Re: A VERY SAD DAY FOR THE LUPIES

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I suspected was worse than usual from the kind of writing she's been posting but I didn't realize just how bad things were. What a shame - she surely will be missed by us all. I was just beginning to know her and was so enjoying the many things we had in common - the common love of dog training (though mine are primarily beauty contestants, not real workers like Search & Rescue or Assistance dogs <s>) and writing more so than the lupus....

Jack, and - if you are reading this, know that though few of us ever met , she has been a major calming influence on many the world around as well as a tremendous education resource. She will indeed be missed by her virtual family not that she, too, has crossed the "Rainbow Bridge" to be with her friends there.

Sue

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I have been missing from the board for a several days and I am behind

terribly in the posts. One of the first things I did last night when I got

the chance was peruse the subject of the posts I had missed. I see

is back.....for this I am very glad. But then I saw " A VERY SAD DAY FOR THE

LUPIES " post and I opened it immediately. I was stunned when I read it. I

didn't sleep very well last night just thinking about and the rest of

my lupie friends. You know, I can't believe how much this group has come to

mean to me since I became involved with it. I never understood how people

could feel so close to people they have only met over the computer. I

understand now. Deanna, , Barb, MM, Mojo, Becky......you all probably

knew better than most on this board. You have my deepest

sympathies.....I am crying. And to all the rest of us who felt a friendship

towards .......we hurt, don't we..... I know I will miss seeing

's name on the board along with the rest of you. I wish I was better

with words like was. I have a hard time putting down my feelings

this way. So........ To ........rest in painless peace. You are

sorely missed!

Karol

[Guest guest]

Karol, You said all the right things, dearie. Glad to hear from you. Hugs, MM

[Guest guest]

Hey Gang:

I'd just gotten news of 's passing & am just floored by the

news. I am sad for her family, I am sad for the group, but for

I am not sad. She has struggled for so long & is now free

from all that held her back & weighed her down. Her body had grown

mean to her & the poor girl needed a break. I know that losing her

will be hard for those who knew her, even though I only knew her just

a wee bit from the group, I am full of dread & sorrow. But I recall

how she took time out of even her worst days to give comfort to me

when things got rocky. She did so much just by giving comfort to

those who needed it, getting the latest information for lupus

matters, writing poems to vent her frustrations & spread her cheer.

I recall a recent post of hers wanting to be able to train dogs

again. I remembered how much she loved her German Shepherds & how

much she missed those that had passed away over the years. I think

was met by family & friends, but took off running, casting off

her oxygen tank, flinging her puffers to the wind, & at lightning

speed made it to her puppies at the Rainbow Bridge. Who's with me on

this? I want to think of being at peace & surrounded by the

things she loved best. I send my sympathies to her family & the

group. Let's all try to remember one happy thing about , as

she would want it, during our time of grieving her. To all of the

group, I say that we should take time every day to remember her in

happy times & be thankful for having known her. The pain may be too

much to bare now, but in time, we will remember her as being a free

spirit that took the time out to guide those who needed advice or

knowledge, & she willingly gave comfort to those who were having a

rough go of things.

I wish I could say more to see us through this time of sorrow,

but I am unable to say much else, as I think I've covered the bases

here. When your heart feels bogged down with missing her, take

comfort in knowing she's free from illness & pain. She's with the

ones she had lost in her lifetime, & she's playing with her precious

puppies. I think she'd rather us remember her with a heartfelt smile

than with eyes full of tears & a heavy heart. She'll always be a

part of us. She is always going to live on in this group via her

information & our memories. Take care of each other & keep her

memory close to your heart.

Big ol' Hugs & Lotsa' Nice Stuff,

Kerry