In a message dated 8/29/2014 4:43:15 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, helenfranklin520@xxxxxxxxx writes: *âIt has been said, 'time heals all wounds.' I do not agree. The wounds remain. In time, the mind, protecting its sanity, covers them with scar tissue and the pain lessens. But it is never gone.â â **Rose Kennedy* I still cannot think of Ben dying in my arms, without tearing up, and I am a manly man. I believe the special ones are those who come into our lives at a time we need them, or they affect us because of our lives. I am not so sure there is something special about the dogs, but the event or events going on with us at that time, or our needs, that let's them touch our hearts. I know the loss last week of Liz was tragic, and now that I am handling the estate, it brings the pain back every day. The line I keep thinking about was from a movie. It was, "I like the world a little less because he is no longer in it." That has been in my thoughts often, and getting to be over 70, it happens more and more. Time does ease the pain, but doesn't dull the memory. The memory of the love and devotion, the comfort and the joy, and the pure happiness they give to us. Evan ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2014. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION: http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================