[Gpdd] (Bridge) Serendipity

[Penny Charlesworth]

Stacy and the Squee Squad,

All of us at Piggyfriends are so very sorry to read that Serendipity has 
gone to the Bridge.

After such a poor start in life, she was so lucky to find a wonderful home 
with you. I know how much you will miss her but at least she had a good long 
life filled with love.

Our sincere condolences,

Penny and the Piggyfriends.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stacy Harvey" <ckrtsqrl2000 at yahoo.com>
To: "GPDD" <gpdd at gpdd.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2006 10:58 AM
Subject: [Gpdd] (Bridge) Serendipity


> All,
>  It is with a broken heart that I must announce the passing of Serendipity 
> to the Bridge. My husband found her this morning, so she passed away some 
> time late last night. I sort of had a feeling that she didn't have much 
> time left, and I spent a long time with her on my lap yesterday, stroking 
> her and telling her it was okay to go if she needed to.
>
>  I know we shouldn't have "favorites", but Sera was very much "my" pig. I 
> was the only one who could hold her properly; she squirmed when anyone 
> else tried to hold her. She was Mama's Girl. She was so tiny and sick and 
> frail when I got her just after September 11, 2001...and she was pregnant 
> as well. I thought I was going to lose her a couple of times. When we got 
> her, she was being bullied by other pigs, and they kept her away from the 
> food and water. I had to put a drop of water on each pellet so it would 
> soften enough for her to eat it (this was before I knew about Critical 
> Care). I would crush up Vitamin C tablets in water and feed it to her off 
> a teaspoon. But she got better and then I started to feel movement in her 
> belly. When she finally went into labor, I had to go to work and couldn't 
> be home with her...I was frantic with worry. I got to leave work early and 
> she still hadn't given birth. I was afraid I would lose them both. She 
> delivered a very large baby that
> looked exactly like her...but it was stillborn. I heard her chirp shortly 
> afterward, the first and only time she ever chirped. She was pretty 
> healthy after that, right up until these past few days. Guess I must have 
> been doing something right : ) She was one of the six pigs who traveled 
> all the way from Hawaii when the military transferred us back to the 
> Mainland. Practically a world traveler! Now she is one of the Original 3 
> who has passed on to the Bridge. She was the last of the 3 pigs that my 
> husband and I got when we were first married.
>
>  I would like to thank everyone who e-mailed me privately and offered 
> advice on how to make her feel better. That's one of the things I love 
> about the Digest--there are so many people who understand just how much 
> our little furbabies mean to us. I will get around to answering everyone, 
> but it just hurts too much right now, so please don't be offended if I 
> don't answer right away. I will write a memorial for her on the Rainbow 
> Bridge page...I still need to do Max's too. It's amazing how much one 
> short little life can affect our own.
>
>  Goodbye Serendipity--I love you, my little Princess Pig.
>
>  Stacy and the heartbroken Squee Squad
>
>
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