My Dear Toni,
First of all Happy Mother's Day. I know you are missing your Rusty as I am missing my Benny. These occasions bring the tears. Benny was such a dear puppy and loved days like this when the kids came over with gifts. He was nosy and often helped me open the packages and the tissue intrigued him
I know you are loving Levi, but Rusty will always hold a very special place in your heart. I am thinking of you today and wanted you to know I care. Hope your day is a good one. Let me know when you are having the knee surgery. Please take care of YOU!

Love You Friend,
Joanne

My Dear Toni,
Don't feel badly about writing that you threw out Rusty's dishes and pillow. Everyone understands. We each handle our loss in our own way. You were the BEST friend Rusty had and you will love him and miss him forever. I wish we could just have Benny back, healthy and happy as he was in his good years, but that is not possible. I miss him so much and cry every day. today marks the 5th week since we said goodbye and my pain is still so fresh. If you would like to email me, my email address is:
the-gal@cogeco.ca. I have a real good group of online friends and have some really nice forwards I could send to you. I wish we could sit and talk also. You are a very special friend to me and I don't want to lose you from my list of special people. Try and have a good day and I will too. I know Shadow will be a wonderful addition to our home, but I will miss Benny who still owns a huge part of my heart and always will. Puppies are SO BUSY!!

Love You Much,
Joanne

Hi Joanne,
How are you! I miss Rusty so much. I do love my new puppy he really keeps me on my toes. The last few weeks have been so hard for so many people. You always know what to say. I thank you for all of your kindness. I wish I could just sit down and talk to you face to face. I really hate to type. Sometimes I type stupid stuff, like throwing out Rusty's pillows and dishes. I feel bad that I let everyone know that I did that. I just smelled blood everywhere I could see it in the dishes even if they were clean. I'm so sad! Do you know how Trish is? Thank you my friend, I feel better just writing to you. Please let me know how you are and tell me when do you get your puppy?

Love, Toni

My Dear Toni,
I have been thinking about you a lot and wondering how you are doing? I know how much you are missing your Rusty and what a lucky dog he was to have such a loving friend as you in his life. I still cry off and on every day and my life seems to "be on hold." I just cannot seem to get inspired to do much. That is just part of the grieving process.
Know that you are in my heart and always in my prayers. Take care of yourself and get that knee looked at. You must do that for YOU!

Love & Hugs,
Joanne

Dearest Friend,
My candle will be lit all day for you and Matthew and Rusty. I am heartbroken and share your terrible pain. Please keep in touch and do take care of yourself. You are very important to me.
Love You Much,
Joanne

My Dearest Toni,
I know exactly how you are feeling and I cried reading your message, My tears still come many times a day and I don't know when they will stop. This disease robs us of our dearest friends in the whole world and the pain is unbearable. I will be lighting a candle for Rusty tomorrow and thinking of you and Matthew.
Love You Much,
Joanne

Hi Joanne
I love your eulogy to Benny. I've been thinking about you and your family. We are trying to cope with what is to come on Monday. I knew this day would come but I can't believe how bad I am dealing with it. What I'm I going to do without him. The tears won't stop and I'm trying not to let him see or hear me cry. God Bless! Thank you for always being here for me.

Toni & Rusty

My Dear Friend,
I KNOW your pain. I will be lighting a candle for your Rusty. Hang in there and tell Matthew how sorry I am that "Rust's time has come to cross the BRIDGE. You will get through this but it is BEYOND DIFFICULT
Prayers & Love go out to you ALL,
Love, Joanne

Hi Joanne,
You are so wonderful! You are supporting me while your heart has been broken in a million pieces. I believe Rusty will be with Benny in the not too distant future. I pray God will answer soon because I really don't know what to do. He is eating and barking and acting normal except the tumors are bleeding. I'm going to have the vet give him a depo shot it may help with the inflamation. Thank you for praying you did what was best for Benny. I know it hurts, but he is doing great! God Bless!

Toni & Rusty

Dear Toni,
I was sad to read that one of Rusty's tumours is growing again. This is such a difficult time, perhaps the MOST difficult, waiting and wondering if the time is right to say goodbye. I spent a terrible day on Sunday thinking that perhaps I had "pulled the plug" on my Benny before he was ready but, I prayed and prayed and cried and cried and I do feel it was the right time. I hope Rusty makes it to the 30th and maybe a lot longer. Hope is a wonderful thing. Take care of yourself and God will take care of everything else.
Love & Prayers,
Your friend,
Joanne