Hi, Patchess, normally I am not as keen on Persians, but your colors are just so lovely. (I cannot even imagine what they must have been like when you were younger, if they are faded now.) And your story tugged at my heart. I especially liked reading about how you comfort your purrson when she is ill or sad. Yes, our pets are most often our furkids, but there are times when they can really "mother" us when we need it...That's what my Julie of happy memory did for me when I had my own hard times.