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So, Mom went suddenly into a nursing home in Autumn. Cousins took her cat to their place.
Cat was old w/ health issues. Cat died before Christmas.
Mom had trouble adjusting. It didn& #39;t seem right to tell her. So we lied. Said Cat was fine. Made up stories re: Cat& #39;s new life...
Cat was old w/ health issues. Cat died before Christmas.
Mom had trouble adjusting. It didn& #39;t seem right to tell her. So we lied. Said Cat was fine. Made up stories re: Cat& #39;s new life...
I visited after Christmas. She was doing better, but we still didn& #39;t think she could take the news. Another cousin gave her a Xmas card with a cat that looked like hers...as an angel.
Bit on the nose, but she loved that card.
I framed it.
We all (52 cousins) kept lying.
Bit on the nose, but she loved that card.
I framed it.
We all (52 cousins) kept lying.
In February, Mom had settled in, was better physically and mentally...
My cousins told her that Cat was looking a little peaky. I confirmed that he& #39;d been slowing down a bit during my January visit.
We were working up to the big reveal.
My cousins told her that Cat was looking a little peaky. I confirmed that he& #39;d been slowing down a bit during my January visit.
We were working up to the big reveal.
Then Mom& #39;s nursing home was bought by new owners, who decided to combine Mom& #39;s nursing home population w/ another of their facilities& #39; nearby.
No problem - even nicer place. Mom was rather excited.
Should we tell her about Cat, I wondered? No, we all decided. AFTER the move.
No problem - even nicer place. Mom was rather excited.
Should we tell her about Cat, I wondered? No, we all decided. AFTER the move.
Yeah. Well. Covid19 interrupted the move. Mom is in the old nursing home with about half the other residents.
We decided to wait again re: Cat.
We all keep lying. Cat now has good days and bad days. He& #39;s keeping warm, evidently.
But yesterday, Mom asked for a recent photo.
We decided to wait again re: Cat.
We all keep lying. Cat now has good days and bad days. He& #39;s keeping warm, evidently.
But yesterday, Mom asked for a recent photo.
She asked my cousin Hope, who *lives* with Cat. And also lives with my cousin Kim.
Kim messaged frantically. Cousins aren& #39;t tech-y, and they were in a flap.
I re-dated an old photo, flipped it, recoloured it so it didn& #39;t look like Mom& #39;s old place, pulled it into closeup...
Kim messaged frantically. Cousins aren& #39;t tech-y, and they were in a flap.
I re-dated an old photo, flipped it, recoloured it so it didn& #39;t look like Mom& #39;s old place, pulled it into closeup...
I sent it to Kim, who couldn& #39;t move it to Hope& #39;s phone for texting to Mom.
Daughter talked Kim through screenshots. Husband found some more photos of Cat, as reserves.
So now they& #39;re involved. Even Cat& #39;s vet is lying to my mother.
We& #39;re all going to burn in hell, aren& #39;t we?
Daughter talked Kim through screenshots. Husband found some more photos of Cat, as reserves.
So now they& #39;re involved. Even Cat& #39;s vet is lying to my mother.
We& #39;re all going to burn in hell, aren& #39;t we?
