Little Cat's last Christmas

[Catherine]

She so clearly left an empty body behind. She had a strong spirit and it was no longer there. The only way I could describe it was the image of a butterfly leaving a cocoon. The cocoon shelters a butterfly until it is ready to emerge. When the butterfly leaves there is no life left behind in the cocoon. The butterfly lives on without it.

Zooey had a beautiful spirit and I am sure it looks very beautiful now.

It is hard to get used to not needing to care for her. I have made time for Zooey's needs for a decade. Now she no longer needs me. It feels strange.