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Barb & Checkers (GA)

Barb & Checkers (GA)

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Checkers went peacefully to sleep. with his little head in my hand, while I told him how much I love him.

He had a nice day, going outside one last time, to chomp on grass. He got to eat lots of junky gravy food, and drink milk.
He was feeling good from the bupe, early today, so I took advantage, and did a lot of holding, and hugging and head kissing.
My baby boy is romping, and playing with his sister, and all his LL friends that went on before him.

Watch for Mommy, Sweetheart. We'll meet up again, someday.
 

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You will be greatly missed, Checkers, but you will always be at the heart of LantusLand, never to be forgotten.

Many hugs and prayers to you, Barb....one of the best beans ever.
 
Oh Checkers, you are so missed already. We love you. We hope you have found your way to The Bridge already and are with your sister and other of our GA friends and are feeling pretty good :)

Barb, I have big tears rolling down my cheeks.
Know that he will be waiting for you and although he misses you too, he is happy, and painfree now.

((((((BIG HUGS)))))))))))))
 
(((((Barb)))))
Checkbook is greatly loved and will be greatly missed in LL. I'm glad he had a good day today. I wish I could hug you in person Barb. :YMHUG:

Neko told me she got a message from her look-a-like Samantha, who was waiting with open paws for her brother to join her again.
Fly free and land softly Checkers, romp in the meadows and chase butterflies with your sister again. wings_cat
 
What a beautiful way to lead him peacefully to the Rainbow Bridge. I'm crying with you... So sorry for your feeling of loss of your handsome furry baby.

Praying for your peace and comfort as you mourn.

Lots of hugs and headbutts!
 
(((Barb)) so sorry to hear the news! So many great One's have left us this year. Checkers has many kitties to greet him at the rainbow bridge. My heart is heavy for you and I know the pain you are going through. Losing scrabble has been so devastating for me. Prayers for healing for your heart and peace. Big hugs! Please know we are all here for you. Fly free sweet Checkers!
 
(((Barb))) I love hearing how Checkers spent his last day. Glad the bupe helped him feel better and he had some good stuff to eat.
Checkers, :YMHUG: :YMHUG: I'm really missing you.
 
((((Barb))))

So sorry for your broken heart. I picture Checkers running with his friends, chasing butterflies and squirrels. I am glad you were able to have a special last day with him.

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((((((Barb)))))), your love for Checkers will always be inspiring.

Fly free, Sweet Checkers.
May you find peace, your sis and LL cousins, and many tubs across The Bridge.
We love and miss you.
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I am so sorry to read about your loss....your beloved Checkbook. He is pain-free now and playing with his sister. So thankful you were able to give him a great last day ....grass and gravy!

Peace to you....

~kelly
 
I was so sad to read this today Barb. Checkers had the BEST Mom ever! Know that I am thinking about and you. And lighting a candle as sweet, sweet Checkbook makes his way to his friends who are waiting for him at the Rainbow Bridge.

((((Barb))))

Fly free Checkers and land softly. Chef Stu and Chef Mannie have created a grand dinner just for you and your new Rainbow Bridge family.

Know that you are loved, Checkers and Barb!

Tena, Curry(GA), Sidney and Zeke
 
:YMHUG: Oh, Barb! :YMHUG: My heart is breaking for you. You have given Checkers the ultimate act of pure love and kindness. You are in my prayers...

wings_cat Fly free, Sweet Checkers -- your sissy is waiting for you wings_cat
 
(((((Hugs Barb))))..fly free sweet Checkers & land softly across the rainbow bridge...Barb you were the best mama to checkers & he knew you loved him very much. Our deepest condolences....Cindy & Sabrina
 
(((((Hugs Barb))))..fly free sweet Checkers & land softly across the rainbow bridge...Barb you were the best mama to checkers & he knew you loved him very much. Our deepest condolences....Cindy & Sabrina
 
(((((Hugs Barb))))..fly free sweet Checkers & land softly across the rainbow bridge...Barb you were the best mama to checkers & he knew you loved him very much. Our deepest condolences....Cindy & Sabrina
 
(((((Barb)))))

I'm in tears an my stomach is in knots. Checkers is free from all discomfort due to your kindness and understanding. I wish your decision to let him have his wings didn't involve so much sadness for you. He has left indelible paw prints on my heart and on the hearts of many here. Thank you for sharing a bit if Checkers with us.

Fly free Checkers and land softly. There are many who we love dearly who will keep you safe and happy until you are reunited with the one you love best.
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Oh (((((Barb))))), my heart aches for you and the tears are flowing. I am so sorry to hear about your loss today.

