My prayers are with you both.
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Here again is a photo of Dee Dee last March, when she came down to visit.
I did not have the privilege of meeting Dublin so I was curious on what type of person would be capable of recollecting 23 pages of good wishes, and after checking her photos, reading her latest posts and most of all, Mr. Dublin’s tribute, I now know that I have missed out on one special person. I am deeply sorry for all her friends and loved ones left behind, but from what I’ve read, she is now also surrounded by love as she was here. Remember the good side: you were all fortunate by knowing her. “Vaya con Dios”, Dublin
Merry said it best, so I’ll say nothing more than this: Dublin will be another soul to watch over and enjoy all the friends we’ve lost and I am sure that they will feel as glad to have her as we are sad to lose her.
My prayers and thoughts are with you fellow horsewoman and with your family as well. I am so sorry to not have met you on here as I just began posting on COTH but you are very clearly well loved and I must say that from reading this thread I feel like I know you. Your warm and bright personality really ome through in the wonderful things people have said. Lots of LOFF…
~~Sarah~~
*The Purple Princess*My love to Dublin’s family and friends.
Dublin, please hug my “Jane” for me. I miss her! She’s a blast to ride bareback. Please have a gallop on her - but don’t squeeze your legs too hard. She’ll buck you off! And… when you brush her off she’ll bite your butt, so be careful.
Take care of yourself and kiss all the critters in heaven - especially the horses.
This should work
“May the blessing of light be on you, light without and light within. May the blessed sunshine shine on you and warm your heart till it glows like a great peat fire, so that the stranger may come and warm himself at it, and also a friend.” --Traditional Irish Blessing (in honor of Dublin)
Dublin–what else is there to say but thank you for being you and for sharing your time on this Earth with us.
Dave–know that this intense pain and loneliness will get better, that you will be able to take comfort in her presence when you need her near and that she is busily watching over us all doing the things for us and guiding us in a way she could not while bound with the earthly chains of mortality and disease.
GOD–A heartfelt thank you for gifting us with this truly special, incredible human being–thank you for our time with her, thank you for easing her passage from our realm, and having “met” her wonderful spirit here…I can’t blame you one bit for calling her home.
We love you DeeDee
Proud Member of Wood Hill Farm who’s motto is “I’m not going sober!”
Being new to COTH, I never had the priveledge of getting to know Dublin. However, through the heartfelt, beautiful tributes I’ve seen here, I feel like I’ve gotten to know (in a small way) a truly courageous and delightful human being. Heartfelt, eloquent, or brief, your tributes and reminiscences moved me to tears.
Dublin, Best of luck and a safe passage, and the world was a richer place for having you in it. If you don’t believe me, take a look back down at all the people who love you and rejoice that you could touch their lives this way. I expect you’ll be checking in on them from time to time, whispering about how much fun you’re having with all their beloved friends, both horse and human, on your side of the bridge. I know you’ll take good care of them. And if you see a sassy little black puppy who loves to run, give her a hug for me.
Merry - what a sweet and thoughtful thing to say. I shall do exactly that as I ride tonight. Dublin, you’re in my thoughts 
“Friends don’t let friends reply to all”
Prayers for Dublin and David.
[I]It is only at the tree loaded with fruit that the people throw stones.
- French Proverb [/I]
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From David
<BLOCKQUOTE class=“ip-ubbcode-quote”><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR> Please pray and think your strongest thoughts to send Dee Dee on her way. Her kidneys and liver were basically shut down as of yesterday, and she has not been communicative since the morning. Her mom and
sister will be out this morning, and I think Deed is hanging on at this point just to see them. She is a fighter, but she cannot fight much longer. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
It’s OUT! Linda Allen’s 101 Exercises for Jumping co-authored by MOI!!! 
When I was a child and had to deal with losing a loved one for the first time, I was beside myself trying to come to grips with the meaning of death.
I was only 8 at the time, but clearly remember being told that whenever someone you love dies, God puts a brand new star up in the heavens, and that this star shines with all of the love that the person had for those of us left behind.
In all of the sad occasions that I’ve had to deal with death since that very first time, I have yet to hear words more comforting than those spoken to me on that day.
To all of DeeDee’s family and friends, may her star give you comfort…
As she says, Hunterlicious and I are crying. Its truly sad to know that as long as I have been on these boards I haven’t gotten to know Dublin. And for that matter a lot of you!!
I am saddened by this turn. I have had a lot of Cancer go through my family and know what it can do. There’s not much else I can do that would help. But I can write… For Dublin,
Lying silent amongst the night
Dreaming fervently of lavish delights
A Caucauphony of sounds,
An Endless rhythmic motion abounds
Winds of change running through his mane
Somehow different, somehow the same
The gravity of dread has left me now
The gaiety of life screams aloud
The horse I ride an old departed friend
United again to take me on from an end
Scenery passes without solid forms
Horizons meld with sunlight newborn
I dare not ask aloud what this means
I care only to ride my steed
If I gallop only once among the sky
Then how can I really care whether I’ve died
To have risen above the world of fear and pain
To know my life had a reason and I will still remain
In my friends and in my loves
I will never be more than a bit above
I shall call on them as they called on me
Forever devoted and forever carefree
I have cleared the last jump on course
And so I will leave without remorse
Heaven awaits and there are horses there
You’ll know it yourself when you gallop through the air
~Emily
“The brave may not live forever, but the cautious never truly live at all”
Quietly tearing up here at work - everything I want to say has been said so eloquently already, but I’ll attempt to add my own.
David - thinking of you and your family. You and Dee Dee were so lucky to have each other. I didn’t know her, but respected her and liked what she had to say. She was a wonderful member of this community. She is brave, strong, and courageous.
I’m sure there will be quite a welcome for her over the Rainbow Bridge.
Ride free, Dee Dee. Godspeed.
"Do not stand at my grave and weep,
I am not there, I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glint on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you wake in the morning hush,
I am the swift, uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circling flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and weep.
I am not there, I do not sleep.
Do not stand at my grave and cry.
I am not there, I did not die!"
-Mary Frye
And a note to Weatherford - that was beautiful, it made me cry. I’m so sorry.
I never knew Dublin, apparently my great mis-fortune. Having been down a very similar road I can only offer a heart felt appreciation of the situation and prayers for comfort to all involved. God bless and keep you.
I plan to live forever …
… so far so good.
May God Bless you and keep you safe in His arms Dublin. My prayers are with you and your family.
Merry,now I’m crying even harder, but that is a wonderful sentiment and I will do that as well.
This is heartbreaking. 
Many, many thoughts are with you. God Bless.
Poster formerly known as E.West…(here I go again!).
“Fate is what happens when you don’t take charge.”
Sometimes, although I follow these types of threads, I avoid posting on them so I can continue to pretend it’s not real.
I can’t imagine this BB without dublin.
God Speed, dublin
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