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(fostered in Indiana )

 

IN MEMORIUM

RIP CHARLIE BROWN

May 26, 2019

 

With great sadness we inform you that our beloved Charlie Brown has crossed the Rainbow Bridge.

He left this earth in the arms of his adoring Mom (and YTNR foster parent and volunteer) Ann Sousa, who adopted him after his owner, Mick Arendt, also a YTNR volunteer, passed away in 2018. Charlie had been diagnosed with a heart murmur, but was doing generally well . He suddenly  stopped eating and became lethargic. His vet erinarian discovered fluid around his heart and in his stomach. He was having difficulty in breathing, and his little heart was barely beating. It was time to say goodbye, time to be free of sadness and illness . Time to see his daddy again.

Charlie leaves behind so many memories for all he came in contact with - but also heartache and sadness, especially for his mommy. In Ann's words: " Charlie was such a good old soul. I am devastated ".

Ann, thank you for giving Charlie Brown a wonderful last year of his life.   Thank you for loving him, and for giving him a family again, when his little world fell apart with the death of his daddy. You are his hero - and you are our YTNR hero - for helping save an old loved doggie, and teaching him he will always be loved, no matter what. Teaching him his life mattered, and that there are second chances.

Everyone who met Charlie Brown fell in love with him.   Patti was one of the lucky ones who met him when YTNR pulled him from the shelter, where he landed after his daddy's death, and helped transport him. He stole her heart too. If she had to describe him, she would use the word " delicious " , and if she could've kept him, she would have . He was temporarily fostered with Marge while his medical issues were addressed by YTNR. W e were all so thankful when Ann stepped up to light up his little life again first as his foster mommy then as his forever mommy.

Dear Charlie is now an angel, and once again with Mick, his original daddy, who preceded him in death. Charlie, your mommy Ann and all of us at YTNR will miss you, and will always love you. Rest In Peace sweet Charlie Brown.

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Every now and then a special pet will cross your path, whether home bred, purchased, or rescued. Gracie was one of those special rescues. She had a tough start in life. She was blind, had had a femur fracture, eye ulceration, neuro disorder with seizures....and she was not quite 3 years old. My heart melted and she became a part of my life. Gracie was so smart and although she could not see, made up with her hearing. Grace quickly learned to navigate the house to get to food  and water and eventually the potty pads. She went to all away shows due to her neuro conditions and meds. She learned the layout of the hotel room but her specialty was getting underfoot. She loved to snuggle next to me in bed. Gracie was the recipient of the YTNR Smokey Award for 2018 for which I was honored. This past Monday evening, she apparently threw a clot, as she could not stand or walk when I arrived home. She was still eating and drinking yesterday, with my help, but we did see her vet Dr. McDivitt. By this morning, she did not want to eat. My little chow hound refusing food? Not good. I had an appointment around noon and when I got home, Gracie had a pleading look in her eyes. She and I laid down on my bed and she quickly snuggled into her favorite position and passed peacefully. My heart is broken tonight. Gracie you were only 3# but you were bigger than life and so loved. I will miss you baby girl more than you will know. But now you can see as you run and play over the Rainbow Bridge. RIP Gracie.

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It is eerily terrifying that there is no sound when a heart breaks. 

Car accidents end with a bang, falling ends with a thud, even writing makes the scratching sound of pencil against paper. But the sound of a heart breaking is completely silent. Almost as though no one, not even the universe itself could create a sound for such devastation. Almost as though silence is the only way the universe could pay its respect to the sound of a heart falling apart."

                                                          -  Nikita Gill, The Sound of Heartbreak