Re: Tribute to Winston Poohbear
Hi Johanna, I am so sorry to learn of your loss. It sounds like Greta was a very special Berner. I know the pain that you are experiencing now, but also know that the pain in your heart will someday be replaced with many happy memories of time that you spent with Greta. She is now at the Bridge and I know that Winston would have run to catch up with her to let her know that he was going to accompany her on their journey. Berners are a gift from God for us to love and share our lives with while we are both here on Earth. The sharing of time here together has just been temporily interrupted - it will continue at the Bridge someday for a much longer time ~ in fact, an eternity. She will have plenty of wonderful company to enjoy while she waits for you and I know that Winston will help her meet some of his friends who are already there.May Greta live in your heart and soul forever... Joye Neff (Samantha and Ben) Mt. Lebanon, Pittsburgh, PA In loving memory of SeaVaRidge's Winston Poohbear (Jan. 8, 1998 - Jan. 4, 2003)
Tribute to Winston Poohbear
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Re: A Tribute to Winston Poohbear (1998-2003)
SEAVARIDGE'S WINSTON POOHBEAR January 8, 1998 ~ January 4, 2003 Joye, We're so sorry for your loss, what a "joy" it has been to hear your tales about Winston and his accomplishments.Even in his passing he's helping Berner's yet to come. O my I think I see him, over the Bridge, Butterfly on his nose, running to greet those gone before. Blessings, Sierra, Cheyenne & Ilene
Re: A Tribute to Winston Poohbear (1998-2003)
Joye -- We weep with you as we have rejoiced with you in the past, and will again in the future. I know Toby was there to greet Winston and that neither of them, nor the many others who died much too soon, are in pain anymore. We, who are left behind, feel the pain and mourn the loss. We will rejoice again when we meet our loving companions at the Bridge. Liz Steinweg & The Crew Blue Moon's Baloo Berry Torte "Baloo" Bobby Sox (husky-x), Figaro (20+ lb Forest Cat) Rio & Sahara (the "Rat Cats") and in loving memory of my 1st BMD - Toby (6/29/97 - 6/30/00 lost to MH) Colorado Springs CO http://www.csbservices.com/personal/personal.htm
Re: A Tribute to Winston Poohbear (1998-2003)
Joye, I know that Shelby was on hand to welcome Winston at the Bridge, along with a lot of other Berners with bright eyes and wagging tails. I know they'll take good care of him until you're able to be together again. Sue G. with thoughts of my wonderful Shelby-bee, Memories Shelby V Pioneer, CGC, CD, NDD, BNDD Reg. Therapy Dog taken too soon by malignant hemangiosarcoma (1993 - 2001) Chino Valley, AZ
Re: A Tribute to Winston Poohbear
Joye, I felt the whole berner - l family sink to its collectively knee and offer up a prayer for Winston Poohbear, as we wept into the shoulders of our beloved berner babies. You are being very brave. Even though we know better than to take it for granted that our berners will be with us tomorrow, it cannot but be a huge emotional shock to go through so much in such a short period of time. Oh, evil disease... I hope in memory of Winston we will ALL redouble our efforts on behalf of our noble dogs. Extra special berner hugs, Mary Shaver and the girls, Laurel and Bailey Fayetteville, GA
Re: A Tribute to Winston Poohbear (1998-2003)
SEAVARIDGE'S WINSTON POOHBEAR January 8, 1998 ~ January 4, 2003 Winston was the "star", and you Joye, are the "light". Your dedication to the health, rescue and other issues for our precious Berners has been and will always be Winstons legacy and your gift to the breed. Rest assured that he was met at the Bridge by many of our special ones, all healthy, all sound, all free. Janice Parky and Halley North Truro, Ma
Re: A Tribute to Winston Poohbear (1998-2003)
Biggest Hugs to Joye and Bill, And a very special candle burning here at Longlease tonight! >SEAVARIDGE'S WINSTON POOHBEAR >January 8, 1998 ~ January 4, 2003 >We had the vet draw blood before Winston was euthanized so he can be part >of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center study on Malignant >Histiocytosis. This is the same study that we just raised about $3,800 >(plus matching funds) on the Berner-l AKC CHF Fundraiser. Little did I >know at that time that Winston would be participating because he had been >diagnosed with Malignant Histiocytosis. Joye and Bill, very special hugs tonight, you are so brave to have posted because I know just how shocked and bereft you are feeling! And Winston just a few days short of his fifth birthday! This is such an awful disease! Winston's star is shining so brightly tonight! A new pledge to help research into cancer of all types! Winston's blood was sent off for research into Histio, my Sam's blood was research into Lymphosarcoma. This is such an important part of new Research. Biggest Berner Hugs!!! And hoping that folks will take more seriously the donation of blood samples which will be the clue to beating this disease! Even if you have healthy dogs, please donate the sample!!. We can all help here!! All love, Jean, Sunny, Sim, Barney and the Gang X http://www.angelfire.com/anime3/longlease/index.htm
Re: A Tribute to Winston Poohbear (1998-2003)
Hi Susan, Thanks for your note of condolence. I guess it's good that histio takes our berners so fast so they don't suffer so long, but it sure is hard on those of us left behind. Winston was a very special boy. Love, Joye --On Saturday, January 04, 2003 6:11 PM -0600 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:r I am sorry to hear of your Winston passing. You are so right about Malignant histio. It is so fast. Thank you to Winston for helping find a cure. Susan Ablon
Re: A Tribute to Winston Poohbear (1998-2003)
