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Goomba
Apr 3, 2014 21:26:41 GMT -5
Post by kpaz on Apr 3, 2014 21:26:41 GMT -5
I will never be able to write this farewell. It’s been months, and every time I try I just can’t get anything out. I think part of the reason is because writing this means that I have to accept it fully, and it is so hard to do. I have to say goodbye to my original trio, and at the same time I had to say goodbye to the person who was there with me through it all. Goomba was always the sick one, from the beginning we worried we would not have enough time with him. And then Ellie suddenly passed. And then Pippin got cancer and passed. And Goomba stayed through all of it, and was strong and he fought, but we could tell it was a battle. It was so unfair, to fall so in love with all three and to lose them so soon. His loss brought finality to something I will never have or feel in the same way and with the same ferocity that I had and felt during that time. I love Yoki, yet my heart is so heavy. It will never be the way it was when my first three were together, when they played and bonded with us and with each other and when we learned what wonderful animals they are. Yoki and I both lost Goomba, and I feel like I’ve failed both of them in some ways. And so, still, I cannot give him his proper goodbye. I can’t write about him and his quirks and his life. In some way, this is just an apology to a ferret who I couldn’t save and who I miss so much. I’m sorry Goomba, I miss you.
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Goomba
Apr 3, 2014 22:16:52 GMT -5
Post by kraesmom on Apr 3, 2014 22:16:52 GMT -5
Aww. I hurt for you. I'm so sorry.
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Goomba
Apr 3, 2014 22:19:27 GMT -5
Post by bitbyter on Apr 3, 2014 22:19:27 GMT -5
I'm so sorry...it hurts so much when they cross the bridge but they will be there waiting for you when you go to meet them. Ferrets don't stay long enough in our lives but that just means there are more of them waiting to greet us on the other side.
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Post by katt on Apr 4, 2014 3:45:55 GMT -5
My post vanished into huperspace, but for now I will say this....
The brightest stars light up the deepest corners; when they leave the universe is still bright with their afterglow, yet to our star-blinded eyes it appears so much darker than even before the star came. In time our eyes adjust and we see the afterglow. We realize the glow will always be there, lighting up the dark corners of our hearts with its warm, soft glow. The afterglow, the memories, the love...one and the same. Those will never leave, even after the star is long gone.
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Post by Sherry on Apr 4, 2014 9:01:48 GMT -5
He(and they) know how much you love them. Nor do they feel you failed them. We, all of us here, watched you try to cope with loss after loss after loss. And still you stay strong for Yoshi. I do understand how hard it is to force yourself to accept this. Do not stand at my grave and weep, I am not there; I do not sleep. I am a thousand winds that blow, I am the diamond glints on snow, I am the sunlight on ripened grain, I am the gentle autumn rain. When you awaken in the morning’s hush I am the swift uplifting rush Of quiet birds in circled flight. I am the soft stars that shine at night. Do not stand at my grave and cry, I am not there; I did not die.
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Goomba
Apr 4, 2014 10:18:31 GMT -5
Post by acodlin on Apr 4, 2014 10:18:31 GMT -5
I'm so sorry about Goomba.. He was such a sick little boy. I know the feeling however, Anks was my heart ferret and she died of Ferret FIP... I think about her a lot. I miss her so much every day They are not in pain anymore... healthy and new on the other side of the bridge waiting for us. DIP Goomba
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Goomba
Apr 4, 2014 15:20:23 GMT -5
Post by unclejoe on Apr 4, 2014 15:20:23 GMT -5
My heart hurts with yours. I just lost my Poppy, and while she wasn't my first, she was my first to go 5 years and taught me stuff about fuzzies and fuzzy love all the time. I feel like I failed her, but they are so good at concealing pain... Her obit was the hardest I've written of 11. Out of those I consider my original 9, Alice is the only one left.
It's you and Yoki now, so keep on doing your best for her. It's a tribute to all the others who've gone on.
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Post by Thérèse on Apr 5, 2014 5:58:43 GMT -5
Goomba needs no fine words from you to immortalise him, he knows he still lives in your heart, and that is enough for him.
You are in my thoughts
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Goomba
Apr 5, 2014 18:23:50 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2014 18:23:50 GMT -5
He knows you will always love him and you know he will always be in your heart. He may be gone in the physical world but he will always live on in you.
I am so sorry for your loss. I can't imagine how hard it is right now. Just remember to try and be happy. He would want you to be happy.
My prayers & thoughts are with you.
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Goomba
Apr 6, 2014 10:47:13 GMT -5
Post by mjbez on Apr 6, 2014 10:47:13 GMT -5
I'm so very sorry . DIP goomba
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Goomba
Apr 6, 2014 11:08:09 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2014 11:08:09 GMT -5
Your Goomba has the sweetest face and I love the first picture of him (E.T style). Everyone has such lovely things to say and we all know your heartache.
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