There have been MANY cats that have come and gone in my life, both my own and fosters.

Marina Mar, a beautiful black Turkish Angora wannabe, was born to a feral mother on a boat in a marina, hence her name. Mar is Spanish for ocean. Marina Mar captured my heart when I began volunteering. I had her for 3 1/2 years when she was diagnosed with a suppressed immune system and a disease that caused painful ulcers on her ears and in her nail beds. She went to the Rainbow Bridge in November of 2001.

Casey, my beloved Bubba Dude, also developed cancer in his sinuses. He went to the Rainbow Bridge 2 weeks before Christmas of last year at the age of 7.

My heart aches for them both.