Fly free sweet Checkers and land softly, you will be greatly missed. wings_cat
 
We do all we can for them and still it sometimes just isn't enough - they must leave us. I am so sorry that your boy is physically gone but the love and memories and spirit remain - I know that for a fact.

So many were waiting to welcome him with open paws and he is running free now with them - free of pain and stress. The sadness remains with us

I'm sending so many comforting prayers and hugs your way. I am so sorry. Many tears on the board tonight for you.

Emmy & Dude (GA) & Mittsi too
 
You fly free Checkbook. I will never ever forget you. Be sure and say hello to my boy Mannie when you reach the bridge. He is waiting for you.

Many hugs to you Barb. All of LL grieves with you tonight. I cannot thank you enough for sharing Checkbook with all of us. I hope you are doing OK. I know how hard today is for you. I hope the memories will be of comfort to you. Always remember - he is never far away: anytime you want to remember: he will always be tucked away in a corner of your heart.

Fly free Checks. We will always always remember you.
 
oh barb, i'm so sorry. checkers was SO blessed to have you. you're in my heart as you go through the days and weeks ahead. it's hard to lose these little ones. 3 months since punkin left and i miss the little guy every day. i'll be thinking of you!

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((((((Barb))))))
I am so sorry for your loss and pain :cry: I hope your heart begins to heal soon and you will have nothing but wonderful memories of Checkers.
Fly free sweet boy and land softly wings_cat It is now time to go play o:-)
 
Welcome, my old pal, to the Bridge. Mannie and I have prepared a special banquet for you and all your friends here are looking forward to dining with you. When the time comes, you will meet your mamabean again, and she will be thrilled to see how happy and healthy you are, just as she always remembers you.
Your friend,
Stu

(((((Barb))))), Your Checkers will always be with you in his special place in your heart. Be on the lookout for a sign from him that he is safely at the Bridge with his sister and his old friends. Lean on your LL family in this time of grief. We all understand.

Much love and many :YMHUG: :YMHUG: :YMHUG: s

In deepest sympathy,

Ella & Edward, Rusty, and Stu (GA)
 
Dearest Barb,
I know the pain all too well...and the last day of being together....I'm glad he got to have the goodies and most important....your love.....

may you find comfort in the endless memories Checkers gave you....and I truly hope you are able to smile rather than cry whenever you think of him....in time....

I know your heart is broken.....Checkers knew he was loved! you two were blessed to have one another.....

He certainly got a big reception at the bridge....along his sister there were many of our babies waiting for him...he is not alone.....I know Rocket was there....

Fly Free sweet Checkers wings_cat

lighting a candle for your boy
 
(((Barb))) I am so glad to hear that you were able to spend time cuddling with him. Fly free and land softly, Checkers. You are dearly missed. rb_icon wings_cat rb_icon
 
I'm so sad you had to let your boy go today! What a wonderful bean you were to him... Fly free baby! :cry:
Being held by you and feeling your love, I'm sure it meant the world to him.
 
What sweet and tender moments you had with Checkers earlier today. I'm glad you had this gentle way to set him free. He was a wonderful kitty and you loved him so very much. Checkbook will be remembered for a very long time here among your friends. Our hearts are aching with you tonight. I'm sorry it has to hurt so much to say goodbye. ((((((Barb))))))) We understand your pain only too well. Our angel kitties are gathering together to be with their friend Checkers tonight. ♥♥♥
 
Barb I'm so sorry for the loss of your beloved Checkers. You cared for him so well and comforted him while he crossed the bridge. We have you in our Prayers Barb.
 
(((Barb))) You know that both you and Checkers have a very special place in my heart .. I have tears rolling down my cheeks as I write this .. Fly Free Checkers ..
 
(((Barb)))). I am so very sorry. Tears are streaming as I write this. Thank you so much for sharing Checkbook with us. What a wonderful day you had with him, on your terms. You are a great bean and you put Checkers needs before your own and that set him free. He is running and playing and chomping grass with his sister and all his LL friends who went before him. Please know that my heart is with you. Fly free sweet Checkbook and land softly. You will be missed.
 
Sharing the all too familiar pain with you.
I'm glad he had grass and gravy and love with you today.
I'm so sorry for your loss.
Fly Free Sweet Checkers.
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Many Hugs, Barb.
 
Thank you all so very very much for your love and prayers. Each of you, who lost a loved kitty, or doggy, or ferret, knows how much it means, to have friends that understand the loss and grief.

