I can only imagine the billion pieces your heart must be shattered into right now Sue. I only wish I could be there to hug you in person and share your tears. I had the thread in DG about Shiloh bookmarked and checked it every day several times, hoping against hope that the conclusion could be happier. I feel so heartbroken and I grieve with you.

Shiloh, I know you are bounding to meet your beloved brother Killian. Both of you will watch over your adored Mommy, waiting patiently for the day of joyous reunion. You will be missed, oh so missed . But you are here in all our hearts, you live on in everyone who knew and loved you both near and far, and especially in Sue's heart who will never, ever forget you, not one single day will go by that she forgets.

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A Parting Prayer

Dear Lord, please open your gates
and call St. Francis
to come escort this beloved companion
across the Rainbow Bridge.

Assign her to a place of honor,
for she has been a faithful servant
and has always done her best to please me.

Bless the hands that send her to you,
for they are doing so in love and compassion,
freeing her from pain and suffering.

Grant me the strength not to dwell on my loss.
Help me remember the details of her life
with the love she has shown me.
And grant me the courage to honor her
by sharing those memories with others.

Let her remember me as well
and let her know that I will always love her.
And when it's my time to pass over into your paradise,
please allow her to accompany those
who will bring me home.

Thank you, Lord,
for the gift of her companionship
and for the time we've had together.

And thank you, Lord,
for granting me the strength
to give her to you now.

Amen.

- © Brandy Duckworth, 1998

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