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Oh no. I am so sorry to hear this. We didn't even get time to really know her, but she was definitely something special. She looks like she will be ruling the roost at the Bridge. Our thoughts are with you and Harmony's pack.
Kathi and Murphy
Murphy is a five year old Lab/Chessie cross. He was hit by a car on 10/29/12 and became a Tripawd on 11/24/12. On 2/5/13, he had a total hip replacement on his remaining back leg. He has absolutely no idea that he has only three legs!
UPDATE: Murphy lived his life to the fullest, right up until an aggressive bone lesion took him across the Rainbow Bridge on April 9, 2015 and he gained his membership in the April Angels. Run free, my love. You deserve it!
Oh I am so so sorry! It happened the same with my Jake- MCT sucks! Take solace in knowing that you loved your girl right up to the end and she loved you also.
Pam and family,
I am so very sorry ..... I am so upset, and heartbroken reading this tonight.......You are right, Harmony lived life on her terms, and you followed her lead. It doesn't seem fair, all this happened so fast, but Harmony knew how much she was loved ....... She knew you did everything you could for her.
She will live on in your heart forever, and in mine as well......
Sending healing {{{hugs}}} to you,
Bonnie & Angel Polly
My heart breaks too...and I'm cryting tok hard to respond now..I'm sorry..I'm so sorry. We all hurt so deeply for you tonight...wasnt expecting this...now is not the time tonuse the word "hate"...but I hate this disease so much...hste it...hate it...
Happy Hannah had a glorious additional bonus time of over one yr & two months after amp for osteo! She made me laugh everyday! Joined April's Angels after send off meal of steak, ice cream, M&Ms & deer poop!
I am so sorry for your loss of your sweet Harmony. It just happened so suddenly and like others I wasn't expeting to see that she has made her journey to the Bridge.
You did all you could for your precious baby and don't ever doubt that. The grief part of this journey SUCKS but the intense pain in your heart will lessen in time. You take as long as you need to grieve for Harmony and don't pay any mind to people who don't understand the loss you feel or think you should just get over it because it's just a dog. We in this community understand the loss you are feeling so come here and lean on us for support or to lend an ear.
Take comfort in knowing that Harmony was greeted by her Tripawd brothers and sisters at the Bridge. They are running and playing and having pain free fun.
Sending you warm hugs.
Sahana and her Angel Leland
November 17, 2009 - June 30, 2014
May you finally be healthy and running free at the Rainbow Bridge. Until we meet again my sweet boy!
I am heartbroken for you ... it all seems so unfair. I am sooooo sorry. Harmony indeed call the shots and she knew her time here was over and she is your fur-ever angel over the bridge. I know she is still with you - her spirit will live on - and she loves you and knows you did all FOR her. You took away her pain. That was the greatest gift you could ever give her.
Sending you so much love and healing energy in your time of such sadness...
much love,
alison
Shelby Lynne; Jack Russell/Shiba Inu mix. Proud member of the April Angels of 2014.
October 15, 2000 to April 8, 2014
Our story: Broke rear leg in June 2013 - non-conclusive results for cancer so leg was plated and pinned. Enlarged spleen in September 2013 and had it removed and was diagnosed with Hemangiosarcoma and started chemotherapy. Became a Tripawd January 8th, 2014 and definitive Hemangiosarcoma diagnosis. Three major surgeries in 7 months and Shelby took them all like a champ only to lose her battle to cancer in her brain. We had 8 amazing extra months together and no regrets. #shelbystrong #loveofmylife
Thank you all for your kind responses. Although I'm a fairly new member, you can't imagine how much you meant to me the last 2 weeks. Your unselfish support kept me going when I thought I was going to hit bottom.
I look forward to many more discussions where I can be the supporter instead of the supportee (is that a real word? LOL!)
Love to you all!
Pam, Ron (the hub-a-dub) and Melody
Harmony became a Tripawd on 10/21/14 (MCT). She left us way too soon on 11/1/14.
"We miss you so much; our love, our heart, our Harmony."
- Pam, Ron and Melody, Meesha, Doublestuff and Mariah Carey
I love that photo, it's so sweet.
"Supportee"...I like that! Just take your time and heal your heart however you need to, we understand completely. You are always welcome here.
Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
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Oh that photo is just the sweetest!!!!!
Hugs and love your way... take your time and we are always here for you and like was said, you are always welcome here!
Shelby Lynne; Jack Russell/Shiba Inu mix. Proud member of the April Angels of 2014.
October 15, 2000 to April 8, 2014
Our story: Broke rear leg in June 2013 - non-conclusive results for cancer so leg was plated and pinned. Enlarged spleen in September 2013 and had it removed and was diagnosed with Hemangiosarcoma and started chemotherapy. Became a Tripawd January 8th, 2014 and definitive Hemangiosarcoma diagnosis. Three major surgeries in 7 months and Shelby took them all like a champ only to lose her battle to cancer in her brain. We had 8 amazing extra months together and no regrets. #shelbystrong #loveofmylife
That's a picture of Harmony watching it rain.
I wish I had a picture of her staring at the birds that were painted on my bedroom walls. The hub-a-dub and I laughed so hard. She was the sweetest.
Harmony became a Tripawd on 10/21/14 (MCT). She left us way too soon on 11/1/14.
"We miss you so much; our love, our heart, our Harmony."
