My personal hero: @likedeeler! 😍 This man swooped in and did what I hadn't expected.

No questions asked, he transferred the Steem which later proved to be crucial for our journey.
My sister in law as well as one of my sisters had sent some money to my bank account, but this didn't arrive till the Monday and we left for Holland on the Friday before that! (I guess that's why we all are not so fond of banks).
Without this loan, we wouldn't even have made it to the ferry in Dublin as I had an empty tank and not even any food in the house...I had spent all the money I had on the cost for the ferry! The Steem he sent me got me all that and more.
It got us to Dublin, through the UK and finally to our destination. I was able to give money to those who were going to care for our animals. This gesture means the world to me. Thank you my friend, I will never forget this!

@canadian-coconut: the coconut should be replaced by diamond because there is nothing nutty about this woman.

I am proud to be able to call her a friend 💕! The work she does in this community and in particular for @familyprotection is simply amazing.
Although a bit stubborn 😘 as I specifically asked for loans and no donations, she still send me a part gift and part loan.
I've known her almost as long as I've been on Steemit and she is one of the kindest and warmest people I know.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart! You're a STAR ⭐! 💕💕💕

@metzli: One of the great women I had the honor of meeting only recently, since I joined the @steemitmamas.

The mamas in that group are one by one amazing, some were already familiar, but some I only met a few weeks ago . They all showed a lot of empathy about what horror had happened to my friend. A parents' greatest nightmare...
There is a lot of love in this group!

This lady sent me a message...she had some litecoin saved for a rainy day but if I'd send her my ltc address, she would make it happen... In one word: WOW. To this woman I am still a perfect stranger and yet she's shown me a kindness rarely seen in this world. Keep an eye on that one and the @steemitmamas group: a force to be reckoned with!

Thank you @metzli 😘 there are no words to describe how much this means to me.

@dreemit: also a bit stubborn 🤗 sent a gift of Steem and SBD without even a word.

She is one of those people who I have great respect for and I am proud to call a friend. Thank you @dreemit. I love you as far as you can dreemit 😉

@happycrazycon and @iamjadeline: equally stubborn as above 😉 these two lovely ladies who I also only just met in the @steemitmamas group: you are equally amazing. Much love to you! 💕💕💕

And last but not least: To all those people from @ecotrain, @familyprotection, @steemitmamas and beyond who have read the story and offered support by your kind words, prayers and thoughts: thank you!

You all rock! You are all very dear to me and I am honored to know you.

To every single one of you: I simply wouldn't have made it to and from Holland without all of you incredible people. Every time things got a bit too much, I would read another loving word from someone and it helped me get through the day.
No one who has never been through anything like it, can imagine what my friends have been going through and for me, being close to them it was impossible to comprehend. It still is. All I could see was their tremendous pain and yet the incredible strength and love that is in that family. That is what got them through those days. But the pain of losing their child and brother will remain and they will forever feel this. Even though I wished (and everyone there) I could do something to take some of that pain away, I can't. But because all of you amazing people, I managed to be there for them in this unimaginable and deeply sad time. And that will always mean the world to me. And to them...

I am now slowly but surely starting to repay the money I owe to those amazing people. My first (small) payment will be transferred to one person as soon as I post this. Since I am back 'in the saddle' here on Steemit and also hope to work a bit more as LM for the DaVinci/Utopian Dutch translation department...

(AND if all these bidbots keep sending me their 0.001 SBD . Jeez, it's like they multiply by the day...)

I hope to be able to be a bit quicker in the near future and equally divided between those I owe money and a lot of gratitude to.

@article61: I never managed to write that post for your contest: 'How does being a Steemian make you feel?'

But I think by now you get the drift 💕💕💕

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