Oh, Anna - I feel so bad for you! I would be just sick over it, too. You know what they say - "If hindsight was foresight . . . ". You really had no way of knowing that bird would be out.

You know - even though she might not be ready for another bird right now, you could get her a gift certificate to a pet store or something so she could either get another bird when she felt ready, or she could pamper any other pets she might have.