102-year-woman falls for shelter cat and adopts him...

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22. a match made in heaven

a few years ago i agree to accompany my neighbor to a cat rescue shelter. it was 150 mile round trip which we were happy to make. i had no plan to get a cat because i had 2 dogs. but, my neighbor adopted a kitten.

while at the center i was standing to the side, admiring the older cats - but not allowing myself to look with my heart - and protecting myself from 'cat connection'. suddenly, i became aware of a young cat right in front of me staring straight at me. i petted her and learned her name was "isa" - very special name in our family. but, i was able to pull myself away and found myself attracted to another sweet cat, and her name was "bella". they were sisters.

i got out of there and managed to not adopt a cat. i was worried it would be too crowded in my home with 2 older dogs. of course - cat magic had occurred and i could not stop thinking about those 2 sisters. so, a couple of weeks later, i made the trip back to the cat rescue to adopt them. but, they were gone. i know they were special because they shared my grandmother and my niece's name - and my niece had tragically passed only a month earlier.

to this day, i regret not adopting the sisters. they were a special gift i turned down. i really hope they were adopted and went to a good home(s). i vowed to never turn down the special connection ever again.