10/24/2026
“I'm so glad we had this time together
Just to have a laugh or sing a song
Seems we just get started
and before you know it
Comes the time we have to say
So long”
🌈🐾This week Phantom crossed the Rainbow Bridge. He came to us as an older cat with a lifetime of mystery behind him. Despite all the people in this world who probably let him down before he landed in the shelter, he let me into his heart. He was a very vocal cat. His sweet trills were invariably his response when we’d greet each other and became one of my most favorite sounds. Just recently I shared with you the one rule I had with him…. If he was anywhere in my sight line when I entered a room, I’d go to him, acknowledge him and pet him. Most likely this was what helped us bond so tight and so quickly. Purring was his language… always purring. He staked his place as Top Cat when Pink died. He moved into her spot on the bed next to me. He found great pleasure in the simple things… a full bowl, sunny patches, and his ladybug toy. He would seek out that toy even when he didn’t want to play, he liked using it as a teeny pillow. He became nothing less than family here. I don’t even remember what it was like before he joined us. Like Pink, he too was a creature of habit, he had a few spots and that was it. Not having him on the bed is wrong. In addition to all the other losses the past 13 months, I’m now left with a Phantom sized hole in my heart. I’m not ready. I loved him. I believe he loved me too. Another tiny little miracle in my life dropped from the sky changes me, makes me a better human and shatters me all at the same time. Fly free sweet boy, I will always love you.
