I finally got home about 9:00 pm last night. I left at 4:50 am Friday. Man what an adventure. Both Pharoh and I were glad to be home have a big meal then sleep. I just wanted to take a few minutes to thank you all from the bottom of my heart, for all the warm and supportive comments you made for mom and I. I was really worried about mom. It’s not like her at all to get a little down. I could hear in her voice there was a little black cloud following her every where, almost like she lost hope. I have the luxury of seeing her. I could never thank you enough for all your warm comments on the blog. It was the most amazing thing to see. With each comment she read I could she the cloud slowly start to disappear. The more she read, the more the cloud dissipated. By the time she was up to about 30 comments the sun started to come. It was so amazing to see I thought I would have to share it with you and thank you all so much. By the time she was up to 45 comments she was smiling and I could see her holding the torch a little higher. By the time she she hit 50 she was holding the torch high above her head. It wasn’t till she was feeling better, and we were trapped together in the TG van for 11 hours, that she explained what was was up. She explained that it was such a relief for her to see all those comments, and that people sent money. She felt that, no matter what, enough people cared and the dogs wouldn’t starve and die. That enough people cared about them and she was relieved to see it. All this time I was thinking she was upset about being sick and not being ok. I never dreamed it was the she felt like she was letting down all the lost souls. I would again like to thank all of you so much. Without you, and all the big and little things you have done and said, she would still be sitting under her cloud. And after thinking about it, there is no other way one person could have helped chase the cloud away and hold her torch high again. So if you wish you could do something, I am here to tell you all that you have done is something amazing. You are a part of the solution. By continuing to support TG and building on our successes, the lost souls of the north can continue to have hope. Things need to change. If we all work together, things will change.
Together, what a beautiful word!
Together we can work miracles!
Still, the best thing you Mom can do for Turtle Gardend is — Take Care of herself!!!!
Taking time to rest and heal, is not letting Turtle Gardens down.
Taking time for herself is builing up Turtle Gardens!!!
I’m so glad you’re feeling better Yvette. Stan, thanks for being such a good son. Your post made me tear up. You are a gifted writer. Rescue isn’t perfect, but your love for each other and the dogs is.
Thanks Stan,
We all just say it how it is.
I wish I lived a wee bit closer as I would stop by for tea more often with your mom and curse any negative comments together. Potty mouths. That would get us laughing
Sue
Stan
Have you or Yvette thought of having a testamonial page on this website. that way your happy adopters can express their satisfaction and experiences they have shared when adopting a pet from TG.
It is a great way to promote your rescue and when you need a boost you can read all the wonderful comments there without having to go back to each page individually.
Hi Laurel
Thank you for your suggestion.
Have you had a chance to look at the “Happy Tails Of New Beginnings” Page? It has stories of successful adoptions from Turtle Gardens. It is still in its early stages as we are still waiting for people to submit more stories. If you know of anyone who has a story to submit, please encourage them to write to me, King at kingsurvives2008@yahoo.ca and we will get it posted here as soon as possible.
Seeing the reunion pic … Peaches and I are both looking forward to this year’s and seeing some familiar faces (and some new ones!).