Fifteen Years Have Passed..., the memories still remain Options

[xrayspex]

I cannot possibly find the words to express how grateful I feel that I have found this place

I salute You & Tribble
God Bless

[LS Support]

glad tribble and i have been of help to what is now hundreds of thousands of people (i no longer keep accurate count). but, as always, i am sorry you had to seek the site out.

may your grief lessen as the new year progresses, with sad memories turning into fond memories that will last your lifetime.

[AlleysMama]

Thank you for having this site. i don't know what I would do without it. It is the only place I have to come and talk about Alley with those who understand.

Thank you for sharing the poem and your memories of Tribble with us.

[vizsla-angel]

Let me add my thank you's to the long list. I found your site in November of 2000 when my German Shorthaired puppy Patton died after 2 surgeries for a bowel obstruction. Even though I'd had furbabies pass away before, his death was especially devastating because of his life story. (I found his story on the archieves & I'm going to repost them again on the new site. Thank you for not forgetting him!)

When Copper died I prayed this site was still here and I was so grateful to find it. Again, you have saved me from feeling alone by bringing me these friends to grieve with.

It is amazing that one special cat named Tribble could touch so many people and inspire his special dad to bring us together.

Peace&Love
V

[om mijo]

Marc,

Tribble was gorgeous.

I want to tell you how much I appreciate your (and Tribble's site). Like many others, I was totally bereft when my Mijo died and felt that no one else understood the grief that I was experiencing, except my mum who was experiencing it, too. It's been two years ago that Mijo left me, and it would have been so much more difficult if Lightning Strike and its forums had not been there. Especially as my mum followed Mijo eleven months later. It was a lifesaver for me.

Thank you and bless you! June

[LS Support]

another year slides by. it is now 12 years and counting as of New Year's Day 2008.

i still miss the big guy, fond memories. having this site keeps the memories alive. but no other animals i have in my life can ever compare. sad really, but i suppose there will always be that "special one" in our lives.

happy new year my furry friend. so how does it feel to be 25 years young, old boy?

[LoveThem]

The pictures make one want to just pick him up and hug him.

All our babies are special in our lives, in their own way. Devoting such a website to Tribble elevated him to a Special-Special place and watching over this forum is like you are still watching over him....on a daily basis that has now become 12 years.

Were that we could all just keep them so very much longer than we did....but we were not allowed that choice.

Their little souls are part of ours forever and nothing and no one can take that away from us.....EVER!

Tribble: A lot of people here owe you so much. Because of you we can help each other get through our grief for our special ones. Thank you so much for that.

[LS Support]

this year slid by quickly, one for the history books for sure. new years day 2009 marks the point where tribble's years of death match his years of life (13). seems sort of special in a way. he would have been some special cat at the ripe age of 26

still thinking of you my furbaby....

[ann]

I wonder if Tribble knows how many humans he has helped by inspiring you to create such a wonder site. He may have been a grumpy old Coon, buy certainly a saint. Your poem is so true to the heart. Wishing you peace, health and happiness this new year..Thank you so much..Ann..He does look like my Arthur!

[Bubba]

Marc-----you know.........
with gratitude...........Bubba.........

[toonie]

Tribble's eyes are all soul--the way Tribble was loved by you he never died your love is stronger than ever and will continue to grow in your inner garden where Tribble purrs from within you telling you there will be another time. Meanwhile, wishing you a lot of comfort and joy throughout this new year. Thanks for being there for all of us

[Furkidlets' Mom]

Oh, Marc, that's just so touching. And there IS something inherently 'special', I think, about those "13" kidlets, isn't there?

I, too, am now counting the ages my kids would have been each year (luckily for me, they were both born at the same time, give or take a few hrs., being siblings!), just as I always heard my late Mother do with her parents and siblings as they passed. Sigh......

And like everyone else, I must add my sincere grati*tude and blessings to both Tribble's and your existence and beingness in this world, and beyond it. What would ANY of us have done without the two of you to provide the impetus to create this wonderful site????? I can't help but imagine it must be so lovely, despite the abiding missing of your boy, to have his life really count for so very much good, even 'outside' of his immediate and loving family.

Thank-you both, for so many things too numerous to list! (methinks your halos must be getting pretty darn THICK by now! )

[LoveThem]

Marc

Thank you again for doing all of this and helping so many people.

you said about your boy:

he would have been some special cat at the ripe age of 26



My response and thought reading that was: he was a special cat at ANY age.

Hugs to you and your Angels. Sometimes I think the Rainbow Bridge is getting too crowded and just maybe if we are lucky, some are allowed to stay here a little longer.

Thank you again, Tribble. You definitely had a special extra purpose being here....without you, this forum would not exist and so many human souls would be more devastated from their losses. Because of you, we can share our burden and it helps make it somewhat lighter.

We all wish our special ones could be with us longer. Whatever time we are given is a gift for we know whether it is short or long, it is always so special that we would never give up a moment of it...to avoid the future physical loss. We know in our hearts the spirits and souls of our special ones can never be taken away from us. They are as much a part of us as is every breath we take.

Judy

[myhrtisbrkn]

I can't even find the words ( it was bound to happen sooner or later ), LS has helped me more than the tongue can tell.


Dayna

[sissycat]

Just like the others before me said. Thank You So Very Much!!! What would all of us have done without this place? I can say for myself I honestly just don't know.

Yes, the 13 must be something special just as the both of you are special.

Thanks Again.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[LS Support]

thanks everybody, i am sooooo glad the site has helped all of you! i plan on this site being around for a long time.

[Jon730]

This site is a lasting and living monument to Tribble.

Based on perfect love, it is the cyber equivalent of the Taj Mahal.

In your grief, you built the site, and handed comfort to others, and in so doing, the gift was enriched by thousands of hands and hearts, and multiplied over and over.


"There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward.

And there are those who give with pain, and that pain is their baptism.

And there are those who give and know not pain in giving, nor do they seek joy, nor give with mindfulness of virtue;

They give as in yonder valley the myrtle breathes its fragrance into space.

Through the hands of such as these God speaks, and from behind their eyes He smiles upon the earth."

[LS Support]

another year passes to commemorate the passing of Tribble on New Years Eve in 1985. i mark his anniversary of death to be Jan 1 each year, since he went after midnight. so 01.01.10 makes 14 years he has been gone, but still not forgotten.

blessings to everyone in their time of need, we've all been there before. have a happy new year!

Marcdavid & Tribby-Dog

[janika]

Thanks so much to you and your dear Tribble for giving us all so much comfort and hope through this website.

Happy New Year to you and your Angel Tribble

Hugs
Jan and my Angels Tasha and Noushka xx

[katzen11]

Tribble


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