I keep reading and rereading your notes of sympathy..and of course cry my eyes out. It's carthartic.
I miss my boy so much. The house seems so quiet..even tho he'd be sleeping now anyway. No wait....it's test time. *sigh*
 
(((Barb)))
You are so right....even though it breaks your heart into pieces all over again, reading and rereading the beautiful notes that people have sent you is very carthartic. I will never forget the thoughts, prayers and words that were sent my way a few weeks ago. Nor how much they really helped my heart to heal.

You gave Checkers a wonderfully perfect send-off today. He left this world surrounded by the most powerful force known. Pure love.

I just went back, in fact, and reread the post I made when Mullet crossed. (Made myself cry, dammit, but good tears this time, so that is okay). Because there was one comment among all the others that stuck out for me. All of them were beautiful and mean so much to me, but this one...

Venita told me this: "May Mullet land softly back into that Mullet-shaped hole in your broken heart."

Right now, there's a huge Checkbook shaped hole in your heart, Barb. But what I have learned is that the "hole", in the past few weeks, has been filled in by so, so many great memories of my boy. Checkers will always and forever have a very special place in your heart that is just "his". But the hole will be filled. Not today, or next week, but some day in the not-too-distant future....that pain in your heart will change, the memories will fill that space Checkers left open today, and you will be blessed by the pure love you showed him returned ten-fold.

Fly free little boy,

Carl
 
((((Barb))))) As everything you ever did for Checkers, letting him go was one more selfless act full of the profound love you have for him. No matter how difficult his FD treatment might have ever been for you physically, you set it all aside and always, always, always, put him first. What a lucky guy he was to be in your life almost every single day of his. I know he will stay with you always and if you still your mind, you will see him and hear him because he loves you too much to every really leave. Mike, Gus, Gracie, Tobey, and I send our deepest condolences. Checkbook.....you will be missed beyond imagination!

The Ridge by Carol Notermann

It’s been such a lovely summer, I’ve been napping in the sun.
This morning, other cats and I enjoyed a long long run.
We chased butterflies together. I climbed high into a tree.
And now I think what woke me up was that small bumble bee.

I’ve yawned and stretched, and still I feel that something has begun.
He’s standing there in robes of white, and telling me to come.
I always run to Him you know, when He comes across the bridge
To see if we’re all having fun and if we’ve checked the ridge.

He gives tummy rubs to all of us and pets and cuddles too
I’m glad to see Him every day, when He comes into view.
Each day He takes a different cat, and chats with them a while
Then off that kitty starts to run. I swear they seem to smile.

But now He’s stopped in front of me. He’s said a name I know.
He said to look out towards the ridge. The sun is setting low.
I start to walk out toward the ridge, and then what’s that I see.
IT’S YOU! IT’S YOU! It’s really you. You’ve come to be with me!

My goodness you are running and I am running too!
You stop to bend, but I can jump and now I am with you.
I feel your kisses on my head, as I did in long off days
You’re holding me and hugging me, and into your eyes I gaze.

And now He’s walking with us, as you carry me once more
We’ve crossed Rainbow Bridge together. We’re here at Heaven’s door.
And He has held it open, and told us to walk through
That from now on and forever, I can always be with you.

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Dear Barb, dear Checkers,

We never lose those who we love.
They become part of us, part of our hearts; their love imprints on our DNA; they share our souls.
Even though we don't see them for a while, we never lose them.
 
Sweet Checkers has passed to the rainbow bridge with a special sendoff by his mommabean Barb. We are all crying with you. With greatest sympathy.

Lighting a ring of candles in sweet Checkers memory.
 

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Barb,

I'm crying for you too as I write this. What an incredible caregiver you've been to Checkers, up to the very last that you could give in this body. Dear Checkers, please let your spirit soar free & land softly. What you two shared can never be broken, & in time, the sad memories & emptiness will be replaced with happy memories, until you meet again. I'm so happy you were able to share all his favorite things today, and his passing was gentle and peaceful. Please find comfort in that. Much love & support to you -sure wish all LL could all gather around & hug you in person :YMHUG:
 
Barb,

I'm crying for you too as I write this. What an incredible caregiver you've been to Checkers, up to the very last that you could give in this body. Dear Checkers, please let your spirit soar free & land softly. What you two shared can never be broken, & in time, the sad memories & emptiness will be replaced with happy memories, until you meet again. I'm so happy you were able to share all his favorite things today, and his passing was gentle and peaceful. Please find comfort in that. Much love & support to you -sure wish all LL could all gather around & hug you in person :YMHUG:
 
Tears are free flowing here with the loss of sweet Checkers. I know Margaret was waiting with open paws to welcome him. You are in our thoughts and prayers tonight and in the coming days, too. Fly free sweet boy. wings_cat rb_icon
 
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