we will get through the season. Thankful, I have my 3 remaining cats with me. Bye for now.
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Lorraine, it’s so good to hear from you again, albeit about such a sad thing – missing Vinnie. I know the holidays, and anniversaries, bring up many fond and fun memories, and that brings up pain from the first time without our beloveds. This is my first holiday season too. But I find a lot of wonderful memories. I think she would want me to be happy for the years we got to share, and remember her with total joy. I think Vinnie would, too, and I hope you and your three other babies celebrate your lives together. I also hope you will share your support with others here in our community who have parted – it means so much, even if it’s just a simple “I’m sorry”. That can make us all feel better, to share with one another. Join our Group Chat this Thursday if you like. An email with the Zoom link will be sent Thursday. And Lorraine, please do stay in touch with us. Sending you {{HUGS}} Toni
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Toni Noel posted a new activity comment 4 years ago
Sandra, Sasha looks a lot like my Prince with whom I grew up. When we met I was six and he was six weeks, and he died when he was sixteen. I still think of him with so much love. And you will always think of Sasha with love, of course, and laugh at the goofy times you shared, but right now it’s only been so short a time, and your heart and home are shattered. I am so very sorry we ever have to say goodbye. What a racket – you fall madly in love with them and share a great, long life that is never enough for us, but they are like leaves that fall too soon. It’s a tough trade-off for the love and joys, and the grief of parting. You know she was fulfilled with her life, and what more can any of us ask, really. Well, we can ask for more time together, but what we really want is for it not to hurt so much. But hurt it does, and heal we will, Sandra, with time and kindness and understanding. We are here for you and I hope you will join our intimate group meeting Nov. 17th at 8 Eastern to share more with us. Thinking of you . ToniFaithful Friends is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
TFaithful Friends November Group Meeting
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Toni Noel posted a new activity comment 4 years ago
Yes Rebecca, you will always miss Seth, but I promise you, with time, your memories will bring you smiles, of course with the profound sense and feeling of loss, but joy in the long, loving lives you shared. I promise. It takes time and you are wise to share with others who understand. You might find comfort in reaching out to others here who are also bereft and would appreciate your kindness and support for their grief. Would you share some images of Seth with us? You just click the photo icon on the lower left of this area and upload. Also, would you find comfort in creating a lasting Memorial with
our caring community? It’s only $10. through 2022, in honor of my own Beauty Girl from whom I sadly parted this February. It makes me feel good to do that, and it might you too.
I am so very sorry for your sadness, pain and grief, Rebecca. I am also glad you found our caring community, and invite you to join our monthly Group Meeting on Zoom Thursday Nov. 17th at 8 PM Eastern, 5 Pacific. (Link below)
Keep us posted and know we are here for you. With {{HUGS}} ToniFaithful Friends is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Time: Nov 17, 2022 06:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
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Rebecca posted a new activity comment 4 years ago
Seth was a rescue that Small Paws obtained from an Amish puppy mill in Pennsylvania. I adopted Seth, he was four months old. I had Seth for 18 years. We were together every single day. The aftermath of horrendous grief was life threatening for me, I was miserable. My husband was a huge support for me. After a couple of months, I found a group on Facebook, Rainbow Bridge Support Group, they pretty much saved my life and helped me immensely work through some of my grief. I miss beautiful Seth all day every day. It has been a year and a few months. I will probably mourn Seth for the rest of my life. -
Sandra posted an update 4 years ago
Not much has changed for me .Still missing my girl sasha may.On Nov 20th it will be two months that we lost our girl she was my very first dog ever so the hole in my heart ♥ is really big .I have some of her ashes on a necklace that I wear and haven\’t taken off . This is the last picture that I got of her it was taken on September 12th 2022 she passed away 8 days later. My heart is broken 💔. She was 15-
Sandra, Sasha looks a lot like my Prince with whom I grew up. When we met I was six and he was six weeks, and he died when he was sixteen. I still think of him with so much love. And you will always think of Sasha with love, of course, and laugh at the goofy times you shared, but right now it’s only been so short a time, and your heart and home are shattered. I am so very sorry we ever have to say goodbye. What a racket – you fall madly in love with them and share a great, long life that is never enough for us, but they are like leaves that fall too soon. It’s a tough trade-off for the love and joys, and the grief of parting. You know she was fulfilled with her life, and what more can any of us ask, really. Well, we can ask for more time together, but what we really want is for it not to hurt so much. But hurt it does, and heal we will, Sandra, with time and kindness and understanding. We are here for you and I hope you will join our intimate group meeting Nov. 17th at 8 Eastern to share more with us. Thinking of you . Toni
Faithful Friends is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
