What Do Cats Dream Of?
This elderly little cat has lived with me since I was 25, before I was married. To everyone’s surprise, she has outlived my husband and now she is a thin, gray creature with a touch of kitty dementia. This is the cat who comforted him on the night before his death in the hospital, the one who played “home” with us in that tiny ICU cubicle. This is the cat who was present when he died. Dave loved her and her image graces our shared headstone. That same image is tattooed on my left foot, a memorial to him, to her and to the life we shared. I count my blessings that she is still with me, though I know she is in the winter of her life. She snuggles under my arm now,...
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