My best friend Rivers was the best pal a gal could have ever had the honor of sharing life on this earth with. She was a solid white, 102lb. American Bulldog. She was relieved of her pain and suffering from lung and stomach cancer on Sept.10, 2012 at 9:30a.m. She and I were inseperable. We were besties for just short of 13 years so letting her go has been the absolute hardest thing I have ever done. This year, within just a couple of months of each other I lost my step sister, my father and my uncle and I have been able to move ahead from all of the loss of family but I just can never seem to mend the broken heart I carry daily over my Big B! I think of her still many times a day. 2 years gone and I still have tears tream down my face. In good times she was by my side and in my darkest hours she sat beside me in the pitch dark on our bed and licked tears from my face. We could communicate and understand each other just by looking at each other…no words need be spoken. i am 50 years old, divorced 3 times and have wondered if ever I would meet my soul mate. I came to realize that I did meet my soul mate when Rivers and I crossed paths and I wouldnt have it any other way. I know with a soul connection like she and I had, I will see her again one day and on that day we will reunite for eternity, never to be seperated again. I await that day with great anticipation and I know she is there waiting for me with equal anticipation. I love you Big B! Have fun and play with Scruffy and Doodle and Mick and Gretchen and all our other animal family members who are there with you and mommy will be there to be with u again before you know it. I am so happy that u can breath again and run again free from pain. I see the pictures u send me in my mind of u and the others running through fields of swaying grass and beautiful flowers everywhere and butterflys…and yes I see u stop and smell the flowers just like u did when u were here with mommy. It’s those mental pictures you send me that dry my tears and put a smile back on my face. You are such a loyal good girl, you still wipe away my tears when I am sad even from beyond the sky! I love you River Dog …for all eternity!
Cyndi Smith
