Systine :
I used to work in elder care, I had a client who was in his late 80s with dementia who would always talk about his cat that passed about 55 years prior. He would occasionally forget details and start crying, saying that they left him when he got put down, that he could remember leaving his cat alone in his last moments. Thank god above he didn’t, it was just the dementia, but it had been half a century, and he was still worried about his cat. He’s passed on too now, and the weirdest thing, everyone was there. The moment his daughter left to go get his wife, he was alone for all of a minute and passed away while they were out of the room. I think it’s what he wanted, but lord if it doesn’t hurt to know he was so tormented by the idea of leaving his cat alone, just for his family to accidentally leave him to die alone. I’ve never written it out like this, I miss him, I hope he remembers everything now, wherever he is
2026-11-12 06:32:13