thought all of you would appreciate this story. dorlis > From: Eileen Bone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: ann walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Carolyn Smotherman -Stichnote <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Darlene Smith Whitson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Dorlis Rose <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Ellyn Parker-Neal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Frank Hollis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Gail Porter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Glen Neal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Greg Myers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Jackie Meeks Schlef <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Jessie Carter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Judy Gnau Nardi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Judy Gale- Womble <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Pat Inglish McNeil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Phyllis Ortyl-Dawson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, ponytail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Robert Pikey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Sally Cantwell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Sue <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, termite <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, tim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: FW: Eagles, Communication, Love and Beyond > Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2008 17:26:30 -0500 > > > Grab the kleenex, people! I dare you to read and not weep.....the television > program is in my TVO forever and the day it was first viewed I cried for an > hour. But then, you know how emotional I am, anyway. Let me know how you > reacted. > > Wove, wove, Mom (and or just plain Eileen). > > Wove Wove - Mama > > Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2008 17:48:09 -0800From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Fw: Eagles, > Communication, Love and BeyondTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; > [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > --- On Thu, 12/4/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Subject: Eagles, Communication, > Love and BeyondTo: "Jim Beard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Date: Thursday, December 4, > 2008, 4:03 PM > > > > > > > Animal Life Site > > Editor WantedBellaOnline's Animal Life EditorEagles, Communication, Love and > Beyond > Guest Author - Samantha BlackEvery once in a while, I come across something > so extraordinary that it soars on the wings of eagles. This is such a story, > told by my new friend and guest author, Jeff Guidry. This is Jeff's story. > Freedom and Jeff Freedom and I have been together 10 years this summer. She > came in as a babyin 1998 with two broken wings. Her left wing doesn't open > all the way evenafter surgery, it was broken in 4 places. She's my baby. When > Freedom came in she could not stand. Both wings were broken, her leftwing in > 4 places. She was emaciated and covered in lice. We made thedecision to give > her a chance at life, so I took her to the vet's office.From then on, I was > always around her. We had her in a huge dog carrierwith the top off, and it > was loaded up with shredded newspaper for her tolay in. I used to sit and > talk to her, urging her to live, to fight; andshe would lay there looking at > me with those big brown eyes. We also had totube feed her for weeks. This > went on for 4-6 weeks, and by then she still couldn't stand. It got tothe > point where the decision was made to euthanize her if she couldn't standin a > week. You know you don't want to cross that line between torture andrehab, > and it looked like death was winning. She was going to be put downthat > Friday, and I was supposed to come in on that Thursday afternoon. Ididn't > want to go to the center that Thursday, because I couldn't bear thethought of > her being euthanized; but I went anyway, and when I walked ineveryone was > grinning from ear to ear. I went immediately back to her cage;and there she > was, standing on her own, a big beautiful eagle. She wasready to live. I was > just about in tears by then. That was a very goodday. We knew she could never > fly, so the director asked me to glove train her. Igot her used to the glove, > and then to jesses, and we started doingeducation programs for schools in > western Washington. We wound up in thenewspapers, on radio (believe it or > not) and some TV. Miracle Pets even dida show about us. In the spring of > 2000, I was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma. I hadstage 3, which is not > good (one major organ plus everywhere), so I wound updoing 8 months of chemo. > Lost the hair - the whole bit. I missed a lot ofwork. When I felt good > enough, I would go to Sarvey and take Freedom outfor walks. Freedom would > also come to me in my dreams and help me fight thecancer. This happened time > and time again. Fast forward to November 2000, the day after Thanksgiving, I > went in for mylast checkup. I was told that if the cancer was not all gone > after 8 roundsof chemo, then my last option was a stem cell transplant. > Anyway, they didthe tests; and I had to come back Monday for the results. I > went in Monday,and I was told that all the cancer was gone. Yahoo! So the > first thing I did was get up to Sarvey and take the big girl out fora walk. > It was misty and cold. I went to her flight and jessed her up, andwe went out > front to the top of the hill. I hadn't said a word to Freedom,but somehow she > knew. She looked at me and wrapped both her wings around meto where I could > feel them pressing in on my back (I was engulfed in eaglewings), and she > touched my nose with her beak and stared into my eyes, andwe just stood there > like that for I don't know how long. That was a magicmoment. We have been > soul mates ever since she came in. This is a veryspecial bird. On a side > note: I have had people who were sick come up to us when we areout, and > Freedom has some kind of hold on them. I once had a guy who wasterminal come > up to us and I let him hold her. His knees just about buckledand he swore he > could feel her power course through his body. I have somany stories like > that. I never forget the honor I have of being so closeto such a magnificent > spirit as Freedom's. Hope you enjoy this. Jeff Jeff Guidry and FreedomSarvey > Wildlife CenterFreedom is 3½ years old in the second photograph below. > Remarkably, she molted when Jeff was going through his ordeal, then, after 8 > months of chemo, Freedom sprouted her new feathers at the same time Jeff > regrew his hair. Freedom & Jeff share a bond that’s incredibly strong and > undeniable. For Jeff to fall so deeply in love with Freedom from the moment > she arrived; broken, riddled with lice and literally on death’s door - > willing her to live, loving her, sitting with her, talking with her, giving > her the courage to stand and live is nothing short of the kind of commitment > most people will never know. But for Freedom to reciprocate in kind – even > coming to Jeff in his dreams during what had to be the most challenging time > of his life - is a premiere example of the kind of heart-tugging love that > builds an indestructible bridge between our species and gives us a glimpse of > what can be. And if you can believe Freedom and Jeff’s story, showcasing > their respective commitment and unyielding love, then it isn’t a giant leap > to believing that all animals are capable of love, joy, bonding, > disappointment, hope, grief, depression, happiness and yes, crossing that > indestructible bridge to communicate with us. CREDITS: Story reprinted with > permission from Jeff Guidry.PHOTOS: Freedom & Jeff (top photo) by Anne Chase > Photography, Woodinville, WAFreedom & Jeff 2000 & 2001 by Ceal KightThis site > needs an editor - click to learn more! > > > > > > Related Links:Sarvey Wildlife Cent > > Jim BeardPOB 2221Camp Verde, AZ [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _________________________________________________________________ > Send e-mail anywhere. No map, no compass. > http://windowslive.com/Explore/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_anywhere_122008
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