You came to me from Dad on Christmas Eve 1996. I was so shocked! What a wonderful Christmas present. For the next 9 years, you were by my side virtually all of the time. You saw me through college, my first place of my own, my first career job, my marriage, and everything in between. The bad times and the good times. You brought me such joy and laughter, hanging upside down on your swing (and heaven forbid if I ever took that out of your cage, you would get so angry!), doing your ‘bat girl’ imitation, ‘dancing’ in your cage to let me know you wanted out, going after all the shiny things I had, chirping so loud when I came home, and just nuzzling up to me in the recliner.
I hated the thought of having to let you go, but deep down I knew you needed it, with the pain you were in. The last day you were with me was so tough on you, it had been getting steadily worse the past few months, and you covered it up so well until you couldn’t anymore.
You are now free from pain, from suffering, from anything that ever scared you. You can fly anywhere you want. And someday we will meet again, right there at Rainbow Bridge. You will always be in my heart and thoughts,
never to be replaced or forgotten.
I love you, sweet bird!
| Neico |
| 1, May 2005 |
| Heather Getgen |