Dear Sue and Readers: I know how absolutely heart broken you must be over Boggle's preparations for his trip to the Bridge, Sue. This will be a time that touches you deeply and stays with you forever. Thanks to Dr. Williams' article about lymphoma, I had the sweetest last dance with my Little Feet as we prepared for him to leave for the Bridge. Our dance was a few months long. In the article on lymphoma, Dr. Williams talks about the sadness and helplessness we feel about not being able to cure lymphoma. So, the best we can do is accept the end is near and make our last dance with our friend, the sweetest dance possible. As sad an event as this is, I think it touches our souls and the animal's. When Feetsie left us, it was time to help him cross to the Bridge. It was a terrible heart break as Smokey had gone the day before totally unexpected from an insulinoma surgery. Our vet and his techs were as shocked as we were. In the end, I realized Smoke and Feets were going to the Bridge together. Feetsie's end was pretty certain, but not Smoke's. He was the kind of ferret who would do that for a friend. They were the last of era and two buds for sure. I used to call them my ambassador bears. Feetsie's passing; I was able to better accept as we took each day as it came knowing one more was surly a gift. I mourned Smokey for some time as each sleepy place of the other nine were also one's for Smokey, but he was not there at round up time. That experience taught me a huge lesson. More frequently, I find myself loving them all up saying, "We got a sweet dance going here babies." Doc's words forever changed how we live with our ferrets and other pets. They have better lives now than before coming to us. So too are our lives better because they came to us. Once your heart finds its point of balance Sue, I suspect we will see the beauty of your relationship with Boggle in the gift of a poem. The angels will see him across the Bridge, not to worry for that Sue! Cathy Feed rescued animals in two clicks http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/clickToGive/home.faces?siteId=3 [Posted in FML 6709]