A Cat Tale

I don't think many of you know this but Lee has a CAT.  This cat came to our house in August 2009 in a rather unusual way.  One of Lee's farmer friends who lives about 10 miles from us, has over the years acquired a large number of cats.  The cats live around his barn and his barnyard equipment.  On a hot August afternoon, Lee's friend dropped by to visit and during the visit one of his cats had hitched a ride under his truck on the spare tire that was located there.  After failed attempts to entice the cat back to the truck, Lee decided the cat could stay.  For several days the cat could not be found and Lee began leaving food on his hay baler after seeing the cat there.  After many weeks, Lee was able to gain the cat's trust and could pet her when he would feed her.  I named the cat T.R.  (at this time we had not determined the gender, so we dubbed her T.R. for "Truck Rider".  Lee had become very fond of his new furry, feline friend.

It was during this unusual friendship that Lee became very ill and was away from his little friend from December until March.  While we were home March - May, T.R. slept in front of Lee's bedroom because she had recognized his voice.  From time to time she would greet him at the back door.  At this time, he was the only person she would allow to pet her........for everyone else, she ran away.  When we left May 31 to return to Duke, T.R. had just had her second litter of kittens.  She had her first in October after she came to live with us.  That is when we confirmed her gender.

When we went home Labor Day, T.R. had just had her third litter and Lee decided it was time to "fix" T.R..................that is where our good friend TGFM (Thank God for Margaret) comes in ................

Tune in tomorrow for the

Rest of the story!

By the way, Lee is doing very, very well!  He is walking a lot and he says that he feels so good and strong.   He is constantly on the phone for business, etc.  He is getting excited about feeling so good and is now more motivated than I have ever seen him.  We are both so excited about the prospects of getting closer to the time of discharge.

More Later.......................................Brenda