It shows the healing power of man's relationships with pets, healing that can't come from a professional therapist - or even from another human being. Dear Friends, Each and every one of your staff should know that you all had something to do with Kitrina's longevity. After I returned from the prison camps of Vietnam, there was little that brought me solace. Then Kitrina came along. She demanded nothing of me.
Pets never do.
And so I gave her my all, every ounce of love and dedication in my body. I pretended that she wished for something in that I could obey her command. She responded with a powerful love and loyalty few have known. And when she had cancer I cared for her. And when she got seriously ill, I stayed up all night to minister to her needs.