A Letter to Edison

July 1, 2002

Dearest Edison,

It is with the greatest of sadness I write this letter to you. Never in a million years would I have thought I would be writing this to you SO SOON! This is a travesty that I feared since you touched my heart over five years ago.

You have just got to know, YOU WERE THE GREATEST GIFT OF ALL………….. and I thank you!! You were the most GORGEOUS Saint I’d ever seen, and over time, I found out that you were as beautiful INSIDE as you were outside!

You have brought me more life, than life itself! You have taught me lessons of 5 lifetimes. You showed nothing but CLASS and RESPECT your whole life! The patience you endured, is beyond belief!! The tolerance for all of the incoming wayward saints that you showed, was beyond the call of duty! All of the WARM HEARTS that you touched with your gentle nature made you the PERFECT REPRESENTATIVE for the breed. Although, most of the time, I didn’t even consider you a Saint Bernard, you were indeed, MY LITTLE MAN! I gave birth to you, and you were brought to me as a GIFT. A gift I hope I didn’t take for granted! A gift that I would give anything to have back! Your heart and generosity was unprecedented. The love you gave to each and every person, dog, bird and BUNNY, was beyond a person’s comprehension! Who are you? SUPERDOG? Why did you have to leave so soon? Did you not know this would end my world? Did you know this was coming? I’m sorry for being so selfish, but that’s just how I feel. You are EXTRAORDINARY! You left a legacy young man, that NO DOG except maybe Barry himself, can compare to! You were the end all, no doubt. If only I could have helped you! Sooner, before the PAIN! I know you endured terrible pain that last week, and yet, still kept your wits about you, to the bitter end. Not even letting go when you were in misery, but holding your pee for 30 hours. Edison, my God! You’re ONE IN A MILLION!Will you return? Could that be possible? Could I be so lucky as to have you at my side again? God, I can only hope to be that

I hope you’re missing me too, I would guess you are? Please know that I LOVE YOU MORE THAN LIFE ITSELF and I want to THANK YOU for being my soul mate the past 5 ½ years! They were the happiest years of my life because of YOU!

I LOVE YOU, Little Man, Please come back!


Mom

Edison was the loving companion of:
Connie Tedford

Edison II
January 8, 1997 - June 29, 2002