Cat Refuses To Leave The Side Of His Grandpa Who’s Fighting Cancer
We all need a regular supply of heartwarming stories to balance out all the negativity in the world and cheer us up. And while that doesn’t necessarily mean that these kinds of stories always involve animals, this surely does. Animals make this world a better place and sometimes all we need is a support cat. Cats are not widely considered very affectionate or caring and there are no therapy cats to prove my point, but as I am writing this emotional story with my cat sleeping on the table with paws wrapped around my hand, I realize that cats are very intuitive and are always there when you need them.
After her best friend, who also happens to be her father, was diagnosed with bone marrow cancer, Kelly Nugent decided she needed to be there for him and help him go through treatment, so she packed her stuff and her two Scottish Fold cats and moved from Miami to New York. She thought she was going to care for her dad, but one of her cats with the adorable name Sweet Potato, or simply Tato, took over and hasn’t left his grandpa’s side ever since.
Disclaimer: you might need something to wipe your tears away, writes boredpanda.
A few months ago, Kelly Nugent’s father was diagnosed with bone marrow cancer and she decided to be close to him and help
So she packed her stuff and her two cats and moved to New York
After one of the cats named Sweet Potato acclimated, he revealed the true reason he was there and that was to support his sick grandpa
It seemed like Sweet Potato knew that something was wrong and became an instant therapy cat
In an interview with The Dodo, Kelly Nugent said that after over two months since they arrived at dad’s house, Sweet Potato and her dad are “attached at the hip”:
“It’s just the sweetest thing you could ever see because I know [Sweet Potato] can sense something’s wrong and that he’s needed,” Nugent added. “So he kind of just stepped up to the plate and was like, ‘This is my job now. I’m gonna help heal you.’ It’s like he knew.”
Nugent’s dad considered himself a dog person until Sweet Potato changed his mind
“So my dad has a recliner that he sits in and he’ll put his arm on the recliner, and every single time, without fail, Sweet Potato will jump up and sit in the little cove in his arm and cuddle with him. He’ll sleep in his bed or in his room. Whenever my dad’s on the computer, [Sweet Potato will] jump on his keyboard. Whenever my dad is sitting at the table to do some of his paperwork, Sweet Potato will sit on the paperwork. He just has to be on top of him,” Nugent told The Dodo.
Nugent started sharing bits of their relationship in TikTok videos and it’s the most wholesome thing on the internet
@french75vintage Sometimes all you need is a support cat #catsoftiktok #catlover #supportcat #bestfriendscheck
This story originally appeared on boredpanda.com