Joye and family, I am so, so, so sorry for your loss. So many types of cancer can move so quickly in our beloved breed. Like with your Winston my Berner-mix, Tippy, seemed fine but with a touch of something and than she was gone. It is always heartbreaking to lose one of the fur-babies But it is even harder, I think, when it moves so quickly because while we are so busy doing everything we can to find out what is wrong and how to deal with it we don't have the time to consider how we will move on should it come to that. You are such a dear woman who has done so much for this breed that it just doesn't seem fair to me that you and Winston didn't get to spend 10-12 years together. Although I know that life isn't always fair... it is at times like this I really wish that it was. I will hold you my thoughts and hope that, in time, your memories will once again bring your family more joy than pain. Marilynn and Star
Re: A Tribute to Winston Poohbear (1998-2003)
I am sorry to hear of your Winston passing. You are so right about Malignant histio. It is so fast. Thank you to Winston for helping find a cure. Susan Ablon
A Tribute to Winston Poohbear (1998-2003)
SEAVARIDGE'S WINSTON POOHBEAR January 8, 1998 ~ January 4, 2003 It is with profoundsadness and a broken heart that I write to tell you that my Winston crossed the Rainbow Bridge this morning, January 4, 2003 at 10:30 a.m. He was diagnosed with Malignant Histiocytosis on Tuesday, December 31, 2002, just four short days ago. He had refused food for the first time in his life on Monday, December 23rd, but we thought that the medication he was taking for his recently diagnosed PRA (Progressive Retinal Atrophy) was causing him to have an upset stomach. By Christmas Day he was not eating much and was lethargic. We took him to a vet from our Three Rivers' Bernese Mountain Dog Club, Dr. Larry Gerson, and he did x-rays, blood work and an EKG on December 26th. By Friday morning, December 27th, he was not drinking or eating at all and was becoming very weak. He was hospitalized and placed on IVs from Friday through Sunday, when we brought him back home around noon. He had an appointment with a vet internist on Monday, December 30th and she did a sonogram and other tests and we picked him up around 6 p.m. that evening to bring him home. We got the diagnosis of Malignant Histiocytosis on Tuesday, December 31st. Winston was such a sweet Berner and always did whatever we asked of him. I fed him pureed food with a syringe and gave him water that way too until the prednisone kicked in and he began to drink some water. I have spent practically ever minute, except when I was at work on Wednesday and Friday, since then cuddling with him, telling him that I loved him and that it was okay to go to the Rainbow Bridge when he was ready. This morning we took him to our vet and he was euthanized, because his liver had failed and he was so very sick. He went peacefully, embraced by Bill and me as I told him that I loved him so very much. I guess that one of the reasons that they haven't been able to find a cure for Malignant Histiocytosis is that it takes our Berners so quickly that there is no time to try to find treatments that might work. Winston is now playing at the Rainbow Bridge with our first Berner, Bern Aare Jamar and our first dog, our beagle, Gwendolyn's Bobdog. We had the vet draw blood before Winston was euthanized so he can be part of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center study on Malignant Histiocytosis. This is the same study that we just raised about $3,800 (plus matching funds) on the Berner-l AKC CHF Fundraiser. Little did I know at that time that Winston would be participating because he had been diagnosed with Malignant Histiocytosis. Winston is still working to help the breed, even though he isn't here with us physically anymore. I would encourage other who are faced with this diagnosis to participate in this study, too. If you have a Berner who is ten years old or older and has never been diagnosed with Malignant Histiocytosis, please participate also. You can contact Pat Long to get the instructions and tubs for the blood donation for the study at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Winston was so special - when he was a puppy, everyone referred to his as "Mr. Congeniality." Winston and I went everywhere together and did so many interesting things. We loved to be with each other and enjoyed training for obedience and drafting. We were a team and I know that he enjoyed doing things with me as much as I enjoyed doing them with him. Winston was a gift from my son and his wife (Jay and Lisa) and he was the most wonderful gift that there ever was. We bonded immediately and that bond only got stronger as we did more things together. Winston was our second Berner ~ Bern Aare, our first Berner, lived to be 9 years old and died of mast cell tumors in his chest. I vowed then that I would always have another Berner and Winston was an answer to that prayer. When I got Winston I didn't know there was a Bernese Mountain Dog of America or that there was such a thing as the Berner-l. It was because of Winston that I found so many wonderful and caring friends, who are just as dedicated to Berners as we are. Pat Long 'roped me in' and encouraged me to do a "little raffle" on the Berner-l in November 1998 and it just snowballed from there - and all because of my little Winston. I have been committed to raising money for health research, rescue and other Berner causes and my commitment has just soared beyond what it had previously been. Winston will be my guiding light in raising money to fight Malignant Histiocytosis and other diseases that devastate our beloved Berners and take them from us so much too soon. I will not succumb to 'gloom and doom' - it has no place in my life and is counterproductive to helping to make a difference in our breed. I will look back at the things that Winston and I have accomplished together - his CD, CGC, TDI ~ his "almost" draft title on three separate occasions - his visits to the
