Author Topic: Goodbye Honey  (Read 3439 times)

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Re: Goodbye Honey
« Reply #11 on: September 05, 2010, 10:25:57 AM »
Rest well Honey darlin  :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:

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Re: Goodbye Honey
« Reply #10 on: September 03, 2010, 06:52:19 AM »
RIP beautiful Honey. :hug:

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Re: Goodbye Honey
« Reply #9 on: September 02, 2010, 21:56:53 PM »
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Sorry to hear about the loss of Honey


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Re: Goodbye Honey
« Reply #8 on: August 29, 2010, 17:54:26 PM »
I am so sorry for your loss  :'( :hug: :hug:
Honey is absolutely gorgeous (looks a hell of a lot like my latest i got 2 weeks ago -Pandora)

RIP Beautiful little girl - you will meet up with your mummy again one day

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Re: Goodbye Honey
« Reply #7 on: August 29, 2010, 14:57:58 PM »
What a beautiful girl and so sorry for your loss  :hug: :hug:

RIP beautiful Honey, play hard on the Bridge

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Re: Goodbye Honey
« Reply #6 on: August 29, 2010, 12:06:44 PM »
Thank you all  :hug:

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Re: Goodbye Honey
« Reply #5 on: August 29, 2010, 11:47:55 AM »
Sorry to hear the news :hug:

What a wonderful tribute :hug:

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Re: Goodbye Honey
« Reply #4 on: August 29, 2010, 09:13:05 AM »
I'm so sorry - a beautiful tribute to a beautiful girl xxx :hug:



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Re: Goodbye Honey
« Reply #3 on: August 29, 2010, 08:38:51 AM »
 :Luv: What a beautiful girl, I'm so sorry for your loss  :hug: :hug:

RIP Honey xx
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Re: Goodbye Honey
« Reply #2 on: August 29, 2010, 07:24:40 AM »
Very sorry to hear this  :hug: She was beautiful  :hug:

I think this poem sums up what really was the greatest gift for her, RIP Honey xx

The Greatest Gift

I always knew this time would come,
From the very instant our eyes first met.
How I loved you then! How I love you now!
I made a promise then, and I will keep that promise now...
You will not suffer from a pain that will not heal;
You will not know the loss of a life remembered, now gone.

It is for me alone to make this decision,
The price for the bright joy and pure laughter
You brought me during the time we shared.
I am the only one who can decide when it is time.
When my hope dies, and my fear rides high,
Just when I need you most, I must let you go.

It is for you alone to tell me when you are ready
For without your guidance, I will not know
When to lay my grief, my guilt, my anger
My sorrow and my selfish heart aside
And give you this last gift, this greatest gift.
Your eyes will speak to mine, and I will know.

The pain of this moment is excruciating.
Tears stream down my face in a river of sorrow.
And my heart drowns in a pool of grief.
For you have spoken and I have listened,
And unlike other decisions I have made
This one brings no relief...no comfort...no peace.

For if there´s one thing you´ve taught me,
If there´s only one thing I´ve learned...
Unconditional love has a condition after all,
I must be willing to let you go, when you speak to me
I must be willing to help you go, if you cannot go alone.
And I must accept my pain so you can be free of yours.

Go easily now, go quickly now,
Do not linger here, it is time for you to leave.
Go find your strength, go find your youth.
Go find the ones who've gone before you.
You are free to leave me now, free to let your spirit soar
Rest easy now, your pain will soon be gone.

I pray I will find comfort in my memories...
In the dark and lonely days ahead.
I cannot say I will not miss you, I cannot say I will not cry.
For only my tears can heal my broken heart.
But, I promise you this; as long as I live,
You will live, alive in my mind, forever in my heart.

So I give you this last gift, all I have left to give,
And this will be my greatest gift...sending you away.
It is the measure of my unconditional love...
For only the greatest love can say,
"Good-bye, go find the bridge, we'll meet again,
Loving you has been the greatest gift of all."

Forever and Always... Until Rainbow bridge....

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Goodbye Honey
« Reply #1 on: August 29, 2010, 00:09:43 AM »
After 13 years I suddenly had to say goodbye to Honey: yesterday I went with her to the vet for something (I assumed) was a small problem. Something which could be solved with some pills, antibiotics or something. It turned out she had enormous tumors and the end was coming within weeks or months. The small problem was the first sign of pain and suffering that was on it's way for her. The vet said she could give her some pills to make life easier for her but it was inevitable I had to say goodbye soon. My heart broke, but I decided there and then that pain and suffering was not what she deserved.

Honey was the sweetest cat you can imagine: when I still had 3 cats she was always the shy one. Always the last one to eat what was left over from the food (but of course she got some extra from me when the other 2 left with full bellies), always near me on my lap or on my bed, always talking to me like I understood exactly what she was saying. These past 2 years we had to say goodbye to Moortje (a stray cat my ex-girlfriend and I saved) and Lassie (her sister) and Honey and I were the only two left which made our connection only stronger.

With my previous cat (her sister Lassie) I could see the end coming, but my goodbye to Honey was completely unexpected. The house is empty now and I'm still trying to realize what happened. I know I did the right thing, but why does it feel so wrong?

Rest in peace, Honey. Thanks for all the fun, the beautiful moments and your unconditional love. You're reunited with your sister and Moortje now: in the future we will meet again and we will never be separated.
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