Hello Susan, welcome to the board. I'm sorry to hear about your loss, and I can understand so well how much it hurts! I know it's not easy to cope with a loss like that, but I think joining this board and talk to the people here might help a bit... At least this was my experience when I lost my beloved Katz last year. People have been great to me on the internet and that was when I heard the Rainbow Bridge poem for the very first time. I talked to people who experienced the same, I made a photo album with Katz' photos and I even built a virtual pet cemetery which I dedicated to her. All this helped to deal with the loss, but it's a long way full of tears.
Whenever you would like to talk about your Pearl, feel free to share your thoughts here. I'm sure she's happy at the Rainbow Bridge where she doesn't have to suffer any pain. Now she's your little angel...

Kirsten