[Gpdd] Re: Announcement: Lexi understands

[Off1Knight at aol.com]

Dear Theresa,
Please accept my deepest and most sincere regrets on the loss of your LEXI, 
I'm sure she is looking down from the bridge and trying to tell you that you 
did what you thought was the best for her. That there was NO WAY of knowing what 
a callous and cold vet you had because it is all too common in many offices. 
I know how you felt with the vet because as you might know our George had to 
go to the animal hospital not too long ago and the vet there simply said to us 
you "you have a very sick piggy here and he may die. (that's a PERIOD). I 
could have killed him for his cold and callous manner of speaking to us about this 
little guy we LOVE TO TEARS. But George regardless made it that time and a 
second time as well. As for the loss you feel, well I cannot say I have had that 
unbearable pain you are suffering for the loss of LEXI, I fear it will be all 
too soon I will and dread it with all my heart. YOUR LEXI knew there was 
nothing you could do, they KNOW these things just as your little Ava KNEW she 
needed to help you and to let you know your tears were OK and that between you, 
the pain can be shared. To have her taste your tear is we HER way of taking some 
of the pain from your heart. As you said she never let you pick her up so 
easily. We humans lack what our little guys have so naturally, the ability to 
feel from just a touch, a kaleidoscope of feelings ranging from happiness and joy 
to the ultimate sadness and pain which you feed in LEXI's crossing the 
bridge. So please do not blame yourself for the choice of vets. So often we do not 
know what to expect from these vets we choose when an emergency occurs. I would 
be sure to let ALL that read this just who he is. Because to allow ONE more 
guinea pig to cross this practice would be one more than he should EVER BE 
ALLOWED TO SEE. But that will not ease your pain and it will not bring your 
wonderful LEXI back, and for that I too have shed a tear since some "paw prints" 
reach a LOT further that ONE heart.

I also apologize for my being a bit less than timely in ending my condolences 
to Dawnda on the loss of her little girl, the COUNTESS NEBULA who also 
crossed the bridge. I can only hope and pray that her trip was easy and was without 
suffering. She will be greeted there with all the fanfare that she was use to 
in our world and will speak of the love she knew from her parents and how she 
will wait for them no matter how long and when they cross the bridge SHE will 
be there to greet them and with a regal welcome only she could bestow. 

Once again please accept my condolences and excuse my tardiness just KNOW 
that every little guy/girl that crosses the Bridge walks through my heart.

Sincerely,

Joseph Petrillo, George the guinea pigs daddy