- Pam, Ron and Melody, Meesha, Doublestuff and Mariah Carey
I read your post this morning.. and cried. I could not bring myself to type anything at the time. Funny that we get that way when we read of another tripawd running for the Bridge. I mean, we don't even know each other right? We have only read words on a computer screen.... yet we know exactly how you feel.. and that is why we hurt with you.
Once you join this tripawd community... all tripawds tend to have a place in our hearts as we know the struggles that those furkids have had, and the worry and fear that the pawrents have. We have all been there. Not all of us here have been where you are, many of us have though.
There are many success stories here where ampuversaries go into the years.. and there are those few success stories that only last for a little while. My heart breaks with you... all of ours do.. you have to know that.
Such a sweet girlie.... and it's not fair that she did not get to where her spark came back permanently. But you must never think that you did not try your best.. and that her health and well being was not in your best interest! You did your best.. and unfortunately, sometimes things are just beyond our control.
Harmony will always be in your heart.. she has her pawprint on a door there with all her love and memories behind it. You will feel her there... always... when you close your eyes and open your heart.. you can feel her tail wagging! Cancer will never take that away...
Cancer is so limited
It cannot cripple love...
It cannot shatter hope...
It cannot corrode faith...
It cannot destroy peace...
It cannot kill friendship...
It cannot suppress memories...
It cannot silence courage...
It cannot invade the soul...
It cannot steal eternal life...
It cannot conquer the spirit... and it will never destroy the bond that you and Harmony had....
Christine... with Franklin in her heart♥
Franklin, he was the Happiest Dog on Three Legs! Diagnosed 09/26/2012 with Osteosarcoma, amputated 12/4/2012. Had a wonderful 5 1/2 months painfree until he ran for the Bridge on 5/15/2013. Always in my heart, and always a guardian angel of my pack... You can follow his Tripawd Adventures, before and after, in my blog, Frank'n'Farter!
Every loss here breaks our heart...every single one. And then we get knocked to our knees, seemingly even hearder than before, when we have a transition back to Spirit loke we just jad with Harmony. I have just not been able to be much help. Christine said it all so beautifully, like she always does. She articulated what we are all feeling through our tears.
Harmony has gone back home. It's hard to remember that our furry "Earth Angels with paws" are just on loan to immerse us in their love and light. Our "losses" are so devasting if we allpw ourselves to think they are permanent...but they never are. At our reunion we will realize nothing was ever "lost"...only gained. If we're really tuned into the lessons they teach us, we'll grasp that long before we go "home" again,!
Harmony, and the bond you and hub-a-dub and Melody all shared, touched us all so deeply. Please KNOW that. Please know that we are your family, the family who understands like no others can.
I'm still at such a loss for words. I do know that Harmony is healthy and whole now. I do know that Harmony has been chasing squirrels non-stop since she's returned home. She probably even recognizes some familiar squirrel faces who she chased down here in earth over the years!!
I want to repeat a post Jerry made recently...it certainly applies to all of us and I hope it brings you comfort...
"Always remember, the 'last day' with y ou is a BLINK, a spec in time. It cannot outshadow all of the good times you shared. Those beautiful memories of her life as a happy, healthy and active dog are so powerful, so filled with love that they will always light up your world more than the dark times. Re.ember these moments when you start to feel down - and y ou can get through this."
May the thousands of days of joy, hugs and tail wags continue to warm your heart.
I made a little special candle tribute for Harmony............
Surrounding you with Harmony's eternal love and grace,
Sally and Alumni Happy Hannah and Merry Myrtle
Happy Hannah had a glorious additional bonus time of over one yr & two months after amp for osteo! She made me laugh everyday! Joined April's Angels after send off meal of steak, ice cream, M&Ms & deer poop!
Sally, you are more help around here than you'll ever realize. Your words are sent by the angels that surround you every single day. Thank you for all of the comfort during such hard times.
Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
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Sally, that was probably the sweetest thing I've ever read. I concur with Jerry.
Thank you all for the kindness and compassion you've shown me over the past 2 weeks. Today would have been Harmony's 2nd week ampuversary and I'm celebrating her life.
Every night, before I close my eyes, I find peace knowing that she is chasing those squirrels, turkeys and deer. Every morning I wake to the hub-a-dub's weeping. Our world is so much richer with Harmony in our lives and how wonderful a bonus to add all y'all as well.
<3 The House That Harmony Built <3
Harmony became a Tripawd on 10/21/14 (MCT). She left us way too soon on 11/1/14.
"We miss you so much; our love, our heart, our Harmony."
- Pam, Ron and Melody, Meesha, Doublestuff and Mariah Carey
Pam,
I completely agree, Harmony's life should definitely be celebrated and remembered always.....I know she has taken a piece of my heart, as has every beloved Tripawd Angel from this community that has gone over the Bridge. Sweet Harmony is policing the perimeter over the Bridge, and chasing an endless supply of squirrels, turkeys, and deer to her heart's content.
She was so lucky to have the family that she had....all of you came together and made sure her life was happy, and that she was very much loved in the face of terrible adversity.....and in return, she gave you her unconditional and unselfish love. And please let your hubby know that the entire Tripawd community is wrapping him and you both up in a huge healing hug....I am so sad he is having a really difficult time .......hopefully the pain will ease for both of you soon, and instead of pain, just the feeling of happy, loving memories......but she will ALWAYS be with you both...
{{{{{{{{{{HUGS}}}}}}}}} and Love,
Bonnie & Angel Polly
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