On Sat, 09 Oct 2004 14:00:40 -0400, Linda Ambrose
 wrote:

> My cousin and her husband 
> just lost their Amazon parrot, Chewy.  After having Chewy
for close to 
> thirty years, she became sick with a liver ailment and had
to be put 
> down this past week.  My cousin and her husband are
devastated by her 
> passing.

Hello, Linda, I've bumped into you from time to time on Usenet.

Please extend my sympathies to your cousin & hubby. I know all
too well how it hurts to lose a beloved pet.

At moments like that, I've found a great deal of comfort from the
story of the Rainbow Bridge.

***
Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge. 

When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone
here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge.

There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so
they can run and play together. There is plenty of food, water
and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable. 

All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health
and vigor; those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and
strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and
times gone by.

The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing;
they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left
behind. 

They all run and play together, but the day comes when one
suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are
intent; His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from
the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him
faster and faster. 

You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend
finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be
parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands
again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the
trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never
absent from your heart. 

Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together.... 

***

Tara J. Ballance
Montreal, Canada
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