For the first half of your life pikachu, you were my grandma's cat, going to her when scared or when bored, but something changed. Maybe I grew up, maybe I gave you the love you wanted, but you started to turn to me, coming into my room for company, coming to me for food and water.

The last year of your life was not an easy one, first going deaf, then getting a nasal infection that could have been cancerous in source. Despite this you kept coming into my room, you kept desiring love and pets. I am forever grateful to you for this pikachu and I hope you understand that.

I'll see you again in due time my dear one, but do please wait, it'll be a few decades.

12/5/2020
Dear pikachu, it has been a few months, I still miss you dearly. Leo and little paw are getting along with the new kitten, revan, and he's showing some of your silly traits. I hope you enjoy watching his antics and watching little paw fill the role you did in protecting the kitten from leo's displeasure as you did leo from littlepaw's. Grandma misses you even more than I do, her memory may be going in general but she still remembers you clearly.

4/21/21
I've come to visit you again Pikachu. We still miss you. Every week I see grandma before the little memorial we made in your favorite corner of the living room, gently placing the memorial half dollar next to your urn. We hope you're enjoying yourself up there and hope you can feel our love aimed at you. The kitten is fully grown now and is able to roll leo around. Little paw is finally wandering around properly, though she does still stop and sniff at the place you used to rest in the bathroom. This will never get any easier but I wanted you to know you have a place in the memorial gardens at KSU, we made a donation in your name so that fewer other pets have to pass due to cancer as you did. Thank you dear pikachu, for the 14 years you gave me, for the love you showed me, and for the forgiveness you granted me after I was relatively shitty to you as a kid.

7/6/21
It's been a year my dear furball, I hope your time before the bridge has been fun. I rarely go a week without thinking about you my fallen friend. I still miss you as dearly as the day you passed, I hope you can forgive me for not doing the tests that could have detected your cancer, I hoped beyond hope that it wasn't that, I hoped it was just a nasal infection. I'm so sorry my dear pikachu. Revan is doing well, keeping the other two entertained. Littlepaw actually still likes the young fluffball and leo no longer attacks him at any turn. Rest my dear fuzzball, I'll be joining you in time, though it may be a long while.

11/23/2021
Your sister has joined you dear pikachu. Little paw has passed on today just before noon, I'm sure you're both catching up on the last year. I'm so sorry that I've failed you both as bad as I did and I hope you can forgive me, I really do. It hurts so much to know I'll never hear your loud meow nor hear little paw's heavy purr again. Rest easy my dear, I will never forget you.

11/23/2022. It's been a year since your sister joined you pikachu. Even now I still look for you both when I'm tired. I seek your company when things go poor. Know that I remember you both, I still love you both so much. Revan has gotten nice and big, though he still picks play fights with leo that he loses most of the time. Leo's starting to slow down due to age but should all go well she won't be joining you anytime soon.
Grandma hurt herself again just like when little paw joined you up by the bridge. I hope she isn't joining you soon. Rest well my dear old fluffball.

07/03/2024
It has not been an easy time my poor pikachu. Grandpa had a stroke but survived, grandma broke her arm, I got infected badly in the toe. The family is having a hard time but we do not forget you, my dear fuzzball. When times are tough we think of the love you had for us, the love that your sibling and younger brother have for us as well and it helps us that little bit. Stay safe up there and keep little paw in line ok?

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