[Gpdd] RAINBOW BRIDGE: Condolences for Topper

[DebJonSara at aol.com]

Candy
 
We were devastated to hear of the departure of your beloved SCAMP Topper to  
The Rainbow Bridge. By all accounts he was a truly exceptional pig, and it  is 
a tribute to the love and care you provided to him that he made it well over  
the age of 6 years. We know only too well how it feels to see a much-loved  
piggie gradually fade away in spite of all attempts to nourish and nurse him,  
and our beloved Red Dandy used to sit hunched and staring as Topper did in his 
 last days - it is anguish to see, isn't it? At least he is now free from 
pain in  that Rainbow meadow, popcorning and wheeking with joy at being reunited 
with  Mollie and meeting all those other piggies. We are positive he knew 
exactly how  much he was loved.
 
We would just like to echo what you have said about this remarkable gpdd  
community - it is the one place you can come with piggie-related issues and KNOW  
that you will be understood. Debbie Slave works in a school where no one 
seems  to be a true animal-lover, and when Boulotte went to The Bridge, she only  
mentioned it to one person, whose husband is a vet. She just received a blank  
look and the subject was quickly changed - it was as though she had said 
nothing  of any interest. No one had the faintest clue how devastating an event it 
had  been in our lives. Thank Goodness we had this community here to 
understand and  console us - we all know on here how deeply piggies burrow into our 
hearts and  souls, and are here to support one another always when tragedy 
strikes. 
 
We know words cannot take away the pain, but we also know that our  
condolences will be appreciated because you know we have genuinely "been there"  
ourselves, and that our support is sincere and deeply heartfelt. 
 
Hugs from across the globe in Northwest France
 
Debbie and the Dozen Dolly Mixtures