| Location | Teddington / Kingston |
| Age | 5 years |
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Jan and I have had 6 hamsters since we got together in 2001. As I grew up with animals, I really
wanted a hamster, and Jan (reluctantly) agreed to get one. Well, needless to say, once we had one,
we had another, and another, and so on, and Jan loved them just as much as me.
Champers, Napalm, Viper, Kuffs, Rusty and Babe (or Digger) - I wish God gave you longer lives, it
seems so wrong that you only get a few years. You were all special, and we miss you so much. Sadly,
you're buried in our old garden, so we can't visit you, but I hope you are at rest and happy
wherever you are.
Champers - well, what can I say. You were my special baby, and the way you died still haunts me to
this day. You used to sit in my hand and licked my palm, you were such a sweetie. I remember you and
Napalm were fighting for Kuffs attention - of course you were all in seperate cages, but the noises
you and Napalm made, calling out! And the time you got out and I found you under the wardrobe, with
a scratch on your nose - I knew you had gone sniffing at Napalms cage and he had had a go! Love you
poppet. xxx
Napalm - mischievious little fella, we weren't sure if or when you were going to bite! Most of the
time you were good, and then, just when we weren't expecting it, along came the nip! I took you to
the vet when that cyst started growing under your chin, he said there was nothing we could do - it
may be cancerous, it may not, but you didn't seem to be bothered by it, and you were a good age, so
he said to let you live out your days. It kept growing, and eventually you grew tired and we had to
let you go. xxx
Viper - I don't know why Jan chose that name for you as you were the calmest, most placid little
hamster, a ball of fur. You were the first to figure out how to open the plastic fastner to your
cage, we had to start selotaping it down cos once you learnt how to do it, you couldn't stop! Jan
misses you so much too, he loved holding you in the palm of his hand while walking to the treat
cupboard and giving you one of your choccies. Big kisses sweetie. xxx
Kuffs - Our first girl hamster, all black with little white cuffs! The time you were in your ball,
rolling around the flat, and I was in the bathroom, cleaning. I happened to glance out in the
hallway, and saw a little black thing running past the door - it was you! You were lovely, a proper
little character, and I'm sorry for the way you passed too. Your skin condition was caused by old
age, I know, but it was horrible to watch you go through that darlin. Rest peacefully now. xxx
Rusty - Our last hamster, wow, you were amazing! The one time you did escape you did it in style! I
still remember coming to the landing in the morning and seeing some chewed carpet, and called to
Jan, wondering if we had rats! Then, I went to your cage, and saw the door open (yes that was me
from holding you the night before, I forgot to shut it!) - I checked, and you weren't there! I
panicked, there weren't many places for you to hide on the landing, but you must have jumped or
fallen from quite a height as your cage was sitting on some shelves. We had a big black binbag at
the top of the stairs, and I heard a little rustle. I called Jan, and gently we moved the rubbish
out of the bag, I was scared cos there were tin cans and sharp lids in there, but you were sitting
at the bottom of the bag and looked up at us, like butter wouldn't melt! You were a good age, and
when it was your time to go, you were such a fighter, 3 weeks went by with you tottering about, but
I had to go to Ireland. You were the only hamster that I wasn't with when you died, and I still
can't forgive myself for that. Miss you so much. xxx
Babe AKA Digger - our baby. Beautiful looks, but unfortunately I think you had a few neuro problems.
You would not stop running round in circles, and your food bowl was your favourite thing to run
around - all day. Sounds cute, but we knew there was something wrong, the only time you stopped was
to get some water or food, we tried to get you out of the cage as much as possible to stop you doing
it, but you still did. You were a year old when you died, you had a stroke and were paralysed, I got
lots of soft food and nursed you through it, you were ok! When you were back on your feet again, you
started doing the circles thing again, and this time, suffered a fatal stroke. Rest in peace baby.
xxx
♥♥♥♥♥ Beyond the Rainbow ♥♥♥♥♥
As much as I loved the life we had and all the times we played,
I was so very tired and knew my time on earth would fade.
I saw a wondrous image then of a place that's trouble-free
Where all of us can meet again to spend eternity.
I saw the most beautiful Rainbow, and on the other side
Were meadows rich and beautiful -- lush and green and wide!
And running through the meadows as far as the eye could see
Were animals of every sort as healthy as could be!
My own tired, failing body was fresh and healed and new
And I wanted to go run with them, but I had something left to do.
I needed to reach out to you, to tell you I'm alright
That this place is truly wonderful, then a bright Glow pierced the night.
'Twas the Glow of many Candles shining bright and strong and bold
And I knew then that it held your love in its brilliant shades of gold.
For although we may not be together in the way we used to be,
We are still connected by a cord no eye can see.
So whenever you need to find me, we're never far apart
If you look beyond the Rainbow and listen with your heart.
