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I reflect upon the last month and I cannot believe the amount of drama my Celebirdy Emma has brought in to my life. 
I very much hope that that's the end of it.
I feel the last 2 days were a nightmare and today feels like a dream. I can't believe she is REALLY home and keep looking at her cage to make sure this is not a hallucination I am having.
First and foremost, THANK YOU ALL so much for caring so much and for not being indifferent to me, Emma and Sachi. You guys were unbelievably awesome and were an enormous beacon of light for me during an agonizing suffering that affected me on so many levels. It really does traumatize the entire system and I do not ever wish that type of nightmare on anyone.
On to the story.
My sweet Emma was found by a boys soccer team practicing their game this morning. They found her 45 minutes before I received the call from the rescue shelter. The location is about 6 km from my home. She actually crossed several highways. She was still in the Anjou sector but had flown right to the limits of its east edge. I have never been to that part of Anjou. It is a part that is in development and really doesn't have many trees or foliage. A very quiet and isolated area and where alot of building will be taking place. Not alot of people circulating there. Only ones that would be there would be the ones who would be working and that would be during the week, not on the weekend. They will probably build more parks, bly condos and malls in that area.The only thing that has has been completed was this great soccer field. 
Emma was smart enough to land in the middle of their game. Apparently the boys were a bit scared of her and thought she was trying to attack them. One of the boys called his father. THe father approached Emma and she stepped up to him willingly and then flew to his shoulder and hung out there for a good 20 minutes. She was very gentle, calm, and trusting but of course very hungry. He located a park worker who was smart enough to call the rescue that I had contacted and she called me right away. On my way there, I was so nervous and anxious. I had a feeling it was her but was afraid to be disappointed and that perhaps I'd find some other species of parrot.
When the park worker opened the door so I could look, Emma was perched on top of a bathroom stall. I was relieved to see an african grey.
I stepped closer to look at her face and I knew right away that she was my Emma. She stepped up to me right away and I placed her in her carrier.
The good people and the park people refused to take a reward so I asked for the name of the Soccer association. I will be sending a cheque payable to that particular soccer team and they can use the money as they see fit.
Since Emma's been home, she keeps saying "aww" very sympathetically each time I talk to her.
The only other word that she has used today is "mommy" when I told her I was going to do some dishes. She is just as gentle and as sweet. She has eaten and drinken. She doesn't look tattered, harmed or injured. She almost behaves like she simply went for a 2 day trip and now she is back. I think the soccer team etc.. were the only humans she came in contact with.
I am thankful that she came in contact with *good* people and they all did the right thing.
I wish I knew what kinds of things she had seen. It is ironic that a few weeks ago I had felt terribly about not being able to give Emma the gift of flying near the clouds and with the wind. I will never ever ever feel bad about that again.
Hugs to all of you.
P.s.. right now she's singing Kokomo.
I very much hope that that's the end of it.
I feel the last 2 days were a nightmare and today feels like a dream. I can't believe she is REALLY home and keep looking at her cage to make sure this is not a hallucination I am having.
First and foremost, THANK YOU ALL so much for caring so much and for not being indifferent to me, Emma and Sachi. You guys were unbelievably awesome and were an enormous beacon of light for me during an agonizing suffering that affected me on so many levels. It really does traumatize the entire system and I do not ever wish that type of nightmare on anyone.
On to the story.
My sweet Emma was found by a boys soccer team practicing their game this morning. They found her 45 minutes before I received the call from the rescue shelter. The location is about 6 km from my home. She actually crossed several highways. She was still in the Anjou sector but had flown right to the limits of its east edge. I have never been to that part of Anjou. It is a part that is in development and really doesn't have many trees or foliage. A very quiet and isolated area and where alot of building will be taking place. Not alot of people circulating there. Only ones that would be there would be the ones who would be working and that would be during the week, not on the weekend. They will probably build more parks, bly condos and malls in that area.
The only thing that has has been completed was this great soccer field. Emma was smart enough to land in the middle of their game.
Apparently the boys were a bit scared of her and thought she was trying to attack them. One of the boys called his father. THe father approached Emma and she stepped up to him willingly and then flew to his shoulder and hung out there for a good 20 minutes. She was very gentle, calm, and trusting but of course very hungry. He located a park worker who was smart enough to call the rescue that I had contacted and she called me right away. On my way there, I was so nervous and anxious. I had a feeling it was her but was afraid to be disappointed and that perhaps I'd find some other species of parrot.When the park worker opened the door so I could look, Emma was perched on top of a bathroom stall. I was relieved to see an african grey.
I stepped closer to look at her face and I knew right away that she was my Emma. She stepped up to me right away and I placed her in her carrier.
The good people and the park people refused to take a reward so I asked for the name of the Soccer association. I will be sending a cheque payable to that particular soccer team and they can use the money as they see fit.
Since Emma's been home, she keeps saying "aww" very sympathetically each time I talk to her.
The only other word that she has used today is "mommy" when I told her I was going to do some dishes. She is just as gentle and as sweet. She has eaten and drinken. She doesn't look tattered, harmed or injured. She almost behaves like she simply went for a 2 day trip and now she is back. I think the soccer team etc.. were the only humans she came in contact with.I am thankful that she came in contact with *good* people and they all did the right thing.
I wish I knew what kinds of things she had seen. It is ironic that a few weeks ago I had felt terribly about not being able to give Emma the gift of flying near the clouds and with the wind. I will never ever ever feel bad about that again.
Hugs to all of you.
P.s.. right now she's singing Kokomo.
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