TFaithful Friends November Group Meeting
Time: Nov 17, 2022 06:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81513575792?pwd=SzN4VllGRnVsVTNQWHdBaFB0M3R4UT09Meeting ID: 815 1357 5792
Passcode: 162213
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Donna posted an update 4 years ago
Unfortunately not much is no the hole in my heart is bigger the 16th of this month will be a month that I lost my fur baby she was my best friend my soulmate my service cat I made her memorial I do everything I can to keep her still alive in me I miss her so bad I’m not eating I’m not sleeping they put me on sleeping pills to try to get me through this I miss her so so much and it’s not getting easier it seems like the longer she’s going the worst it is I have a hard time functioning she was the best little girl she was my life and I feel like I don’t have a life anymore without her
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Diana posted an update 4 years ago
ugly crying continues here and there. It’s been 15 days….I feel lost and wander my house sometimes like one of my other 6 cats…lost, looking for her…I’ve never had such a connection with a cat and she was so special. She was born into my hands! I had her mama and daddy upto a year ago…her brothers and sisters (adopted by family) also passed prior to her. She was the last to go of the family. I didn’t want to let her go. This is so hard….-
Diana, I am so so sorry. It hasn’t been very long, and you have lost so many in recent years. I understand a “special connection” – the pain of parting leaves a huge hole in your soul. I hope your other cats bring you comfort. They are mourning, too and need your comfort. The holidays make it hard, with memories of holidays past, and I hope you will let us know how you are doing. {{HUGS}. Toni
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Thank you Toni. I find it difficult to share my true grief – my husband will break out in sobs and it makes me uncomfortable and also feel like why is HE so upset? It was ME who raised her She was MINE! And if I want to cry he protests and says things like let’s not cry about that now. I WANT TO CRY. I feel my marriage is breaking apart because of our losses (x4) in less than a year has been more either of us has ever dealt with and we don’t know how to deal with each other either. It doesn’t help with the grief when your marriage isn’t going well either.
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Diana, this is a time of extreme loss and grief for you both. A neutral party, like a couples therapist, may be able to help you both communicate through this troubling time. Grief will find a way to express itself and I hope you allow yourself to get it out. Did you know the chemicals in tears of joy are different than in tears of grief? I think that says a lot about the need to physically express our pain – it helps cleanse some toxins when we cry. Let us know if you and your husband visit a therapist. I hope you find some effective ways to move forward together. {HUGS}
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Toni Noel posted an update 4 years ago
@barbc Hi Barb, and welcome to our caring community. Please tell us about Gigi and your lives together. How did you meet? How long were you together? We’d love to see photos, too. And Barb, how are you doing?
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Toni Noel posted an update 4 years ago
Reminder: 8 PM Eastern, 5 Pacific: Group Meeting on Zoom.
Holidays stir deep feelings and you are invited to share with us. We hope to see you. -
Toni Noel posted an update 4 years ago
@becs888hotmail-comRebecca, is this Seth? What a darling. Please tell us about your lives together. And how are you holding up Rebecca?
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Seth was a rescue that Small Paws obtained from an Amish puppy mill in Pennsylvania. I adopted Seth, he was four months old. I had Seth for 18 years. We were together every single day. The aftermath of horrendous grief was life threatening for me, I was miserable. My husband was a huge support for me. After a couple of months, I found a group on Facebook, Rainbow Bridge Support Group, they pretty much saved my life and helped me immensely work through some of my grief. I miss beautiful Seth all day every day. It has been a year and a few months. I will probably mourn Seth for the rest of my life.
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Yes Rebecca, you will always miss Seth, but I promise you, with time, your memories will bring you smiles, of course with the profound sense and feeling of loss, but joy in the long, loving lives you shared. I promise. It takes time and you are wise to share with others who understand. You might find comfort in reaching out to others here who are also bereft and would appreciate your kindness and support for their grief. Would you share some images of Seth with us? You just click the photo icon on the lower left of this area and upload. Also, would you find comfort in creating a lasting Memorial with
our caring community? It’s only $10. through 2022, in honor of my own Beauty Girl from whom I sadly parted this February. It makes me feel good to do that, and it might you too.
I am so very sorry for your sadness, pain and grief, Rebecca. I am also glad you found our caring community, and invite you to join our monthly Group Meeting on Zoom Thursday Nov. 17th at 8 PM Eastern, 5 Pacific. (Link below)
Keep us posted and know we are here for you. With {{HUGS}} ToniFaithful Friends is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Time: Nov 17, 2022 06:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81513575792?pwd=SzN4VllGRnVsVTNQWHdBaFB0M3R4UT09Meeting ID: 815 1357 5792
Passcode: 162213
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