[Gpdd] Re: Announcement: Seasons not JUST for joy

[Off1Knight at aol.com]

I would like to offer my condolences on the loss of KATIE especially at this 
time of year. I am sure that her crossing the bridge I the manner she did 
while you were away had to come as even more of a shock than any of us could have 
imagined. Regardless, loosing her is no less devastating to ones heart. To 
blame yourself for any aspect of this CJ would be unfair to yourself. I don't 
believe there is a one of us that have not at one time or another left our 
beloved little guys or girls with someone because of a trip we had to make, be it 
business or pleasure. We do so for a variety off reasons ranging from where we 
are going does not support pets to the stress involved for our little piggies. 
So we leave them with someone we TRUST and have FAITH in. There would have 
been no reason why you would have brought her to your vet because she offered no 
outward signs of being sick. Sometimes a very bad set of coincidences take 
place and nothing you could have done would have stopped it. I believe that is 
what occurred. As for your neighbors resolve and poor judgment is sadly what so 
many people believe of these little miracles. They are "small" and there by 
are simply replaceable. WE ALL KNOW DIFFERENTLY but you are faced with a 
quandary I do agree.  You have before you the result of a tragic crossing of your 
little KATIE and the face of a new little guy/girl full of hope I'm sure bursting 
with love and YES it is NOT KATIE, but could KATIE have left this world to 
meet our boy at the bridge to allow you to give to this new life placed before 
you???? I am the last to say replace your KATIE for I could NEVER replace our 
GEORGE, but her passing was not the norm. KATIE's is one in a million and for 
all things there are reasons, reasons WE will NEVER understand. What you have 
before you IS just that one in a million. There lies within this white little 
bundle of life the hope of being loved. If you are not able to offer that now, 
I completely understand. I know you would never have gone out and tried to 
replace KATIE but neither is this little guy/girl trying to do that. Let your 
heart speak to you...for in what you have written of KATIE, it speaks well.

Sincerely,

Joseph C. Petrillo GEORGE the guinea pigs daddy forever