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Liberty "Bertie"

On this very hot June morning our beloved Liberty - better known as Bertie - left us for the Rainbow Bridge. Bertie came to Sanctuary House years ago a few weeks after July 4th as a very small kitten with a badly broken leg. A woman from the local humane society brought him, explaining that they didn't have time to care for an injured kitten. . . the vet had asked them to use shredded paper in his litter box, and that was just too much trouble. We always celebrated Liberty's birthday on July 4th. Happily, Bertie's leg healed - he became a fast runner and agile climber and jumper. All of the other cats loved Bertie, and no question about it - so did I.
In 2017, when I wrote The ABCs of Sanctuary House, Bertie was the cat who illustrated the letter B. And a short poem about him appeared in Following the Path of Life: Companions on the Way, published in 2015:
Liberty, the freedom cat,
Born on July 4th –
What a blessing to us all.

"Run free," I whispered to Bertie as I held him this morning, "I love you - see you later at the Bridge."


Bertie in The ABCs of Sanctuary House

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