[nagdu] my sweet Emma girl

[Danielle Ledet]

Marcia, My heart and thoughts are with you. Both my guides died
without me at their side but I take it hard nonetheless. Things just
didn't work out how I planned and hoped. Many hugs and do allow
yourself to grieve and heal


On 6/23/15, Applebutter Hill via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Marsha,
> My heart breaks for you. This is the hugest problem with having guide dogs.
> My thought always, and I've lost three of them, is that the only thing
> worse
> than the gut-wrenching loss is the thought that we might never have had
> them
> to begin with. Be gentle with yourself and allow yourself to grieve and
> remember. You will carry the love the two of you shared to your grave, and
> it will as the years pass, continue to make you a stronger, more loving
> person. May you have the grace you need and deserve to navigate these sad
> waters.
>  Blessings,
> Donna
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Marsha Drenth
> via
> nagdu
> Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2015 6:00 AM
> To: the National Association of Guide Dog Users NAGDU Mailing List
> Cc: Marsha Drenth
> Subject: [nagdu] my sweet Emma girl
>
> My heart is very heavy and sad. As many of you know and for those who do
> not. My second guide came from TSE in 2008. Emma was a GSD that I received
> on my birthday that year. alot of life changes happened while I had Emma.
> Once we were living in PA, I had married my now husband, and pursueing my
> degree in SW. Emma became very very sick with EPI. Ongoing stress and
> working continued to make her sick. So I made the very hard decision in the
> summer of 2012 to retire her. Emma went to live on a farm with a wonderful
> family. She had two little boys to run after and keep safe. She had alot of
> animals to play with. and was very very happy. For the past year, I have
> been meaning to get up to the farm she was on to say hello, but life got in
> the way and I never made it up there. I received news a few days ago that
> Emma crossed over the rainbow bridge last Wednesday. My sweet gentle Emma
> girl is now in Heaven having fun with all of the other special animals.
> Emma
> was only 9 years old, but she never truly got 100% better after the EPI.
> When I was paired up with her, I was one of those people that never thought
> a human and K9 could bond so much. I never grew up with animals and I
> didn't
> have my first guide long enough to bond with. But Emma and I bonded. I
> loved
> that dog with all of my heart, much more than I ever expected. there were
> so
> many times that Emma saved my life, kept me safe, and was there for me. Now
> she is no longer here on earth, and I can't imagine what this is like. I
> have seen so many of the list members who have had dogs pass over that
> bridge. I said it would never be me, but now it is. I never even got to say
> goodbye. Anyways, my heart has a huge hole in it, and I now understand the
> pain of losing a beloved dog.
> Thanks for reading...
>
>
> Marsha drenth
> email: marsha.drenth at gmail.com
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