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Life of a Little Angel at the Rainbow Bridge

To My Mommy on Mother's Day

LAST NIGHT


I stood by your bed last night,
I came to have a peep.
I could see that you were crying,
You found it hard to sleep.

I whined to you softly
as you brushed away a tear,
"It's me, I haven't left you,
I'm well, I'm fine, I'm here."

I was close to you at breakfast,
I watched you pour the tea,
You were thinking of the many times,
your hands reached down to me.

I was with you at the shops today,
Your arms were getting sore.
I longed to take your parcels,
I wish I could do more.

I was with you at my grave today,
You tend it with such care.
I want to re-assure you,
that I'm not lying there.

I walked with you towards the house,
as you fumbled for your key.
I gently put my paw on you,
I smiled and said " it's me."

You looked so very tired,
and sank into a chair.
I tried so hard to let you know,
that I was standing there.

It's possible for me,
to be so near you everyday.
To say to you with certainty,
"I never went away."

You sat there very quietly,
then smiled, I think you knew...
In the stillness of that evening,
I was very close to you.

The day is over...
I smile and watch you yawning
and say "good-night, God bless,
I'll see you in the morning."

And when the time is right for you
to cross the brief divide,
I'll rush across to greet you
and we'll stand, side by side.

I have so many things to show you,
there is so much for you to see.
Be patient, live your journey out...
then come home to be with me.

~Author Unknown

I crossed the Rainbow Bridge two days before my 12th- birthday.

The Dogster calculator shows my age at 14, which is incorrect. I passed away at the University of Tennessee Veterinary School and Hospital. I couldn't move my back legs. The vets determined that I had a ruptured cervical disk. On the morning of my surgery the vet called my mommy to tell her I was already asleep getting ready for my surgery. She told my mommy they had done some other tests and found that I had Cushing's disease, enlarged kidneys and adrenal glands, and also tumors in my lungs. Even if they corrected my ruptured disk and removed the tumors, I would probably only live for two or three months. I would also have needed chemotherapy.

Mommy said to let me go on to the Rainbow Bridge, because she did not want me to suffer. The vet asked if Mommy wanted them to wake me so she could come to tell me goodbye. Mommy said no, because she had told me goodbye the day before. The vet also asked Mommy if she would like them to make a clay pawprint for her. Mommy said no because she had made one the day before at home. Mommy knew in her heart that I would not be coming home with her. Mommy's heart was broken. She cried for me for three months. I will write what happened then very soon.

Mommy had me cremated so she could keep my remains with her, in case she ever moved she can take me with her. I loved my Mommy so very much. She was the best Mommy ever!