Our dear, dear Topher, I am so sad, so very very sad and heartbroken  to hear this.   Tears all over the place right now.  

I don't even know how to begin to respond  right now.  The lessons she taught us all, the lessons you taught us all through your unflappable  love and devotion are part of her miracle  It is a true privilege,  a true honor, to know this strong willed and determined Soul who found the most PERFECT loving Soul with a heart that knows know limits.  You understood Cora on a level of connection that no  one else could evvvver have been able to make her life full of happiness, security  and joy.  

Like several of us here, I've been on the sidelines for years cheering for you and Cora and marveling at the seemingly  impossible hurdles you two overcame.  You overcame them because  you understood  her and because  she knew she could trust you to always look after her.

So for anyone looking for inspiration and looking for courage and strength  on overcoming challenges,  please read the link Jerry posted. "Cora's Miracle" story.  You will cheer, you will cry and you will cheer some more.

As hard as it was to let Cora transition to the Bridge, it warms my heart knowing  she will be free of all the obstacles  that faced her in her earth clothes.  She will be pain frre, she will see the beauty  of open fields for her to run free, she will have no fear, no uncertainty.  She will understand  the depth of love...the limitless  depth of love and dedication  you gave her...more than 2as ecer possible  qhile kn jer earth clot.  And she took your "earth love" with her and now it's  magnified  in ways we can only imagine.

Topher, we often talk about the void, the break in routine, the silence we all feel when our beloved Souls transition back "home".  After your day to day devotion,  the way you made your home Cora friendly,  the non stop care and watch over her......yoir void will seem unbearable.   And we all wish we could help, but we know we can't.   We wish with all our hearts and Souls we could ease uour grief, but we can't. 

We can celebrate  this beloved  miracle Soul and celebrate  all the miracles you and Cora made happen together.  Cora's life mattered!!    She was not going to be denied  her chance to live on her own terms because you two were born to be together!!

Thank you, thank you both for gracing  us with your presence.   All our lives have been touched and our hearts have been expanded as a result❤

With all my heart, send you love and comfort

Sally and Alumni Happy Hannah and Merry Myrtle and Frankie too 

Our  dear Topher.  We know it was hard to come back here, and we are so glad you did.  We know there are now words.  We can only hope in some small, small, way, you find comfort in being surrounded  by those of us who had the honor to share your journey with Warrior Cora.  You've also given others who weren't  aware of the magic you and Cora worked rogether fo get ro know her indomitable spirit...and yours as well.

Jerry said everything so well. As Jerry said, you gave her a chance to live her destiny.   And with that destiny  came unchartered territory  with hurdles that had no road map on how to navigate.  Yet you and Cora figured  it out together.

You saw in Cora what no others could.   They couldn't  because YOU saw with your HEART, and not your eyes.  Her Soul connected  with your Soul.  

Your gut wrenching  grief has so many layers that almost no one here would ever experience.  Oh, we experience  grief alright and our hearts are shattered into a million pieces.   The void is seemingly  unbearable.  We second  guess ourselves.  We  relive the transition  and find fault with it rather than celebrate  the amazing  love we had together and, tather than accepting  that, when the Soul's earth time is up, things will align so it can exit. 

  Your bond with Cora and the experience  of overcoming  the day to day hurdles and being  able to always see things from Cora's perspective...the emotional and physical stamina that was required of you....yeah, you have some layers of grief that many of us have not experienced.   We can all understand having a wounded heart thpugh.  And, as hard as it is to believe  right now we can also tell you those wounds will eventually  heal and be filled with happy memories  of your one -of- a- kind Cora.

I can only say that you had the courage  and the love to help Cora be the strong determined and stubborn gal, who could be a playful puppy who probably actually enjoyed  spilling her water bowl!  And that courage and love for Cora will help you move through your sadness,  ever so slowly  with one step forward some days, and two steps back the next.  Just like some of your days with Cora.  But love always pulled you through.  You have absorbed  some of her strength and courage, as she had yours.  Hold onto that.  And hold onto us.

Thank you again for sharing your heart with us.  Thank you for letting us in and for sharing some of those special  moments with Cora that made us smile😊   

With love and admiration 💖

Sally and Alumni Happy Hannah and Merry Myrtle and Frankie