(Written by CG - 1995)
════╔══╗Gone But
════║══║Not Forgotten
═╔══╝══╚══╗♥ ♰ ♥ ♰
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════║══║Put This On Your
════║══║Page If Your Pet
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════║══║Heaven's Garden
Night night little ones. xxxxx
★
Night falls,
but day dawns to replace it...
Grief comes,
but time will ease the pain...
Life ends,
but death cannot erase it...
In memory,
love always will remain.
There are those
whose lives
death cannot diminish.
Their love radiates
forever in the hearts
of friends
and loved ones,
and their light shines on
in the lives
they've touched
for so many years.
★
Author Unknown
*~*~* MY PRECIOUS ANGELS *~*~*
You slipped away
We had to part
God eased your pain
But broke my heart
unknown
Letting go of you
I know I have to let you go.
How I will I do not know.
I know that it's your time to die.
What I don't know is how to say goodbye.
I'll miss you so much I don't know what to do.
I guess I'll just end this poem with a goodbye and an I love you.
Jenna leigh Walters
Robert Longley
A Rainy Day
Things are not as bad
As they now may seem to be
Your life will still go on
Even though it’s without me
These are not tears of sadness
On this day of rain
Please look at them as tears of joy
For I am now free of pain
You cannot know the freedom
Or the peace that I now feel
I hope this is some comfort
As you all now learn to deal
The battle now is over
And in many ways I’ve won
While you might think it is raining
I am warm amidst the sun
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Summerlands
Just the other side of death's curtain are the Summerlands. All the pets who have died go through this curtain and though they can still watch us, we can't see them. Sometimes the curtain is thin in places and we catch a glimpse of our lost companion waiting on the other side. Sometimes the curtain twitches as they look through at us and we can feel them or feel a sudden draft as the curtain falls back into place. The Summerlands exist in the long, lazy late afternoons of an eternal golden summer of remembered childhood; the time when everything seems most alive and sweetest smelling. Our animals are young again and turned to perfect health. There is always space and time to play and love, places to be with others and places to be alone together. When our time comes, the curtain is lifted from our eyes and we can see the Summerlands ourselves. Waiting there for us are the animals and people we loved in life and we can see them clearly at last. The time has come for us to move away from the curtain and renew these interrupted friendships. Sometimes we can't help but take a peek through the curtain just to see how our own loved ones are doing before they come to join us.
Author Unknown
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Do you think?.............
Do you think that I am over it
Better than before
Maybe I've forgotten
Doesn't hurt me anymore?
♥
Do you think that I am doing fine
No tears are shed each day
Get up and just get going
Pain has all but gone away?
♥
Do you think that I am coping
Living life just as you do
If that's what you imagine...
You don't have a single clue.
♥
I cope, I cry, and I deny
I've learned how I must hide
Keep everything within me
Bottled up deep down inside.
♥
I can't be who I was before
I've changed I'm someone new
It happens when you have a loss
You would be different too.
♥
I'm so misunderstood each day
To tired to explain
Not over it, or better
Simply put... I'm not the same.
♥
And will never be because you left me.
Author Unknown
Some day there will be no tears,
For they will be wiped away.
I will hold on to that promise.
As I live each and everyday.
Someday we will meet again,
Though heaven keeps us apart.
For you will always be with me,
I shall carry you in my heart!
Someday we will share joy again,
When I join you in eternity.
But for now you will always be to me,
A precious memory.
Deborah J. Birdoes
★ I picked a star to wish upon,from all the stars above,I closed my eyes and made a wish,to send you lots of love.★
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SENT WITH
LOVE
AS ALWAYS
CLARE x x x
Warm light coming from far below,
Twinkling, sparkling is the candle's glow.
All is well up on the ridge,
The place we know as Rainbow Bridge.
Furbabies sleeping in heaven's light,
Tended by candles in the night.
Peaceful dreams be theirs to keep,
As they slumber in this night so deep.
Hearts on earth that miss them so,
Take comfort in the candle's glow.
Watching for them in skies above,
Bound eternally by a cord of love.
***** NIGHT NIGHT ANGELS *****
To See You Once Again
Josette Kerns
I wish with all my heart I could see you once more,
I would use that moment and time to tell you how
Much love my heart holds for you and I shall never
Close that door.
Life each and every day with out you keeps going on
Even if some days I do not wish it I know I am being
Selfish and maybe even wrong, but to see you just once
More I so very much long.
I try to remember all the loving and happy times we
Were granted to enjoy and share, I try to understand
And not cry but to see you once more even only for a
moment to let you know just how very much I do care.
I know that day will eventually come when its my turn
To this world to say goodbye, But until then I shall hold
your love close to my heart, and sometimes I shall break
Down and cry, and I will still ask the question why did you
have to die?
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