Terrance's Story (age 93)
When Terrance's cat, Lilly, died, he made a tough decision. As much as he cared for Lilly, he wasn’t getting another cat. “I decided I was too old,” the 93-year-old said. “I’m not going to wake up one day and then there’s nobody to look after the cat.” And yet just six months later, there was Funny Face, curled up on Brown’s couch, purring and getting scratches under his ears. The turning point for Brown was when he heard about the Upper Credit Humane Society’s Caring Companions Program.
Terrance said it was Funny Face’s name that first caught his attention. And after one visit with him, he was convinced to bring another cat into his home. “I picked him up and put him in my lap and he just sat there and he purred like crazy,” Brown said. “He’s a lovely cat. He’s very friendly and affectionate. He’s always sitting at the end of the couch or right beside my arm chair. He sleeps with me at night. He’s never far away."
Terrance said he would definitely recommend Caring Companions to anyone considering the program. And his favourite part of having Funny Face with him? “Just the company. And making a fuss over him.”
